College Career Transition: Learning from the University Admissions Process

→  May 31st, 2010  →  advice Blog career guest post job search

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 [...]

Five Mental Barriers to Speedreading

→  May 24th, 2010  →  academic advice Blog education guest post skills

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 [...]

Getting the Most out of a College Job Fair

→  May 15th, 2010  →  advice Blog career college employment guest post job search networking

The great thing about being in college is that any good university career center organizes a job fair once every semester—or at least once a year. These job fairs can be an absolute goldmine—after all, how often do employers gather in one place and reach out to you, instead of the other way around? It [...]