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TwitterWith the unemployment rate still high, many people are feeling extra pressure at work. Employers are demanding more, and offering less to employees. These factors are not only contributing to decreased job satisfaction, but also to an increase in mental and physical health problems. Some tips for dealing with a difficult work situation: Recognize the [...]
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Kate Neville Offers Career Advice for Lawyers
June 26th, 2010 
collegecareerlife Law school is a common route chosen by college students hoping for a stable career. However, law is not recession-proof, as career expert Kate Neville has discovered. Neville counsels lawyers seeking to make a career move and says her business is thriving. Ms. Neville answered some questions about law school and offered career advice for [...]
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Tags: advice, career change, career planning, interview, Kate Neville, law, lawyers, legal 
Comments OffMerging Generations in the Workplace, the New Gen Y
June 12th, 2010 collegecareerlife Written by Wendy N. Powell, author of “Management Experience Acquired” In a perfect world, the workplace is like a family, with seasoned baby boomer and Generation X employees guiding and working alongside less-experienced Generation Y workers. With the Gen Y employees now solidly in the workplace, new challenges in the traditional quasi-work family are common. [...]
Posted in advice, communication, guest post, relationships, work environment Tags: advice, gen Y, generations, Wendy Powell, workplace Comments OffCollege Career Transition: Learning from the University Admissions Process
May 31st, 2010 collegecareerlife As most of you remember, the college application and admissions process was one of the more stressful times during high school. It certainly was for me. After I endured the agony of picking schools, writing personal statements, filling out applications, taking standardized tests, and participating in admissions interviews, I felt like I had literally gone [...]
Posted in advice, career, guest post, job search Tags: career, guest post, job, katheryn rivas 1 Comment »Five Mental Barriers to Speedreading
May 24th, 2010 collegecareerlife 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 [...]
Posted in academic, advice, education, guest post, skills Tags: guest post, speadreading, success, tips 7 Comments »