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		<title>Job market heats up for college grads</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2011/04/job-market-heats-up-for-college-grads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[College may not be for everyone, but those who do decide to pursue a degree are reaping the benefits of better employment prospects in a still-tough job market. The Bureau of Labor Statistic reports that employment in America has grown by 521,000 jobs since January for Americans with a bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To intern or not to intern?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2011/04/to-intern-or-not-to-intern/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To intern, or not to intern &#8212; is there even a question? According to a recent New York Times report, a full three-quarters of the 10 million college students enrolled in four-year schools in America will work as interns at least once before graduation. Internships are a bit like dating, in that they give both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salaries for computer, engineering grads buck downward trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good reason to stay in uniform? According to a recent press release from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers to Class of 2010 bachelor&#8217;s degree graduates are down 2 percent &#8212; to $48,351 &#8211; from the average $49,353 offered to Class of 2009 bachelor&#8217;s degree graduates. Before you start revamping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business schools reach out to veterans</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2010/02/business-schools-reach-out-to-veterans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many businesses seem to be catching on to the value of veterans in their workforce, and now it appears business schools are doing the same. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, America&#8217;s business schools are working hard to recruit former service members into their MBA programs. Part of your appeal? Leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job-hunting grads are slow to clean up online profiles</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/11/job-hunting-grads-are-slow-to-clean-up-online-profiles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about how poor judgment in social networking can sink a job candidate&#8217;s prospects. Even a single misstep on a site like Facebook, Twitter or MySpace could cause you to be passed over for employment, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey. With employers expecting to hire 7 percent fewer graduates from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troops for Teachers may expand to younger vets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pondering a change of course when you leave uniform? Take a look at the Troops to Teachers program. Established in 1994, Troops to Teachers is a joint Education Department and Defense Department program that recruits retiring and separating service members to teach in public schools that serve students from low-income families throughout the U.S. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A unique degree in the technology of health care</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/10/188/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the October issue of EDGE, I profiled unique degree programs from colleges and universities around the nation that likely hold special appeal for military students. Left off that list because of a delay in the launch date of the program is a bachelor&#8217;s degree in biomedical informatics at Arizona State University. Originally scheduled to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make up your mind with a grad school &#8216;internship&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/10/make-up-your-mind-with-a-graduate-school-internship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having trouble deciding what you want to be when you grow up? You&#8217;re not alone. Most college students will change majors at least once in the course of their academic careers. Change majors too often, though, and you risk delaying graduation &#8212; and adding to the cost of your education. Change your mind in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t wreck your job hunt with bad grammar</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/09/dont-wreck-your-job-hunt-with-bad-grammar/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/09/dont-wreck-your-job-hunt-with-bad-grammar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soaring unemployment rates and dismal economic forecasts continue to strike fear in the hearts of many a job-seeker. For soon-to-be and recent college graduates, the prospect of that first job hunt may be all the more daunting. And with reason. According to a new report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Admissions officers use Google, too</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/03/admissions-officers-use-google-too/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/03/admissions-officers-use-google-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever Googled yourself or someone else you know? Here&#8217;s something to consider: Admissions officers at schools where you have applied may be Googling YOU. And what they find could take your name off the list of prospective students. Last year, I interviewed Drew Myers, president of the military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary.com. Myers spoke then of [...]]]></description>
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