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Reader Molly asks:
I am a college senior looking for an entry-level position in New York and some of the listings ask for salary requirements or salary history. My job experience consists of on campus work, […]

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One of my pet peeves is how middle class people can never get ahead.
You go $60,000 in debt just to get a degree for a career that is supposed to make you self sufficient.
Then you spend 20 years pay off that school debt.
Then (if you’re lucky) as soon as you pay off the debt, you […]

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/College_Debt_Interest_Rates_On_College_Loans_Reset_In_July’;Interest rates are coming down again. Maybe it’s time to refinance your outstanding college debt?
BusinessWeek says wait until July. Why?
Interest rates for student loans are going to be reset on July 1. This reset could be as much as 3 percentage points lower (not basis points, percentage points). This could add up to […]

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Continuing our discussion of younger professionals in the workforce this week, CNN mentions a study outlining the career priorities of recent grads. They claim that young women are more likely to choose their careers over love, while college-aged young men are more likely to put relationships first.
When it comes to work versus romance, the […]

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Career blogging Godmother Penelope Trunk has an interesting post up about Barack Obama’s Iowa victory and what it tells us about the workplace. A lot of it I agree with:
This is a metaphor for the workplace. The young people have, effectively, shifted the balance of power to themselves, and the older people squabble between each […]

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Quick, what’s the hot new trend in internships? According to Newsweek, it’s paying thousands of dollars to “internship placement services” to help you get your foot in the door.
How much would you pay for a career-making internship? $500? $2,000? Try $6,000. That’s what a growing number of students are paying to secure coveted summer spots […]

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