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Savvy Schools

This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal April 17,2009 By KELLY GREENE Ted English, age 62, a restaurant owner in Rapid City, S.D., had been thinking about changing… Read more »

Cupcakes and Cattle Breeding: Teens Turn to Summer Start-Ups

This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal April 15,2009 By SUE SHELLENBARGER Lexie Oliver, 16, has been trying for weeks to get a summer job, to earn spending… Read more »

Twelve Years Down the Drain

This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal April 9,2009 By Elizabeth Wurtzel The credit crisis has cost us a dozen years’ wealth in a matter of months. Anyone… Read more »

The Art of Your Story

This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal March 30, 2009 By Alexandra Levit Working on your `story’ is a major part of what we do together as we… Read more »

Hate Networking? Don't Do It!

Social networking, networking events, speed networking, alumni networking. That overused term — Networking… it’s enough to make anyone overwhelmed and stuck. Especially if you’re someone who has been working steadily,… Read more »

The GRE: A Game of Chess

Here’s our latest blog from our guest blogger. If you’re thinking about graduate school this is a must read. Our blogger did such a great job on her GRE and… Read more »

How Are the Guys Doing?

I work with a lot of men and have been thinking a lot about what male ‘issues’ vs. female ‘issues’ are. There have been a lot of things written lately… Read more »

What Have We Got For You?

I’m very curious about what’s happening ‘out there’. I read in today’s LA Times in a letter to the editor that this person can’t believe that even 30% of employed… Read more »

March 2009 Newsletter

Daisy Swan & Associates – March Madness (or, not…) What’s Inside: Welcome & Introduction, by Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC: The Los Angeles Career Counselor & Coach Lessons I’ve learned that… Read more »

Five Key Steps After a Layoff

This article is from The Wall Street Journal By Karen Blumenthal Published: February 25, 2009 Original Source One of the worst parts of being laid off is coping with fear… Read more »