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Wall Street Journal: Real Learning Experiences: Farming, Fishing, Fighting Fires The IAB says… “Down and dirty internships can make you an up and comer” http://blogs.wsj.com/hire-education/2010/12/16/real-learning-experiences-farming-fishing-fighting-fires/

Do something, anything!! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/business/12yec.html?pagewanted=2 Scott Gerber, one of the people featured in the article wrote a book called  Never Get a “Real” Job Check it out here… http://www.nevergetarealjob.com/

. . Remember all the less fortunate today.  They come in all shapes and sizes…  Happy Thanksgiving! . . . . . . . . . .

http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/is-there-hope-for-a-job-hopper/1180 Dear Evil HR Lady, I am 48 years old with an MBA in business management from a non-traditional university. In my younger years, I would skip around from job to job as boredom would quickly overtake the excitement of … Continue reading →

BIG news (no pun intended)… I’m starting a new brand soon for the NON-adrenaline-junkie surfer, snowboarder, mountainbiker, skateboarder, etc… “Go Big or Go Around” “GBOGA” Stay tuned!

http://gawker.com/5660553/banksy-makes-the-simpsons-funny-again $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ http://gawker.com/5660553/banksy-makes-the-simpsons-funny-again

Wal-Mart Sees Small Stores in Big Cities Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to open dozens of small stores in the nation’s cities, in an effort to push back against the dollar chains and other competitors nibbling at its customers. The … Continue reading →

Those on unemployment benefits: Currently, taking a temp job will NOT interrupt your unemployment benefits (within certain criteria)! See article below! (Disclaimer: If you are milking unemployment, we are not friends anymore!!) http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0809/Unemployment-extension-101-Why-now-is-a-good-time-for-temp-jobs

Prison vs Work compliments of Corinne Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up, this should make things a little bit clearer. IN PRISON……….you spend the majority of your time in an 10X10 cell. AT WORK…………you spend … Continue reading →

This is up for discussion, clearly!  It depends on your goal!  But in all seriousness, Permanent Temporary is more about temp agency work and freelance assignments, NOT about burning through jobs where your employer is hoping for a long-term employee. … Continue reading →