Should Colleges Require Career Planning Classes?

July 12th, 2010 @

With the rising cost of tuition, getting the most out of your college eduction is more important than ever.  Despite the increased importance of career planning, many college students graduate without ever visiting the campus career center.  One way for colleges to prepare students for the “real world” would be to require a career class [...]

Career Planning: How to Get Where You Want to Be

July 8th, 2010 @

The following post is by Kate Cunningham, who writes about online university rankings. It’s no secret that the best way to get something done is to plan for it. The same goes for your career. Not as daunting as is sounds, career planning is simply mapping out the necessary steps you need to take to [...]

Five Mental Barriers to Speedreading

May 24th, 2010 @

This is a guest post by Stefan Knapen from StudySuccessful.com. I am a speedreader. Having the ability to speedread triggers a lot of people to ask the question: ‘Can you really do that?’ Yes I can. And it is not that hard to learn. But before you are going to learn it, you first have [...]