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Travel to Exotic Places, Meet Interesting People - and Make
their Lives Better July 04, 1997 The Peace Corps is thirty-five years old. It's still allowing people of all ages the opportunity to grow into responsible world citizens, with an appreciation of other cultures and diversity. ThePeace Corps is currently seeking Volunteers from ethnically diverse communities for international service in over 93 countries worldwide. There are opportunities available in education, fisheries, science, forestry, health/nutrition, agriculture, mathematics/science, natural resources, business, engineering, community development, youth-at-risk projects, skilled trades, and other fields. In order to qualify, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age, and in good general health. The Peace Corps will be signing up nearly 4,000 Volunteers this year for exciting, international, career-enhancing opportunities. If you decide to go back to school, over 50 colleges and universities offer special scholarships to former Peace Corps Volunteers. You can check out their page for more details. High Temperature Degrees July 03, 1997 As the demand for an ever more-qualified workforce continues, it is almost inevitable that a form of "qualification inflation" will occur. Many employers require a first degree as a minimum, and demand for PhD's is accelerating. The problem for most people is finding the time - and, perhaps more importantly, the money - to acquire an advanced degree. So how does the prospect of two years and about $12,000 sound? You can work at your own pace at home, although a certain amount of course work is required. And if you have already published a "high caliber" book or other "creative work", this can be submitted instead of a dissertation. Oh, yes - and the course requires that you spend a month on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. That's the package on offer from "Berne University", named after founder and rector Dale Berne, not the Swiss city. Berne University describes itself as "international", on the grounds that it requires all its candidates to attend a four-week academic residency each July on St Kitts. And it is through this description and requirement that Berne avoids state regulation in the US - the university offers no courses in the US and has no campus. Wherein lies the rub. Despite its claims to accreditation through two international academic groups in the US, one in Switzerland and the government of St Kitts, neither of the two US groups is recognized by the US Department of Education. Which puts the validity of the university's doctorates in some doubt. Nonetheless, many employers are not sophisticated about the academic basis of degrees such as Berne's and take them at face value. And there's a market out there...
¿Habla Espanol? July 02, 1997
Saludos Web is a web site devoted exclusively to promoting Hispanic
careers and education, supported by Saludos Hispanos
magazine.
The site has sections including a FAQ (frequently asked questions)
file, which contains a site overview with
links to the most popular areas on the Saludos Web. This month's featured career articleconcerns Careers in Biotechnology, from the Special Careers Issue of Saludos Hispanos magazine. The site also has sections devoted to Hispanic Resources, Internet Resources, Job Listings and a Resume Pool.
ZDNet University July 01, 1997 Billing itself as " The Most Affordable and Convenient Source of Computing Education on the Web", http://www.zdu.comZDNet University announces a new line-up of online courses covering some of the hottest topics in technology today. Tuition is only $4.95 a month, for which you can learn online from book authors and industry experts and take as many beginning or advanced level computing classes as you want. ZDU's curriculum of online courses offers you the flexibility to learn new computing skills, earn continuing education units (CEUs), and beef-up your resume--at your convenience. Among the courses available are:
200 Letters June 30, 1997 200 Letters for Job Hunters is now available online. International consultant and author, William S. Frank, says this updated version of 200 Letters could cure your writer's block and help you get moving on the road to a new and better job. "200 Letters for Job Hunters promises to shorten your search for a new, hopefully better employer," says Frank, president of the renowned Colorado-based outplacement firm CareerLab. Published by Ten Speed Press, the 348-page 200 Letters now can be accessed by any job candidate at http://www.careerlab.com/ letters/default.htm. Frank's collection of 'Red Hot Cover Letters' can also be found on America Online at keyword 'Career Center.' Frank says, "Very few people write well. Drafting a letter on your own can be a tedious, time-consuming experience." With more than 50,000 copies sold since its publication in 1991, Frank says offering the book on the World Wide Web is a great way to reach many a frustrated writer. The 200 letters (actually 239) are divided into twenty categories, ranging from "Announce Job Changes" to "Negotiate a Pay Raise" If you have difficulty finding the correct form of words for that all-important missive, this is an excellent resource.
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