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Column: Lying, exaggerating on resumes places honest applicants at disadvantage
I want you to write down all of your most positive attributes in a single Word document. However, you cannot use all of the space — you must use bullets and spaces between all sub-points and categories in order to make the page aesthetically pleasing and easy to scan over.
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Column: Four-year universities not for everyone; Students should consider their options
Is a college degree worth the price? It depends. Certain majors reap higher salaries than others, but most college graduates find themselves, no matter what they major in, making on average almost $20,000 more per year than high school grads.
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Editorial: Don’t burden students for debt
If you don't think you have a stake in this debt ceiling debate, then you had better start paying attention. At a recent White House meeting during the deficit reduction talks, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.
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Netflix announces new price plans with higher rates
The convenience of Netflix will now cost members a pretty penny. For $9.99 a month, customers used to be able to receive one DVD by mail at a time and watch unlimited movies and videos instantly online.
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Column: Netflix price hike is too costly for college students
Much like former New York governor candidate Jimmy McMillan said in a debate last October about the cost of rent, Netflix customers are now saying the price of streaming is too damn high.
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Column: Purchasing power
TOULOUSE, France - Since June 22, the only thing more ubiquitous than the signs that scream “SOLDES” populating storefronts has been the crush of shoppers flocking to them. Les soldes (in English, “sales”) are state-regulated, biannual sales held throughout France.
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Column: What’s the BigDeal?
A Dell notebook computer regularly priced at $730 sells for $48.01. A Kindle 3 with Wi-Fi, normally a $140 purchase, sells for $10.91. A PlayStation 3 bundle priced at $400 is bought for only $5.74.
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Company archiving all publicly-posted Facebook information for employment screening
Those considering posting photos from a wild Vegas vacation may want to reconsider, now that an employment screening company will be archiving all Facebook information left public for its use. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is allowing Social Intelligence Corp.
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Student debt largest ever
A young Best Buy customer picked up two CDs and went up to the cashier. He gave her a credit card. It was declined. He gave her a second credit card. Again, it was declined. He gave her a third and a fourth. Only the fifth went through. This extreme scenario, which N.C. State U.