Friday, November 19th, 2010

Win a New Ipod Touch From My Colleges and Careers

My Colleges and Careers is giving away a free iPod Touch, called the “greatest iPod to date” by IGN’s Scott Lowe. To enter click here. Then all you need to do is like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Don’t pass up this opportunity to win one of the most amazing mobile media platforms ever designed. It will be a perfect thing to take with you when you go back to college.

Popular Online School Programs: Online Business Degrees

August 5, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business, Online Education

Many people are looking to online school programs as a convenient alternative to traditional on-campus school. Of all the options available for online schools, three of the most popular disciplines include Business, Healthcare, and Education, which garner lots of attention and applicants. Business students can gain valuable work experience while earning their online degrees. Online [...]

Interview with CPA Jon Funk on Rewards and Misconceptions of an Accounting Career

August 3, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business, Career, Interviews, Life

This week we caught up with Jonathan Funk, a Tax Manager with the renown accounting firm, Ernst and Young. Jonathan shares valuable insights about the rewards and misconceptions of being a CPA and provides an insider’s look at a career in accounting. Read on! Interview with a CPA My Accounting Careers: Describe a typical day [...]

What Not to Do Online Part III

July 30, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business, Crazy

It’s important to be careful about our dealings with social media, particularly in matters concerning employment. If you don’t value your job anymore, here’s some great ways to lose it by misusing the internet. What Not to Do Online Lesson #7: Slack At Work We get that the Facebook game, FarmVille, is addictive with over [...]

What Not to Do Online Part II

July 28, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business

If you’ve ever been stopped in traffic at a stop light and looked over to see the dude next to you picking his nose in his car, you’re well aware of transparency. In addition to deciding when is a safe time to, well, dig for gold, care ought to be taken for our online dealings [...]

What Not to Do Online Part I

July 27, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business

With practically the whole world online these days, the things we say or do on the internet aren’t as private as we may think they are. In an eye-opening study by Proofpoint, Inc., 8% of companies with more than 1,000 employees have fired someone for bad online behavior. In order to remain happily employed, here [...]

Public Relations Specialists for Musicians

July 26, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Art & Design, Business

In order to help musicians build their brand, name, and career, it’s important to team up with a public relations specialist. Public relations specialists with online degrees from reputable schools nationwide can help musicians with their advertising, social media, and branding. Musicians who hire public relations specialists can focus on doing what they do best [...]

3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Check Your Luggage

July 23, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business

Anyone who’s ever embarked on a long trip knows that traveling is stressful enough without panicking over lost luggage. Next time you fly the friendly skies, here are 3 reasons why you shouldn’t check your luggage. Why You Shouldn’t Check Your Luggage Reason #1: Beat the Baggage Claim Wait Surely nothing sounds more appealing after [...]

5 Tips to Rock Your Job Interview

July 22, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business

With job interviews, it’s hard to know exactly what to expect. Exhibit A: One job interview I attended actually served up a skill-testing question quiz I had to complete — and PASS! — before I was allowed to interview with the CEO! Especially with the high unemployment rates in the United States right now, there [...]

The Joneses - A Creative Marketing Concept

April 27, 2010 by Sarah Ward  
Filed under Business

Surely you’ve heard the phrase “keeping up with the Joneses.” The Joneses are that family down the street who has it all and everyone around them is scrambling to keep up with, well, the Joneses. In a clever new film, Demi Moore and David Duchovny play the perfect husband and perfect wife, with perfect children [...]