Great books for grads; give them a little education on work and life
Graduates this year are leaving commencement and entering a work world that has challenges and opportunities, holes and hopefulness, continuity and lots of change. So...
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If you missed the university graduation yet want to encourage the graduate, we have another shelf of great books to inspire and advise graduates. Some...
View ArticleSeven ways to stir up an “instant internship” this summer
You graduated two weeks ago and you don’t know what you’re going to do with your life, much less the rest of the summer. Or...
View ArticleCommunicate well and other essential skills for today’s workers
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what employers really want in a new hire, we’re about to answer that – at least three times over....
View ArticleMust-have skills: Ask the right questions, motivate others and 5 more
Part 2 of my series on skills that employers really want in new hires. The ability to develop clear priorities and understand and contribute to...
View ArticleMoving on; Make your transition magnificent
By Michelle D. Hooks When she was 19 and just establishing herself at the University of Kansas, Christie Garton founded Music Mentors, a nonprofit providing free music...
View Article7 graduation gifts that open eyes and doors
Skip the cash and go for something that will crash open the graduates perspectives or possibilities. Sometimes the best gift for a high school or...
View ArticleGo West for locales with low unemployment, high job growth
If you want to move to a place that’s booming, consider Fargo, N.D., or Dallas, Texas. You could head to Wyoming, where the latest jobless...
View ArticleWrite, leap and ride to your future
By Vickie Elmer Most of us are starting something new, whether it’s the path after college or a new career after your 30-year one evaporated, or reinventing...
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