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Why Your College Degree Has More Value Than You Think
April 04, 2013 by William FriersonA college degree goes beyond just improving your chances of getting a job and making money. It offers other benefits as well. The following post explains.
We all know about the obvious benefits to having a college degree—namely, a steady job and financial security. But we often overlook other benefits to higher education: quality of life improvements that deserve to be brought into focus, whether you’re on the fence about going back to school or are just having a
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Stay in School…No Really, Stay in School
April 03, 2013 by William Frierson
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The collegiate degree is the new high school diploma. What does that mean? That means that employers who used to be happy with a simple high school diploma are now requiring candidates—even those for low paid entry level positions—to have a college degree. This means that college isn’t really optional anymore.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that you don’t still have a lot of wiggle room when choosing your field of study. Most employers, with the exceptions of a few highly specialized industries like medicine, engineering and teaching, do not really care what kind of degree you have, as long as you have one. So why not consider one of the following degree programs? Continue Reading
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Getting Your First Job at a Legal Firm
March 27, 2013 by William FriersonThe following post shares tips on landing your first legal job.
“Employment of lawyers is expected to grow 10% from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average of all occupations.” As anyone who has tried it knows, becoming a lawyer is a long arduous process. After excelling in high school, getting into a quality undergraduate program, working to get to the
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University of You: Starting Your Own Business in College
by William Frierson
College students receiving business training. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Brandon Bernier is a junior at George Washington University, majoring in computer science. He’s also making financial ends meet as president of Bernier Enterprises, LLC,. How does he run a business while juggling a full-time student schedule? It’s not as hard as you think. Continue Reading
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Make College More Affordable with these Five Great Tips
February 26, 2013 by William Frierson
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When you begin researching colleges and degree programs, it’s easy to get caught up with the cost – specifically the cost per credit hour. But before choosing a college, it’s also important to look inside the cost of tuition because it often includes a number of hidden fees – everything from books to parking and living expenses. No one wants to pay for things they don’t need, but students often do without even realizing it. Continue Reading
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The challenges and opportunities of college transfer student retention
December 26, 2012 by William Frierson
The following post is about helping colleges and universities understand the needs of transfer students to make their campus experiences better.Transfer students are a growing subpopulation on campuses of all types. Studies have shown significant student mobility among two-year and four-year campuses. This creates an obligation for schools to monitor transfer students and to support them as they seek to refine their education and career goals.
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Parent satisfaction and the college student experience
December 06, 2012 by William FriersonColleges and universities should understand that parents and/or guardians can be influential when it comes to their child’s decision on where to go to school; they also have concerns. Find out what areas they’re concerned about in the following post.I am just one year away from my daughter Kylie enrolling in college. She is a senior in high school this year, and her college search is well under way. She knows her top two choices, plus she intends to apply to three other colleges. We did the first round of college visits last summer and spring, which helped to eliminate a couple schools from her list. We are now planning to schedule overnight visits at her top two colleges, to confirm that they are the right fit for her.
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How to Flunk an Interview and Drive your Career Services Advisor Crazy
December 03, 2012 by William FriersonNot showing up at a scheduled event with your school’s career service office without contacting them is a bad sign for future interview opportunities. In the following post, learn why this isn’t a good idea and what you should do about it.Want to drive a Career Services professional crazy? Just register for workshops – and then don’t show up. This is easily the most frequent complaint at any industry gathering. Many of my peers see “no-shows” as exhibiting a lack of respect or entitlement. But I see it in a different way – I see it as a sign of impending interview failure.
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Is your campus Web site ready for mobile? College-bound students are researching colleges via tablets and smart phones
November 30, 2012 by William FriersonMobile is becoming a popular method to research colleges and universities for prospective students. To find out what this means for higher learning institutions, check out the following post.Are prospective students going mobile when they search for colleges online? According to the latest E-Expectations data, the answer is increasingly becoming “yes.”
Since the 2010 study, the E-Expectations project has tracked how many prospective students have viewed college Web sites on mobile devices. Those numbers have gone from 23 percent in 2010 and 14 percent in 2011 to 52 percent this year. With more and more students using smart phones and tablets, those numbers will surely increase in the coming years.
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Appreciating Criticism Doesn’t Make You a Doormat! Embrace it
November 26, 2012 by William FriersonTaking criticism is a part of life and how we handle it is important in both our professional and personal lives. The following post discusses some benefits of criticism and strategies for dealing with it.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” ~ Winston Churchill
Learning how to accept criticism is crucial for personal improvement. It’s the most direct way to discover what you need to improve. However, accepting criticism can be emotionally challenging. After all, we’re only human and most people don’t enjoy hearing negative things about themselves. It’s hard to not take criticism personally. The first step towards self-improvement is to be fully aware of your strengths.
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