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How to turn down requests for job references

Oct 22nd, 2009 | By

If you feel uncomfortable being someone’s reference, it’s best to tell them and get out of it. But how do you do that to someone without hurting their feelings and jeopardizing the friendship?

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Publisher of family-run paper hires multitaskers

Oct 21st, 2009 | By

Small, family-run newspaper in Michigan hires people who can multitask.



Balloon boy’s quote balloons are all over the map

Oct 20th, 2009 | By

First Kanye West, then the Balloon Boy. The only thing they have to distinguish themselves is accuracy, but it is not showing up in quotes.



Seniors, be smart to get academic internships

Oct 15th, 2009 | By

Seniors may get hurt by unpaid, just-for-credit internships as employers will not bring them in, even for voluntary experience, unless they still have some college credits to earn.
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Journalism jobs off, enrollment may slip, too

Oct 14th, 2009 | By

The 2008 journalism job market may have been the toughest one up until then for journalism school graduates and today’s could be even worse.