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Career Top 10 : Benefits of Working Abroad

The benefits to a young person of working outside the United States are many and stay with a person for many years. Fully experiencing the language and culture of the host country Develop a degree of flexibility and resourcefulness Develop a broader understanding of another culture Prepare oneself for the increasingly global economy Give oneself ...

Indiana State Education Programs to Help Working Adults Earn Degrees

Career Education: Indiana State University has launched a new program to encourage adults who did not complete their college education to return to school and earn four-year degrees. The newly created Adult Career Education (ACE) program hopes to target persons 25 or older that have already completed approximately 60 hours ...

Walmart Employees to earn affordable college degrees online

Career Education: American Public University, a member institution of the fully-accredited American Public University System (APUS), recently announced an agreement to enable US employees of Walmart and Sam's Club to earn college degrees at an affordable price. The agreement incorporates associates of ...

As unemployment runs out, education may be key to career success

Careers in the News:As originally reported by MSNBC, a growing population of Americans find themselves on the brink of exhausting the government maximum of 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Aptly termed "99ers" in reference to their new status as out-of-work job seekers who are not eligible for government unemployment benefits, these ...

Microsoft offers online training and certification to Ohio residents

Career Education: Microsoft Corporation, an international leader in software, services and technology solutions, will provide free vouchers to the entire state of Ohio to pay for online training and certification courses in using its variety of products. As announced by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, "The free training opportunities through Microsoft will ...

Kaplan University Sponsors National EMS Week

Career Education: Kaplan Continuing Education and Kaplan University are sponsoring the first-annual National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, which brings safety awareness and public service announcements while paying homage to dedicated EMS professional nationwide. Kaplan University is providing educational programming in addition to financial support for the National EMS Week as ...

Career Quote

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." -- Michael Jordan

New York Bar “Serving Up” Career Advice

Careers in the News: An Irish pub in the Manhattan region of New York City recently converted its second floor into an unemployment center - apparently doing its job to help job seekers in the state's ultra-competitive job market, the New York Daily News reported. On top of New York City's ...

Online Career Education Leader Completes New Agreement

The Princeton Review, Inc. - one of the nation's leading online career education and test preparation providers - has completed a new agreement with the National Labor College. The related press release declares that the "strategic relationship will bring together the technical and financial resources of The Princeton Review and ...

Capella University publishes “Inside Online Education” Podcast

Online Education: Capella University has published its new "Inside Online Education" podcast, which reveals a first-hand look at the school's innovative online library. The podcast provides a unique overview of how Capella's online library is so unique and effective in the online education forum. The podcast, which lasts about 15 ...