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So the interview is progressing well, when your prospective employer asks you whether you have any questions. Although this sounds like a fairly simple question, if unprepared it’s possible for an interviewee to totally blank out and miss a great opportunity in distinguishing himself from other candidates.

Perhaps you’re looking for your first job and are trying to figure out whether to apply for that job or not. People close to you may tell you that this is not a time to be choosy. However, getting to know yourself and what you like and dislike is important to ensure a smooth flowing career process. Your first job doesn’t have to be your dream job. In fact, it rarely is.

One of the key elements in college and professional life is the ability to communicate, both orally and in written form. As an English teacher in high school, I have noticed that a majority of my students still struggle with effective communication , even after 4 years of English classes. We have superior talent among our teachers, so the cause cannot be found in instruction. Some experts suggest that this new generation has replaced reading with watching television and playing video games, thus depriving the students of much needed vocabulary. Others point to the disappearance of Latin and Greek as subjects in instruction. Whatever the reason, many high school teens may suffer a severe handicap when approaching the job market and/or college.

For students and graduates a major stumbling block when it comes to employment is their lack of experience.  For individuals looking to build their career profile and increase their 'hireability' there are many ways that it can be done.

A student's life....September to April....8 Months...Studying, coffee, greasy food, and partying. 

 After 8 straight months of mixing those ingredients together it would throw anyone off track.

Our level of productivity is not always consistent and sometimes no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to focus on the task at hand.  To make things worse, this thing usually happens when you need to be productive the most!

No roommate situation is ever going to be perfect, but by giving it some thought before you actually choose a roommate and things can turn out fine.

Friends and roommates are two completely different things.  Just because you think your best friend is the coolest person on this planet, doesn’t mean that he or she will make a good roommate.

It’s wise to be realistic and be prepared for conflicts because they will happen.

It was John Wanamaker that famously said a long time ago that “I know half of my advertising is wasted, I just don't know which half."

There’s no doubt that the current economic downturn is one of the worst the country has ever seen.  And whatsmore nobody really knows when things will get better.   Could the current economy actually motivate business students to think harder and probe and question past business models and theories?

For many students, getting a job while at college or university is a necessity.