Best Bet For a Post-Graduation Job: Engineering
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 12th 2010
A new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that eight of the top ten best-paid majors are in engineering, with petroleum engineering topping off the list at $86,220.
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M.B.A Hiring Seen Gaining
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 12th 2010
MIT career adviser says more students are interested in opportunities in project finance, green technology.
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Do You Need a Partner?
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 11th 2010
If your reinvention plan involves launching a business, there are benefits in doing it with a partner as opposed to going it alone.
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Can B-school Students Learn From Cartoons?
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 11th 2010
A look at some of the latest news and research–quirky and serious–coming from the halls of business schools around the globe: A graphic novel for students, podcasts for potential applicants and research that shows bosses lie more than their subordinates.
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Sizing Up Promising Young Firms
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 10th 2010
Pacific Biosciences, which makes DNA-sequencing instruments, came out No. 1 in a ranking of the 50 venture-backed companies in the U.S. with the greatest potential.
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Standout Letters to Cover Your Bases
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 10th 2010
Hiring managers say that despite the vast advice available on writing cover letters, many job hunters don’t submit them. But applicants who do stand a fair chance at setting themselves apart.
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Cowboy Turned Tech Wrangler
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 9th 2010
David Hitz spent several years learning to be a cowboy before pursuing a career in technology and founding technology storage company NetApp.
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The Perils of ‘Off the Book’ Jobs
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 6th 2010
More and more of the unemployed and underemployed are doing whatever it may take to pocket extra money — including “working under the table.”
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Wary Companies Rely on Temps
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 6th 2010
The ranks of temp workers continue to grow, but with employers fretting about the strength of the upturn, there are few signs many temps will soon make the jump to permanent positions.
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Wary Companies Rely on Temps
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 6th 2010
The ranks of temp workers continue to grow, but with employers fretting about the strength of the upturn, there are few signs many temps will soon make the jump to permanent positions.
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Outlook Brightens for Jobless
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 6th 2010
The economy lost 36,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate was steady at 9.7%. Stormy East Coast weather last month may have temporarily hit payrolls and work hours.
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Web Searches Preview Hiring Trends
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 5th 2010
Some researchers say they are getting a read on economic trends days or weeks ahead of the official numbers by studying Google searches, tweets and even queries at an online phone directory.
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Web Searches Preview Hiring Trends
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 5th 2010
Some researchers say they are getting a read on economic trends days or weeks ahead of the official numbers by studying Google searches, tweets and even queries at an online phone directory.
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U.S. Economy Sheds Jobs
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 5th 2010
The economy lost 36,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate was steady at 9.7%. Stormy East Coast weather last month may have temporarily hit payrolls and work hours.
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U.S. Jobless Rate Holds at 9.7%
WSJ.com: Careers on Mar 5th 2010
The U.S. economy shed 36,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate was steady at 9.7%, despite stormy weather on the East Coast last month, which the government said may have temporarily hit payrolls and work hours.
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