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Though the summer months offer plenty of leisure activities, career-minded students are using summer sessions at online colleges to prepare for a challenging job market. By popular demand, colleges are making it easier than ever to transfer credits between online schools and traditional institutions. Here are five ways that students can leverage the power of…

Raw talent alone isn’t enough to qualify for most of today’s most in-demand jobs. In a recent survey, one out of every five Americans polled admitted to knowing a qualified job candidate who had been passed over because they hadn’t completed a formal career training program. Government data reveals eleven fast-growing careers that allow job…

Few managers like to discuss salaries and raises outside of annual appraisal season or one on one meetings with employees. Why? Because many employers know that team members doing similar work could have salary gaps as significant as 50%. Yet, as veteran managers can attest, they rarely yield to employees who ask for more money,…

Changing your job doesn’t always have to mean completing a four-year degree. With help from government statisticians, we’ve compiled a list of ten exciting, well-paying jobs that you can start with just a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. Many of these jobs even allow you to start earning money while you train. That…

Recent studies indicate that today’s working professionals desire control of their time even more than a bigger paycheck. Job seekers can often uncover flexible jobs in businesses that serve customers around the clock, and in industries with a backlog of projects to process. Telecommuting offers professionals the ability to eliminate long commutes without cutting connections…

(This article originally ran at the height of the gas crisis a few years ago…) With fuel prices topping four dollars per gallon in some states, many Americans want to keep their paychecks in their pockets and out of their gas tanks. Thanks to cheap Internet access and fast computers, some workers can perform their…

Earning $100,000 in any profession requires a combination of hard work, career training, and personal experience. These ten jobs prove that you can grow your salary to six figures without a law degree or a medical school diploma. In all ten cases, online career training programs can help you learn the skills to pursue a…

At the most recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, executives from wireless phone companies mingled with power users and device manufacturers. Attendees remarked how a slowing global economy put even more demands on their businesses, pressed by customers who wanted to replace big travel budgets with effective collaboration solutions. According to press coverage of the…

Pipelines to social websites like Twitter and Facebook help customer service professionals solve problems and build relationships. Facebook’s founder appeared on Oprah. Jimmy Fallon and Ellen Degeneres interact with viewers on Twitter. Social Web sites have hit the pop culture tipping point, and customer relationship management professionals crave the ability to mine online services for…

You can still refinance a home that you rent to tenants, even if you never called that building your primary residence. However, new restrictions on mortgage funding make it more challenging than in previous years to find a lender willing to refinance your investment property. By following these four tips from financial experts, you can…

From large investment houses to community banks, financial institutions across the country have already felt the sting of the recession. According to the FDIC, over two dozen banks closed their doors since the start of 2008, with countless others merging in the wake of devalued market capitalization. Financial professionals ranked among the most laid-off Americans…