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- Applying for Your First Job: Everything You Need to Know
Applying for a job can be frightening, expectations can be unclear, and knowing where you will perform at your best and be compensated fairly is difficult to assess. The only element that can make this process even more intimidating is if you are applying for your very first job. Carlos Duno, President of Marcia Owen Associates, a permanent and temporary staffing agency located here in Santa Fe, and I have come up with tips for first-time job applicants to get through the process and find the perfect job.
Create your Resume. Creating a resume can be daunting, especially if you don’t have...
- Entering the Real World: How Young Professionals can find a Place to Grow in Santa Fe
As if leaving college wasn’t hard enough, entering the real world and applying for your first “real” job can be just as challenging. To make matters worse, the lack of young professionals in Santa Fe deters many recent graduates from even applying in the City Different. Carlos Duno, President of Marcia Owen Associates, a permanent and temporary staffing agency located here in Santa Fe, and I have come up with tips for recent graduates to get through the job application process, and reasons why even you may want to stay and watch your career grow here.
First and foremost, Mr. Duno maintains...
- Getting the College Admissions Process Started
College is one of the most amazing experiences in a person’s life. A variety of classes are available to broaden your academic horizon, amazing friendships are made, and most importantly, you begin the processes of discovery both about yourself and the world. However, the college admissions process is time consuming and difficult, and often takes a team greater than one. Having recently completed this process, I have come up with a few guidelines to help you along the way.
Be Proactive. Deciding where to go to college will be one of the biggest decisions of your life. Despite the help and...
- It All Adds Up: Saving Money as a Young Adult
For many young people the idea of saving money is foreign. What should we be saving for? Why does it matter? Well, the financial decisions we make today can have an enormous impact on our futures, including when we buy our first car, take out a school loan, or make a down payment on a house. I recently sat down with Sherry Finney, a mortgage specialist and financial professional with thirty years in her field. With her expert advice, I came up with six steps young people can take to encourage savings and make smart decisions about money.
Begin by starting a dialogue with your parents....
