Usually take an afternoon nap from 12:00 to dinner time just because I have nothing to do. But recently I have noticed something very strange about waking up from these naps. About 75% of the time when I wake up I am in a complete panic; cold sweats, breathing hard, paranoia, completely scared of everything.
Once you have sent in all of your application materials the next step to your quest for an internship will likely be an interview. This experience will be unlike any interview you may have done before. In a job interview you are in the spotlight answering questions dealing with your past experiences and how they fit the new position.
The world beyond the safety of our school walls can be very daunting, especially when the time comes to hunt for your first real, full-time job. College graduates have a whole new set of skills under the belt, having studied hard for tests and papers over the past few years. They also have that nice diploma that gives them a leg-up in the world of job-hunting.
I received the dreaded phone call on Monday, the one I was hoping I would not get this time, but I guess it was inevitable. The temp service I have been working with informed me that Friday will be my last day. The project is over, leaving me, once again, terrified wondering if I am going to be able to keep a roof over my head and food in my belly.
When one is a kid dreams are crazy. Actually, any person, no matter their age, is able to dream anything. As time passes a person changes their old dreams for new dreams thinking that this are better. Most of the time the new dreams are better than the old ones because as a person grows on the outside they also grow on the inside becoming more mature and ready to make choices.
When my math teacher first told me that our country was going into a recession, and that the American dollar was become less and less stable, I didn’t think it would affect me directly. I have a job that wasn’t laying off anybody, and if things got really hard I would probably just grow veggies or something like that.
My sister works her ass off everyday. She's 21 and is raising her boyfriend's daughter. She works as a leasing agent at an apartment complex and one of her used-to-be really good friends is her boss. Big mistake I know, but they usually get along. Unless...well here's the latest...
In 1993 the US, under the Clinton administration, negotiated a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that eliminated tariffs between the three countries. For years the agreement was hailed as a bipartisan success story, proof that two parties can work together to do something good. Now NAFTA is a campaign issue, not because Hillary is touting her association with it.
