8 Secrets of Hiring Managers That Can Make or Break a Potential Job
Finding a job is kind of hard these days, especially for college graduates. And hiring managers can make things ever harder unless you know how to play the game. That’s why we’ve provided these eight secrets that hiring managers use to derail your job train. If you know their secrets, you’ll have a better chance of getting around them and landing that job you want.
Read MoreDebunking the ‘Easy A’: Why Struggling in College is Better for Your Grades
While it may not come as a shock to hear that there are a lot of unambitious college students who take easy courses from an easy professor because of his or her reputation for handing out “easy A’s,” it may be surprising to hear that the professors that challenge you the most and the courses in which you struggle the most actually have the best chance of helping you ace your exams.
Read MoreE-Book Dilemma? Physical Books Make it Easier for You to Remember What You Read
Colleges and college students have jumped on the e-book bandwagon pretty quickly. Unfortunately, studies show that compared to physical books, e-books actually make it harder to remember what you read and, by extension, more difficult to absorb what you study.
Read More5 Tips for Recharging Your Willpower With ‘Strategic Indulgences’
Normally, willpower and temptation don’t go hand in hand, especially for college students who are exploring a whole new world for the first time. But Kelly McGonigal, a psychologist at Stanford University, says people can actually eat, drink, laugh, and nap their way to more energy. Follow these five tips, McGonigal says, and you can use your temptations to recharge your willpower for the rest of the day.
Read MoreHow to Begin a Successful Interview, According to a Google Recruiter
Interviews can be incredibly important make-or-break moments for college students seeking summer jobs or internships, but there’s one thing that students can do at the beginning of the interview to steer the conversation and boost their chances, according to one Google recruiter: ask the interviewer what he or she is looking for.
Read MoreTop 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs, Inspired by Disney’s John Carter: Part 2 (6–10)
Disney’s John Carter is looking to go down in history as the biggest box office bomb of all time. Here is part two of our two-part list of the current top 10 film failures that John Carter is soon expected to rule over.
Read MoreTop 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs, Inspired by Disney’s John Carter: Part 1 (1–5)
Disney’s John Carter is looking to go down in history as the biggest box office bomb of all time. Here is part one of our two-part list of the current top 10 film failures that John Carter is soon expected to rule over.
Read More9 Tips for Using Good Body Language to Nail an Interview
Body language is super important in a job interview. In fact, 55 percent of verbal communication is conveyed through body language. Whether you’re looking for a summer job or internship or your trying to hunt down your first full-time gig after college graduation, here are nine tips for using body language to help you nail your job interview.
Read MoreThe New iPad’s Key Features for Mobile College Students
So, Apple has a new iPad. But it’s not the iPad 3. Instead, it’s being referred to as simply the new iPad. Whatever the name, there’s no denying that Apple has done it again. Maybe the new iPad isn’t revolutionary, but it has some significant improvements over the iPad 2 that can be especially useful for mobile college students.
Read More4 Voluntourism Alternatives to Your Usual Spring Break Vacation
Your usual college spring break vacation conjures images of beaches, sand, sun, and little sleep. But let’s face it, your usual spring break madness isn’t for everyone. If you’d rather do something more constructive during the upcoming mid-semester break, check out these four voluntourism alternatives to your run-of-the-mill spring break vacation.
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