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Questions I Ask When Applying for Jobs
I’m currently a graduate student, almost at the end of getting my Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis/Global Higher Education. No, I’m not planning on being a teacher or a faculty member; a misconception many people have when they find out I spend eight plus hours per day in the School of Education. Instead, I’m being trained to work in student affairs, education policy, and being a staff member at a university or college that doesn’t entail grading half-assed papers and teaching a class full of hungover undergrads. Nothing wrong with being a faculty member or K-12 teacher; my strengths would just be better suited elsewhere.
By Ti Ana9 years ago in Journal
Dancing at 10 MPH
Sitting in the lobby of Dunn Bros. Coffee in Rapid City, SD, I found myself ruminating over the past three years. Over nine years ago, I celebrated effective workmanship and reaching the goal of helping produce over 500,000 ATVs. The next day, we received the news our plant was closing.
By Jasper Noir9 years ago in Journal
Important Career Milestones You Should Celebrate
If there's one thing that most people love to do, it's celebrating major life milestones, especially when it comes to growth. There's always a massive birthday party for people turning 21. Weddings and baby showers are all about enjoying that milestone's achievement and celebrating the growth of a family.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Journal
7 Simple Ways to Make Money
Everyone knows about the notoriously high costs of attending college, but not everyone knows the numerous ways to make some extra cash to help offset those costs.
By Lauren Sum9 years ago in Journal
Creating a Business That Values Diversity
Back in March 2016, a tweet by musician Mykki Blanco kicked off a fairly heated critique of the white-washed view of the world promoted by gay media publications. The hashtag #GayMediaSoWhite emerged raising awareness that it only seemed to be white guys who were celebrated and featured in the world of gay media.
By Gareth Johnson9 years ago in Journal
Office Movie Scenes
There have been many movies and books that have poked fun of life as an office worker — and who can blame them? A huge percentage of people work in an office, and frankly, most office jobs have a certain tedium to them that makes most people wince at them.
By Stephen Hamilton9 years ago in Journal
Credit Card Debt In America Reaches an All-Time High; Surpasses $1 Trillion Again
Consumers in the good old United States of America have reached a sad milestone in their "buy now, pay later" spending culture.
By Victor Trammell9 years ago in Journal
Entry Level Jobs for History Majors
It can be nerve-wracking if you just graduated from college and have no idea what to do with your life. But there is no need to stress because there are plenty of nice entry-level jobs for history majors. From earning a degree in history to learning how to work hard at college, you have useful skills that will be perfect for a job.
By Jessica Herring9 years ago in Journal
What Does a Blogger Even Do?
I literally get asked this question every single day. I have been blogging since I was seventeen and in high school, a lot of my mates had no idea what it was that I was doing, I have been explaining what it is that I do for a long time, and people seem to still not understand the term ‘blogger.’ Being a student who is studying fashion journalism, it has actually become much easier to explain what it is that a blogger really is.
By Mowee Luvuno9 years ago in Journal
Escaping the Rat Race! . Top Story - August 2017.
In every civic and civil society, in every city, town, and village in the western hemisphere, the UK notwithstanding, you will find the masses going off to work for their employer. Some work five or six days a week, some part time, but most people will, by and large, be an employee of either a private, governmental, or third sector organisation. And certainly when an individual secures a new role and in the early days of that job, the employee will feel a sense of pride, purpose, and accomplishment as they participate and contribute to the social economic mix and basic practicality of being a productive and useful member of society. And on top of that, there are those essential and first response services such as police, paramedic, hospital, and fire whose staff believe their jobs are more of a calling to serve the greater public. And so we can see why going off to work for most people is normal and part and parcel of a wider societal conformity that the majority of the population are socialised and conditioned be obedient to and comply with literally as soon as they enter the formal education system.
By Sandra Fender9 years ago in Journal
Being an "Upcoming Artist" in Mzansi
An "upcoming artist" is an artistic individual who has begun their journey of fighting against all impediments to become the successful individual they desire to become within the realms of the creative industry. This article intends to enlighten those who consume the creativity of South Africa's creative industry by focusing on the current state of the South African creative industry, current state of South Africa's upcoming artists, advantages and disadvantages of being an upcoming artist in South Africa, and the challenges that South African upcoming artists face on a day-to-day basis.
By Dumisani Gift Mbatha9 years ago in Journal
Incorporate These 8 Habits to Be Successful
Have you observed that 97% of the population are aspiring for the things which only 3% of the population have got? Why is it that the majority of the people are finding it difficult to climb the ladder of success, while the successful ones are growing leaps and bounds? What are the things which make successful people different from others?
By Rahul Nair9 years ago in Journal