Happy Memorial Day, dear readers. Today is an important U.S. holiday when we offer remembrance for all the women and men who have lost their lives in military service to our nation. It is also a time for family gatherings and BBQs that for many families coincides with their children’s’ next rite of passage as they make the switch from [...]

Tech/management blog Rands in Repose has a few really interesting little tips about creating that resume. The author, an engineering manager in Silicon Valley, says he spends about 30 seconds glimpsing at each resume that comes across his desk, so you had better grab his attention! One of the most important (and funniest) realities is to write like you’re a [...]

Part three in Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship series at IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com: Alexandra Levit is the author of They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World, and a regular corporate and university speaker on Gen-Y employees. She is the founder and president of Inspiration@Work career consultancy and also serves as a VP at Edelman public [...]

Jim Wang recently served up a great article for college students over at his blog Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: “Student Loan Deferment vs. Forbearance.” If you’ve got student loans, and you’re near graduation or already paying them back, you should take a look and educate yourself. I recently had a run-in with these terms when the Federal Direct Loan people [...]