Category: Diploma, Graduation & Job Search Topics
You can prepare for your upcoming graduation, child's graduation or friend's graduation with this helpful guide. This 5 step guide will prepare you for graduation and also the graduation party.
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When you're in high school, and even more so in college, your grade point average (GPA) can seem like the one-and-only measure of your success. But how important is your GPA after graduation? Should you put it on your resume? Do employers really care if you had a 2.8 or a 3.0? Can a low score ruin your chances of getting hired? The answers may surprise you.
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When my son graduated from Newtown High School in Connecticut, lo and behold, there were quite a few seniors who had decorated their graduation caps! This extra festive atmosphere made me wonder, "Hmm...What's this all about?" The caps looked creative and fun, - some with flowers, some with furry-looking trim, others with colored duct tape messages or the year of graduation. After seeing the procession of all the seniors, I saw the point to this tide of originality.
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Pongo Resume is a leading provider of online tools and advice for active job seekers and career-minded individuals. Starting with its quick-and-easy Resume Builder and Cover Letter Builder, Pongo provides everything you need to create, store, and distribute top-quality resumes and cover letters, and keep track of all the people, data, and documents that can contribute to your success. Pongo's array of resources also includes its Interview Tips program and Job Search Tool. This post is written by Rick Saia, ...
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Graduation season is quickly approaching and nothing ruins the moment more than having the wrong camera to capture the day. There are many different digital cameras that are available which include point-and-shoot, digital SLRs, and Super-Zoom cameras. But picking out the right one can be tricky. Here is some information about these cameras so that you can pick the right one for you:
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Pongo Resume is a leading provider of online tools and advice for active job seekers and career-minded individuals. Starting with its quick-and-easy Resume Builder and Cover Letter Builder, Pongo provides everything you need to create, store, and distribute top-quality resumes and cover letters, and keep track of all the people, data, and documents that can contribute to your success. Pongo's array of resources also includes its Interview Tips program and Job Search Tool. This post, which appeared April 7 o ...
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A Special Guest Blog Post From Brittany Livingston. Brittany is one of our Spring 2010 Marketing Interns.
It's almost time for those lucky seniors to get to experience the real world after college. For me, being a month away from graduating college is a scary experience! There are big decisions ahead of all of us graduating seniors: law school, med school, masters, starting a family, or beginning a career. All of them will be a big change. I'd like to give you some tips about getting ready for grad ...
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Cake Financial, Facebook, My Space, Elftown, CafeMom, and Buzznet are just a few of the many social network websites available that people can join. Social networking websites are usually harmless and fun to use, but it is very important to understand the dangers of putting personal info about yourself on these websites. It is especially crucial for college students to understand the consequences of what they post. Things you put online can put you at risk ...
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The graduation season is just winding down...now take a look at your photos and send your favorite to Church Hill Classics to win some great prizes!
We launched our "Frame Your Graduate! Photo Contest" on June 19th, and we're looking for the best graduation photos. You can enter photos of yourself, family members or friends.
• Parents, this is the perfect opportunity to share your photos and brag about your children and their ach ...
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Is your resume following the guidelines of the Three S's in order to attract new hiring managers? Many managers are very busy and do not have time to go through your resume so if they see one that is full of mistakes it is safe to say that it is not receiving much consideration. Pongo Resume is a fast and easy way to construct a resume that will impress anyone. Their secret is that applicants excel in the Three S's: Style, Substance and Spelling.
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