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It said we have 3 locations and are seeking college students pursuing a major in marketing. Full time- internship pays $400-500 a week. Email for info.

So I emailed and got back an answer, we are interviewing today from 12-4, please give us a call for directions.

Should I trust it?

It is probably a commission sales job disguised as an internship. Otherwise they would have stated a specific amount. Most internships are not paid.

You can go to the interview but I would not expect anything except what I said. If they did not even give a company name, I would not trust it anyway but if you are curious you can go.

This is for an Administration Assistant job!
it’s at a college!
Thanks Tigg because you are the only one so far to properly answer my question!
Thanks Tigg because you are the only one so far to properly answer my question!

Means you must have a two year college degree or at least 5 yrs experience in that position

There are a few job listings that show the compensation, but others just say "hourly" or "depends on experience". Is there a courteous way to find out how much a job position is paying before even going to the effort of applying for it? And I don’t want to waste time being interviewed if the pay is below what I want.
its a Dog Daycare Caregiver position.

When they say hourly and depends on experience.This part is tricky. They try to see how much u willing to for.Since u didn’t mention what kind of job here, people can’t tell u

Do you instantly think "this is a bs/ripoff job listing" when you see the words "self-starter"?

I do. I wondered if it was just me.

Maybe it’s not right and maybe I’m jumping to conclusions, but I’ve seen so many "work from home" and "investment required" and "pay based on sales" jobs that use that phrase (self-starter). It makes me throw up an instant red flag when I see those words.

Does anyone else have this same reaction?

It might, doesn’t have to be though. A lot of the b.s. job listings have self-starter (that’s a common requirement for a sales job, especially a sales job where they take advantage of sales people). A lot of real jobs want "self-starters" too, especially an assistant job. I’d find out a little bit more about the job. Chances are good that you’re right though.

When we talk about Web 2.0, we talk about establishing and maintaining relationships. As a web professional your job is not only to attract visitors but to encourage them to become frequent ones. With the importance of social media on the web, Mr. Rohit Bhargava came up with the term Social Media Optimization (SMO). While Search Engine Optimization is about making your site visible to search engines, SMO’s concept is to optimize your site in order to make it visible on social media searches, easy to be linked to, visible on internet search engine for blogs like Technorati and get included on various blogs, vlogs and podcasts. SMO method includes adding RSS feeds, bookmarking and sharing buttons and blogging. You can enhance your website with third party community functionalities like Flickr photos and galleries or YouTube videos.

5 rules of SMO:-

1. Increase your linkability: Search engine optimization talks about getting relevant backlinks. Social media optimization however emphasizes on the need of making your website linkable. In most cases websites are hardly updated and display limited content. To enhance the linkable feature on such websites, adding blog could be a better idea.
2. Make tagging and bookmarking easy: As I mentioned earlier, you need to add quick buttons to make bookmarking and tagging easier. You can include list of relevant tags and suggested notes for a link. You need to tag your pages on popular social bookmarking sites as well.
3. Reward inbound links: The importance of inbound links could not be denied. A better way of increasing links is by encouraging the sites that link to you. You can do this by listing recent linking blogs on your site who link to you. You’ll be rewarding them and encourage others to do the same.
4. Help your content travel: When you have portable content like video files, audio files, PDFs, you need to let them travel. You can do this by submitting them to relevant sites. YouTube is one of the best ways to promote your videos online. When you submit your content on other sites you’ll be promoting your site and get links back to your site.
5. Encourage the mashup: In the process of establishing and maintaining relationships on web, you need to be more open and let others use your content. RSS feed is the best example for this, by syndicating your content others will be able to create mashups and promote your content.

Along with these 5 rules it is important to keep few more things in mind:

• Original Content: Coming up with new ideas and content that are interesting works well on social media. People are not interested in things they have already read somewhere. So come up with innovative stuff and entertain the group you are targeting to.
• Engage: You need to make your site interesting to engage the users and encourage them to explore your site. For this your site needs to have attractive and well planned outlook, useful information that are up-to-date and easy to comprehend and avoid engagement barriers like boring flash intros and slow servers.
• Participation: Social media is about two way communication. You need to participate in various conversations to let the buzz out. You need to listen to other people, drop your opinion and let them give their opinion as well. Participation helps you get your message spread faster.

Social media optimization is all about building relationships. You need to build trust, make the readers feel at ease and provide interesting content to make them return over and over again. You need to be creative and enjoy you social life on the World Wide Web.

Sortins Technologies
http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-marketing-articles/social-media-optimization-689205.html

One of the most talked about tactics in selling real estate is the open house. In years gone by the open house was a staple tactic of selling real estate. However in recent years the “just looking” trend has brought some unfortunate attention on what has traditionally been a great marketing tool. Many people have asked if the open house still holds any value in today’s real estate market. The simple truth is that it does.

