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How to Get Ahead at Work Without a College Degree

Eat Your Career

I’ll give you a quick example: I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in marketing in 2001. If you’re so inclined, you can even list the courses you’ve completed on your resume—as long as they are directly relevant to your role and delivered through reputable organizations. (I So, your education is continuously evolving with your field.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. Not o make this a rant or anything but I know 3 guys who manage to finish school due to having help from others and they can't find work. In the IT sector, there was a time when IT professionals demanded outrageous perks and benefits. December 7, 2009 10:48 AM Anita said.

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How to Protect Your Personal Brand When Your Company's Reputation Sucks

On The Job

When a reputation management crisis occurs, the individual, regardless if he or she is an executive or a new-hire, is tainted in the same regard,” Schawbel says. Franny Oxford remembers interviewing former Enron employees in her role as a human resource manager for a large Houston manufacturing and distribution company in 2002.

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