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7 Common Interview Questions For The New Graduate (or anyone else)
This is the second article in a series on Life Skills for the New Graduate by The Life Skills Network. All week we’ll be featuring tips for new grads. See the bottom of the article for details and a sneak peak at the coming lineup!
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Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 4 - How I Learned to Stop Fooling Myself
We have a tendency to overlook risks if those risks get in the way of what we want to do anyway. The conspiracy between these two components, our eyes and our brains, allows us to live on the fence between reality and illusion. Too many times we allow ourselves to fool ourselves, looking through life through those proverbial “rose colored glasses.”
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 3 - How I Learned to Study
When I was in college I stumbled upon a study technique that consistently produced A’s in my classes. It did require a lot of work, but when I fully developed and followed these ideas, I aced my classes. I’m not talking easy 101 type classes either, I was excelling in 300 and 400 level courses. Your mileage may vary, but here’s how I did it:
Is College Worth the Investment?
No matter what website you read, what calculations or assumptions you make, it’s very difficult for the college graduate to overcome the massive debt load they incur by going to college, even with a higher salary. Most calculations I’ve made show only a 2-4% return on that investment. Given that college costs have risen about 35% over the past five years, and considering that there seems to be no end in site, many people are questioning whether a college degree actually contributes value.
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