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US News Education -

Jim Sutliff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:02:39 +0000

US News Education provides news and articles on colleges and grad schools. US News also provides rankings for colleges, MBA programs, medical schools, law schools, and engineering programs. The US News Graduate School Compass has rankings, admissions, and salary data.

To visit the US News Education site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

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The Ladders Careers -

Jim Sutliff — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:54:20 +0000

The Ladders career site has three levels of membership that range in cost from free to $2495. The Ladders has job openings listed for finance, marketing, and sales. In addition, the Ladders provides a wide range of career advice articles. Marc Cenedella is the founder and CEO of The Ladders.

To visit The Ladders site, please click here:

http://www.theladders.com/

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Start Up Hire -

Jim Sutliff — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:45 +0000

Start Up Hire has a job search engine that is focused on positions at start-up companies. The StartUpHire search engine has thousands of jobs at emerging growth companies. The positions can be searched by location, job function, industry, or investor. In addition, StartUpHire matches job prospects with open positions.

To visit the StartUpHire site, please click here:

http://www.startuphire.com/

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College Oriented College Majors -

Jim Sutliff — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:51:26 +0000

Yahoo! Education has an article on the best career oriented college majors. The article discusses the employment prospects and real world applications of each major. A few of the majors are nursing, education, and business administration.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/career-minded_degrees.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=485d9120-46fc-11e1-86d6-001d0963fefd

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National Association of Colleges and Employers -

Jim Sutliff — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:52:32 +0000

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) provides research and information on the college educated job market. NACE offers research on salaries, internships, and the job outlook in different fields. In addition, NACE offers a salary calculator that enables job seekers to compare salaries across regions and industries.

To visit the National Association of Colleges and Employers, please click here:

www.naceweb.org

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FINS Finance Careers -

Jim Sutliff — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:40:56 +0000

FINS Finance provides news and articles on the finance industry. In addition, FINS Finance offers a job search tool that allows for searches by location and job sector. There is also a finance career guide for students and graduates.

To visit the FINS Finance site, please click here:

http://www.fins.com/Finance

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CLEP Exams -

Jim Sutliff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:02:22 +0000

College Level Examination Placement Exams are developed by the College Board and are accepted at 2,900 institutions. The College Board are also the developers of the SAT and Advanced Placement exams. There are 33 CLEP exams available in 5 subject areas. The exams are generally 90 minutes and cost $77 dollars. The College Board site offers study aids and descriptions of each CLEP exam. In addition, the College Board site provides a search tool to locate test centers by city, state, or zip code.

To visit the College Board site, please click here:

http://clep.collegeboard.org/

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Jumpstart Awards Dinner -

Jim Sutliff — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:25:43 +0000

The Jumpstart Annual Awards Dinner will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC on April 18th 2012. The reception is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm with Dinner starting at 7:30 pm. The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is based in Washington DC.

To visit the Jumpstart site, please click here:

http://www.jumpstart.org/2012-awards-dinner.html

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Georgetown Center On Education Study -

Jim Sutliff — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:10:13 +0000

A recent study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce compared college majors with employment rates and salaries. The study indicates that a students major is a strong factor in determining employment and lifetime career earnings. Majors that are in high demand are engineering, healthcare, education, and the sciences. Earnings for quantitative majors such as engineering were significantly higher than earnings in the education field. Architecture is one major that has been hurt by the economic downturn. Architecture majors have a 13.9% unemployment rate.

To read a related US News article, please click here:

http://preview.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/new-report-highlights-college-majors-that-lead-to_12052.aspx

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Health Care Careers -

Jim Sutliff — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:21:11 +0000

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses seven health care careers. For each career the article provides the average salary, the degree or certificate requirements, and the reason that the field is in high demand. Medical assistant and dental assistant are the top two health care careers listed in the article.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/hot_health_care_careers_2.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=fb936660-3753-11e1-9742-0019b9eb0fc7

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2012 Careers -

Jim Sutliff — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:32:20 +0000

A recent Career Builder article discussed nine careers that have a positive growth outlook for 2012. The article provides a brief description and average salary for each career. The top three average salaries are for computer software engineers, biomedical engineers, and management analysts.

To read the Career Builder article, please click here:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2854-Job-Info-and-Trends-Best-bets-for-jobs-in-2012/?SiteId=cbmsnhp42854&sc_extcmp=JS_2854_home1

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MBA Dean Of The Year -

Jim Sutliff — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:46:00 +0000

CNN Fortune has an article on the Poets and Quants MBA Dean of the Year. Poets and Quants awarded their first Dean of the Year award to Robert Bruner. Bruner is the Dean of the Darden School of Business. Darden is the School of Business at the University of Virginia. Bruner has helped to recruit one out of every four of Darden faculty members. In addition, applications have risen to eight applicants for every seat.

To read the CNN Fortune article, please click here:

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/21/b-school-dean-of-the-year-uva-dardens-robert-bruner/

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Monster Career Tools -

Jim Sutliff — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:33:45 +0000

Monster Career Tools provides career management articles, advice, and job listings. Job listings are provided for most career fields and can be searched by location. The site also offers career tools that compare salaries and education by job title.

To visit the Monster Career Tools site, please click here:

http://my.monster.com/Career-Management/Landing.aspx

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FINS Sales And Marketing -

Jim Sutliff — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:28:10 +0000

FINS Sales & Marketing provides career news, advice, and job listings. FINS is part of the Wall Street Journal Network and also has an area for Finance and Technology. Recent FINS Sales & Marketing articles cover holiday shopping trends, hedge fund marketer compensation, and job search advice.

To visit the FINS Sales & Marketing site, please click here:

http://sales-jobs.fins.com/

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Tips For 2012 -

Jim Sutliff — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:20:01 +0000

A recent Yahoo! Education article provides tips for 2012. A few of the tips are for physical fitness, education, and saving money. The article also offers goal setting and planning advice for each suggestion.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/how_to_invest_in_you.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=88fe8c60-2dcb-11e1-b464-002219651dc9

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