Posted in Careers, Law, School on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This could probably be a whole blog upon itself if i was cynical.
I actually think law school prepares students well- at least I perceive mine does.
However, many say that too much emphasis is put on black letter law, and not how things are done in reality. I say that is a problem with specific professors [...]
Posted in Careers, Relationships and Sex on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
In my continued assault to my colleagues of the fairer sex (joke!), I ran across an article that notes marriage is hard for female lawyers.
A researcher has found that young female lawyers and other women professionals have slightly higher divorce rates than their male counterparts.
This doesn’t surprise me at all. The job requires a lot [...]
Posted in Business, Careers, Money and the Economy, Trends on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Many people have heard of the term professional shoppers. These are the people who go out and find you items that suit your personal taste, whether it is clothing or home decor. This tends to be an upscale industry. People who are too busy making millions will hire someone to shop for them.
I think that [...]
Posted in Business, Careers, Entertainment, Humor, Internet on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Hilarious website I ran across that posts insanely bad cover letters and resumes. Here is the description from the website:
We are a group of HR monkeys and hiring managers who have worked with some of the largest search engines, vertical portals, and social-networking sites on the Internet, as well as for hardware and software manufacturers, [...]
Posted in Careers, Money and the Economy, School on March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
NY Times article discussing how many medical students are choosing fields like dermatology and plastic surgery because they will pay the most money after they graduate. The problem with that is the areas that will need a lot of good doctors, with our population aging and the baby boomers getting older will be stressed.
Seniors accepted [...]
Posted in Careers, Computers, Internet, Society, Technology, Trends on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A new study suggests that a majority of the creators of creative content online are not the geeky male stereotype one things of when thinking of computer programmers.
Research shows that among the youngest Internet users, the primary creators of Web content (blogs, graphics, photographs, Web sites) are not misfits resembling the Lone Gunmen of “The [...]
Posted in Business, Careers, Internet, Money and the Economy, Technology, Trends on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With the economy in recession, and the dollar losing value against many other currencies, a strange thought is occurring to many American businesses. Why not outsource to US citizens?
There is a special website that while not aimed at this phenomenon is certainly helped by it. Elance.com is a website designed to bring freelancers in many [...]
Posted in Careers, Humor, Relationships and Sex on March 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Brazen Careerist wrote a story about a study that examined why guys are always trying to make jokes and be “the funny guy” in the group.
They found that women tend to find men who are funny to be more attractive. Ever notice that girl who you know has a crush on you laughs at [...]
Posted in Careers, School on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Looking back after a term and a half of law school, I have come up with a fool proof formula for law school success. Every law student I talk to agrees with me, for what that is worth. The secret?
Get amazing grades your first term.
How simple right? Great grades means you get on law review [...]
Posted in Careers, Computers, Internet, Personal, Technology, Trends on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Now that the job search is in full swing, many are giving me the advice that I should shut down my blog, delete my facebook account (not that that would do much!), and keep my private life offline.
However, I ran across this blog post by a lawyer in Ohio who gives a good argument for [...]
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