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NerdScholar’s Favorite University Veteran Support Programs

May 22, 2013

About 250,000 men and women leave the military each year after honorably serving our country and face the challenging task of transitioning from the war-zone into civilian life. Many take advantage of the G.I. Bill, [...]

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NerdScholar’s Favorite Entrepreneurship Alumni Networks

May 16, 2013

The power of an entrepreneurship alumni network is an invaluable resource for students and alumni looking to start successful businesses. Not only do alumni networks and fellow classmates provide guidance, advice, and mentorship, they can [...]

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NerdScholar’s Favorite Entrepreneurial Programs

May 1, 2013

Background: Universities’ roles in fostering entrepreneurship Universities have long been the propellers for innovation but have not always offered the concrete and robust entrepreneurial programs that now exist today. For students looking to start a [...]

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NerdScholar’s Favorite Last Minute Career Fairs for College Seniors

April 23, 2013

Graduation is fast approaching for many college seniors. For those who are still looking to land the ideal position, career fairs offer the perfect opportunity to get face-to-face time with employers.  But what if you [...]

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Equal Pay for Women: Women Still Trailing Behind Despite Higher Education

March 26, 2013

NerdScholar compared the top ten best jobs for equal pay and ten worst jobs for equal pay. Between the two groups, the jobs with the worst pay were where women earned 66 cents for every dollar [...]

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NerdScholar Equal Pay Study: The Top 10 Best and Worst Women’s Jobs for Fair Pay

January 29, 2013

January 29th marks the anniversary of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.  Lilly Ledbetter sued Goodyear in 1998 for discrimination–earlier in her career she had discovered that she had been paid less than her male peers [...]

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Five Steps to a Better Career

January 3, 2013

So, you’re ready for a new beginning—a new career, and a better one at that.  However, with student debt reaching the one trillion dollar mark this past year and the boom in media coverage of [...]

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

January 2, 2013

Thinking of becoming a Nurse?  There’s plenty of reason to—in NerdWallet’s recently released Jobs in Demand study—we found Registered Nurses to be one of the fastest growing jobs requiring an Associate’s Degree, in addition to [...]

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Associate’s Degree Career Test

January 2, 2013

  Having trouble figuring out which job is right for you?  The Nerds are here to help.  Check this out—we recently released a study that showed jobs requiring an Associate’s Degree are going to grow the fastest!  That [...]

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Latinas with Associates Degrees: 4 steps to a higher salary career

December 18, 2012

New study shows high return on investment for associate degree earners going into healthcare industry  With the new year right around the corner and with doubts floating about whether higher education is a worthy pursuit [...]

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