Category: Students

Jobs on the decline: Watch for narrowing job openings

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Wondering whether openings in your field are narrowing down, or if you will find job openings after investing in a training program?

To chart your future, take a look at these jobs on the decline, and what factors may be behind the changes.

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Top 10 jobs for work-life balance

Seeking some balance between work and your personal life?

Check out the results of this survey of employees in hundreds of fields—and see which jobs they ranked highest for their sense of work-life balance.

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What’s next? Planning beyond high school for youth with disabilities

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Youth across the country developed a guide for youth with disabilities to explore their options after high school.

Learn more about Hitting The Open Road After High School: How to Choose Your Own Adventure to Success!

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3 tips for finding an entry-level job

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Ready to join the workforce—but having trouble finding and landing that first job?

Get started with these three tips.

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Pick college classes for impact

College students: questioning if you are in the right classes?

Parents: wondering how your student can best grow from the college experience?

Use this guidance to choose classes that will garner the greatest impact in the long run.

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Job fairs: what to expect

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Looking for a job? Job fairs are a great way to make contacts and gather information about potential jobs.

Gain all you can by knowing what to expect at a job fair.

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More facts to help choose a college: the expanded College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education’s new College Scorecard site shows details about students’ actual college costs, loan paybacks, earnings and more.

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I scheduled an informational interview . . . now what?

An informational interview—a meeting with someone in your profession or industry of choice—is a great way to learn more about a career, decide if a particular field might be right for you, or even find job leads.

Find out what to do to make the most of this opportunity.

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Can you afford to be a lawyer?

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Have you dreamed of a career as a lawyer?

Experts caution there may be too few jobs for law school graduates, driving salaries down and making it harder for new lawyers to repay student loan debt.

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Back to school . . . as an adult

Are you heading back to the classroom as an adult this fall?

Balancing adult life and college is hard. Learn how making a weekly schedule can be the difference between achieving your goals or driving yourself insane.

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