Find a job at Google in… 1999

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In 1999, Google was a small start-up and looking for talented employees: http://web.archive.org/web/19991106023352/www.google.com/jobs.html This was the time to get on board and work for probably the most successful company this last decade… People who started in 1999 have made some good money since then… Next question is: who is the next Google? Popularity: 7% [?]Share [...]

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OPT application

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If you are an international student (F-1 visa) and you would like to stay in the US after you graduate, you can consider to apply for OPT that will give you the opportunity to work for 12 months after graduation. Application is not that complicated but there are a few things to understand before you [...]

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10 questions to get a job/summer internship

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You are in college or graduate school and you are thinking about getting a job. You ask a lof questions and you have no answers! Student Help Forum will help you succeed and get a job/summer internship with 10 classic questions on how to get a job after college or grad school I have talked [...]

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Why Choose Math Tutoring for Students

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It is very common to realize that you needsspecial attention to improve your performance in school.  Math tutoring is particularly useful for many students, especially when a parent is no longer able to help with complicated math homework (dad you already forgot that?). As a parent, you may be used to being a tutor of [...]

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Going from Manhattan to Newark Airport

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As a student in the New York City area, you might want to know your alternatives to save money if you want to reach Newark International Airport. Newark Liberty International Airport (airport code EWR) is one of New York City’s three area airports. Newark Airport is about 16 miles southwest of Manhattan. There are 5 [...]

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5 Ways to Balance LSAT Prep with College Classes

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In this post, Steve Schwartz from LSAT Blog shares five tips to help you fit time in your schedule to prepare for a graduate-level exam without detracting from your college classes. If you have a full college courseload and social life, it’s probably hard to balance the two already. Add studying for the LSAT to [...]

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Would-Be Bankers Turn to Consulting

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A really interesting article from Business Week which shows one of the recent trends following the financial crisis. As students are not able to find jobs in investment banks, some of them are swithcing to consulting. That’s why the competition to get into consulting is going to be tougher this year… http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/oct2008/bs2008107_579554.htm Popularity: 29% [?]Share [...]

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7 + 3 ways to boost GPA

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GPA or Grade Point Average, is the one deciding factor that compares the quality of your work with your classmates and ranks you accordingly. The higher your GPA the better. But sometimes it is much harder to increase this simple number than it first seems. Thankfully, there are some simple steps you can take to [...]

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6 Tips for Organizing Research

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Intro/Hook. Download the articles you plan on using, and save them in a single folder. You don’t want to pay the penalty for someone else’s site going down, or free content being transferred to a paid archive. If the source website doesn’t allow you to save the article to your website, there are two workarounds. [...]

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Research Using Journal Articles

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It is very useful to use the internet to make a research… You want to make a study on the financial crisis (common at the moment…)? Well, it could be useful to have a look at what the best journalists and professors say about the current financial crisis. It could be useful to have their [...]

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Simplification – The Key to Success

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Taking notes during lectures is perhaps the most important part of retaining knowledge throughout your university semmester, but most students are simply not that good at it. They tend to focus on either writing down every word your lecturer says, and just the important points. There is a much easier method which will definetly pay [...]

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How To Enact Damage Control After A Classroom Catnap

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Most publications and blogs that cater to students will eventually run an article on how to stay awake during class. They offer (sometimes) valuable advice on getting enough sleep, avoiding all-nighters, using caffeine intelligently, cutting down on sugar, etc. I won’t go into details here, because we may decide to run an article of our [...]

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Stop Hunting Around for Lost Articles: Use Yahoo! MyWeb

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Have you ever “lost” an article? You know what I’m talking about — you started reading something great, bookmarked it, and then when you went looking for it two months later the only thing you can find is 404 Page Not Found? Or maybe you found it, but now the website wants you to fork [...]

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8 Reasons Why Re-writing Notes Is Essential

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During finals week, time and time again I hear things like “you have such nice handwriting,” and “so much lecture information on so few pages,” and I am always very thankful that over a decade ago, my German teacher (props to Frau Bahr) told me that I’d learn best if I rewrote my notes for [...]

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Improve Your Productivity in One Step – Go Offline!

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The internet is truly a wonderland. Thousands of news stories, blogs, games, videos, social networking sites, all lie tantalizingly beneath your fingertips, just waiting to be explored. Don’t surf the internet on study time. Some buildings on my campus don’t have wireless. I remember being stuck inside the Political Science department once in a rainstorm. [...]

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