When a home goes on the market there is a complex series of events that goes into motion. This is of course, referring to the marketing plan that the agent has devised for the home or property in question. Truly, in years past open houses were responsible for a lot of home sales. Then again, at that time you did not get a lot of unqualified lookers taking up valuable time. Now, a note should be made that there are typically two different open houses that take place. The one that happens before the home is openly listed is for other agents. This viewing is for other agents who service the same area as the listing agent. As one could imagine this is an important showing as these other agents represent numerous buyers who are currently looking in your area.

The more traditional open house typically happens on a weekend when the majority of people are available to view homes. It is the realtor’s job to ensure that viewers are of the qualified variety. There will be a number of “looky loos” but that is really unavoidable. An open house can be a definitive mind changer for someone who is interested in the home. Perhaps they have seen it online already and seeing it in person will be the experience that changes their minds for the better. Many buyers would rather come to an open house before setting an appointment to see the home as there is little pressure during an open house, and a level of anonymity that is not really possible with an appointment. Open houses are an important part of the selling process, do not underestimate their worth.

David Hoffman
http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/open-houses-134169.html

If you’re like a lot of parents, your first thought upon reading this title was, “Are you crazy? Why would a child need a credit card?” But believe it or not, the reasons extend well beyond the shopping mall.

Credit cards are handy for children traveling abroad or even locally with school or a youth group. They won’t be renting cars, but they will be eating and almost every fast food chain now accepts them. It’s also something your child can keep handy just for emergencies. There are plenty of other reasons why minors should have credit cards, including as a tool to teach financial responsibility.

Giving a credit card to a minor really is a decision only parents or guardians can make. If this is something you’ve been considering, here are some options to consider.

It’s important to realize first that minors cannot have their “own” credit cards. Issuance of a credit card is a contractual matter and because of their age, minors aren’t allowed to enter into legally-binding contracts. Therefore, a minor’s credit card has to be attached to a parent or guardian’s account.

Secondary cardholder

Listing a minor as a secondary cardholder is easy. Applications and credit history checks aren’t required because what matters is the creditworthiness of the primary account holder. A secondary card might have a different account number, making it easier to track expenditures or to cancel if it’s ever lost or stolen.

But on the downside, the primary account holder assumes full responsibility for making all payments. Should problems arise, it’s the primary account holder whose credit history is affected.

Debit cards

These look and feel just like credit cards but there’s one big difference: no credit’s involved. Debit cards are linked to bank accounts and as purchases are made, funds are immediately withdrawn. The downside of being linked to a parent’s checking account is immediately apparent when the minor doesn’t control its use and the parent suddenly finds a depleted bank account. So do yourself a favor and find a bank that offers youth accounts. That way, your child can only use the debit card as long as there is money in his/her account. If spending is managed, youth debit cards are great for teaching children that they have to earn money before they can spend it!

Charge cards

The difference between a charge card and a credit card is that at the end of each billing cycle, the balance must be paid in full; interest doesn’t accrue. It’s another situation in which the minor is considered a secondary card holder. Because you can’t carry a balance with a charge card, it is a good way to stress the importance of managing spending.

Prepaid cards

These are cards onto which you load money that can be used for making purchases anywhere the other major credit cards are accepted. As long as money’s available, they can also be used at ATMs for cash withdrawals. When funds run low, all mom or dad or the child has to do is reload!

Secured cards

This too looks and feels like a credit card, but it’s more like a debit card because the user can only make purchases as long as the card’s funded. The way this type of card is funded is by making deposits to the institution which issues the card. Secured cards are often used by minors trying to establish credit history. From a parent’s point of view, it’s a good alternative to co-signing.

To co-sign or not to co-sign

Most parents do whatever they can to help their children succeed. That’s admirable, but when it comes to co-signing for a credit card, they really need to think twice. Once they turn 18, young adults can apply for credit. If they’ve not established sufficient credit though, they won’t be approved without a co-signer.

And the co-signer assumes responsibility for making payments. If your adult child doesn’t have a job, you’ll be paying the bills. If you don’t your credit is affected. What’s worse, if your adult child hasn’t been taught good money management skills, you might end up paying down those cards you co-signed for a long time!

Debbie Dragon
http://www.articlesbase.com/finance-articles/credit-card-options-for-minors-219792.html

Suitable education is three full years of progressively higher level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (such as LL.M.).

Does this mean that a masters degree qualifies as well as that is higher graduate education as well?

It sounds like they want someone with a Masters AND some additional education (i.e. - working on a PhD, or some kind of specialized degree).

If you have a Masters + experience relevant to the job listing, then you should probably give it a shot. If they don’t find their ideal candidate, you might be in the running.

I need to pick a major for the college that I am going to. The only problem is, I am not sure what jobs are associated with those degrees. I would hate to get a degree in something and find out I don’t like the jobs that it offers. Some degrees are obvious like, Accounting, Criminal Justice or like Cosmetology. But what about degrees like Business Administrative Technology? Please someone help!

That would be the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

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