From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 14, 2012 at 10:29 am
Bet you thought your days of essay-writing were behind you--not so. CompareCards.com is offering $2,000 to the winner of an essay contest to use towards paying off debt. You can ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 9, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Win a copy of Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life on GoodReads.com. The contest runs until the end of May. Enter today--it's completely free! ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 3, 2012 at 7:57 am
Check out this infographic from mbaonline.com, it has some cool stats on MBA students! ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
April 2, 2012 at 10:09 am
Ever since my book came out in 2008, it's been hard to write the kind of content I want on this blog. Why? Everywhere I look, it's doom-and-gloom kind of news for new grads.But ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
March 22, 2012 at 10:43 am
I read something interesting today. It said that 33% of Americans will spend their tax returns, while only only 17% will pay debt with their returns.Why is the number for spending ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
March 13, 2012 at 10:37 am
This guest post comes from Bryan Cohen, author of The Post-College Guide to Happiness. He's running a blog tour and giving away copies of the book--and a Kindle Fire."I believe ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
March 1, 2012 at 12:19 pm
This is the second in a series from Michael, who runs CompareCards.com. He shares his personal story of overcoming debt.Step One: Stop the Bleeding I left my job in the restaurant ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
February 24, 2012 at 3:53 pm
It's tough stuff to put together a resume when you have hardly any--if any--professional experience. I know many spring graduates are trying to put together a resume now in order ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
February 23, 2012 at 4:14 pm
This guest post comes from Michael, editor of CompareCards.com, a website which helps students find the best student credit cards to fit their needs and start building credit. ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
February 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm
I enjoyed this article "Why You Shouldn't Go to Grad School" in Forbes. The author Frances Bridges talks about the fear that overtakes soon-to-be graduates when they are in their ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
February 3, 2012 at 2:33 pm
There's plenty of talk nowadays that a college degree simply isn't worth it. There are plenty of stories about people who say they would have been better off saving their money.I ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
January 12, 2012 at 6:11 pm
As if creating a resume wasn't hard enough--now you have to include graphics?That's what some people are doing in the latest resume craze: infographic resumes. Check out this post ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 28, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Is your New Year's resolution to find a new job? Well, you may not want to wait until that ball drops!Check out this article by Michelle Goodman--it's got some good reasons on ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I was interviewing a woman today for an article I am working on about breaking into a specific field on a freelance basis. Instead of tips on how to get in once you have a degree, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 7, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Lauren Leonardi, a reporter for PayScale.com, recently penned an article titled, "Five Low-Paying, High-Stress Jobs."I thought it was interesting because I'd been in one of these--#5, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 6, 2011 at 11:19 am
Ms. Career Girl recently had a post about changing careers. It was interesting (she makes it all sound so easy!), and it got me to thinking about how many new grads are contemplating ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
October 11, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Rutgers: Recent college grads large percentage of unemployed A recent study from Rutgers University says that recent college graduates make up a good portion of the country's ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
September 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Hey marketing peeps--want to get some big-time exposure and a paid internship?Follett Higher Education Group is already looking for next summer's interns who can develop the best ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 24, 2011 at 9:07 am
I talk a lot about being practical on this blog, but that has made me realize that I don't focus enough on the opposite topic--having fun, cutting loose, being free.
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 4, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Here's another reason to play nice on social media.Kaplan recently conducted a phone survey of 123 of the top 200 graduate programs in education, engineering, psychology, and ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 3, 2011 at 10:19 am
Mantoloking, NJStriking a balance between work and my personal life has always been a struggle. What I do for a living is very personal for me.So I've been using the beach to take ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
July 5, 2011 at 8:46 am
If you're lucky enough to have a job, don't be surprised if you hate it.I know, I'm pretty blunt. I've just been reading several things about college grads--not just today's grads, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 29, 2011 at 7:46 pm
I was recently featured in Student Health 101 by Haley Shapley, in her article about making new friends at college--good advice even if you already got your degree!Check it out ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm
A guest post by Dawn Papandrea, CollegeSurfing.com When you graduate college, a lot of people will offer you cliché advice that sounds like a compilation of every commencement ... (
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