Interview Tips for College Grads

College Grad Job Interview

How College Grads Can Prepare for Job Interviews

by Kathleen Brady

The basic question in every interview is “Why should I hire you?” The interviewer’s objective is to assess your credentials, form an impression about your personality and determine the degree to which your interests and background correspond with the employer’s hiring needs. Your objective is to translate your abilities, skills and attributes into benefits for the employer. You must be able to verbalize why your strengths are of value to this specific employer.

Can Cat Behavior Teach us to Live Fulfilling Lives?

Dogma of Cats - Deb Snyder

The Dogma of Cats: Feline Philosophies for a Fulfilling Life

by Deb Snyder, PhD

We often think the keys to happiness are hidden in distant places, the deep recesses and highest heights of our world, kept in close guard by a humble monk or dynamic guru. These bits of philosophical brilliance dispensed only after we demonstrate tremendous sacrifice of time, energy or money to get there. Bah! Who can get to a mountaintop these days?

Although I am one of the first to acknowledge nature is a powerful conduit to accessing our soul’s calling, the truth is…wisdom is all around us and we need only look to what surrounds us for the answers to the great questions in life. Can our best teachers come in the form of friends, the flowers in the front yard and even cats? Yes, I said it…cats.

7 Tips on When to Buy Generic or Name Brand

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Save or Splurge? When to Buy Generic or Name Brand

by Andrea Woroch

Corporate spending on marketing and advertising is the number-one reason name-brand products are pricier than store brands. Sometimes, this investment turns sour and leads to legal repercussions. Kellogg recently settled a class-action lawsuit for misleading marketing claims about the health benefits of its popular Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal.

Since buying store-brand items can save consumers up to 30 percent, parents infuriated by this lawsuit may be inclined to go all generic. However, some name-brand products are actually better values than their generic counterparts. Here’s a handy reference list to help you determine when to save and when to splurge.