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Overqualified for an Internship? Try a Returnship

What's the difference between an internship and a returnship?

Jackie Cohen / November 10th, 2017 / No Comments

No, a returnship isn’t a type of postal offering for sending purchases back to retailers. Jackie CohenJackie Cohen is an award winning financial journalist turned turned financial advisor obsessed with climate change risk, data and business. Jackie holds a B.A. Degree from Macalester College and an M.A. in English from Claremont Graduate University. www.jackiecohen.xyz jQuery(window).load(function(){ ...

Posted in: Career Tagged with: career, Internaship, Job Break, Jobs, Returnship, sabbatical

5 Business Ideas With Low Investment Costs

Chonce Maddox / April 28th, 2017 / No Comments

Are you planning to start a business but do not have that many funds to turn your dreams into a reality? Check out some of these ideas! Not only are many of these jobs lucrative, none of them require much in the way of investment to get you started because they are digital businesses. With a digital business, you can cut many expenses like leasing out a space, utility costs, certain types of equipment...

Posted in: Business Tagged with: business, business ideas, career, digital business, online buusiness, work from home

The Highest and Lowest Paying College Majors: What Matters and What Doesn’t

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Chonce Maddox / January 28th, 2016 / No Comments

When you go to college, the big discussion is always about your field of study and ideal career field. All majors are not considered equal. There are certain majors that merit higher paying jobs and let’s face it, everyone would love to earn more money. Last year Entrepreneur.com generated a list of average income of the top 10 highest-paying majors. Their list included the following: 1. Petroleum...

Posted in: Career and Work, Education Tagged with: career, college major

Why Your Job Title is Making You Miserable

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Taylor / July 24th, 2014 / 4 Comments

It finally happened to me. I didn’t think the time would come – particularly this soon. After all, I’m only in my mid 20’s. Nevertheless, I found myself saying the old fogey phrase – “you’ll understand when you’re older” to my brother about a week ago when discussing career choices. He’s only three years younger than me mind you. Yet for the...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: career, job title, work stress