Archive for January 12th, 2010

  • Upside of E-Learning-WSJ.com

    In the old days, you’d often have to travel and serve as someone’s apprentice if you wanted to change careers. Now, e-learning makes getting educated about something new a lot faster and simpler. In order to sharpen his skills for his new career as the […]

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  • [Start] A business of your own-Jonnelle Marte-WSJ.com

    Finding a job in this economy — even keeping one — is tough. Tired of the uncertainty, some twentysomethings are going from job hunting to job creating by starting their own businesses. Generation Y entrepreneurs have a few advantages here: They’re seen as tech-savvy, enthusiastic […]

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  • How to Decide if Entrepreneurship is Right for You-WSJ.com

    Adapted from the upcoming book THE WALL STREET JOURNAL COMPLETE SMALL BUSINESS GUIDEBOOK by Colleen DeBaise (Three Rivers Press, Dec. 29, 2009). Starting a business is a lot like becoming a parent. Not only do you have to prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially, […]

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  • LinkedIn Wants Users to Connect More -Scott Morrison-WSJ.com

    If LinkedIn Corp. wants to avoid being swamped by social-networking giant Facebook Inc., it will have to convince users like Jackie Nejaime to log in more often they do now. Ms. Nejaime, a San Francisco real-estate agent, uses LinkedIn to stay in touch with her […]

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  • Learn the basics of effective networking in “How to Work a Room”-blog.simplyhired.com

    Few people find networking events a pleasant experience and many are filled with dread at just the thought of attending one. But with a change of attitude and a few simple tactics, any networking event can be a productive, painless part of an effective job […]

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