March 2009 archive

Top 10 Distance Learning Essays for 2009

Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 | 0 comments | Permalink | Read More >>

go and write! The CollegePlus! Distance Learning Essay Contest of 2009 was the most successful essay contest to date. We had a record amount of entries, a multitude of amazing essays, and our winning student went away with a full year scholarship to CollegePlus!

It was a great joy to read the thoughts and reasoning on the topic of “How distance Learning is Changing Education in the 21st Century” by Kendall Burnette of Georgia, this year's contest winner.

Potential Interns: Learn How to Interview!

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 | 1 comment | Permalink | Read More >>

Hire With a record numbers of employees facing lay offs, the next crop of business leaders faces a greater challenge of simply finding a job.

This reality makes it all the more important to get experience as an intern before you need to find full time work.But it all starts with that first interview. Here's now to prepare for it with tips from the Wall Street Journal.

Want to be persuasive in business? Take notes from Justice Scalia.

Posted on Monday, March 9, 2009 | 0 comments | Permalink | Read More >>

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has 10 tidbits of advice for businesspeople who want to inspire and motivate those around them. You may not find gems like this in a theoretical college classroom but you will from one of the most consistently conservative judges in the US.

Some of his points? Know your audience, lead with your strongest argument, and keep it short—or "concise," as he puts it. Read the Businessweek article for more of Scalia's wisdom!