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	<title>CollegeSurfing Insider &#187; careers</title>
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	<description>Answers to Your Career Education Questions</description>
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		<title>Technical Schools Welcoming More Students</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/11/03/technical-schools-welcoming-more-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/11/03/technical-schools-welcoming-more-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gen Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some encouraging news out of my home state of Georgia: Record numbers of students are enrolling in technical colleges, inspired to try new career fields and seeking to quickly gain the knowledge needed to land those jobs.
Data from the Technical College System of Georgia shows a 24 percent increase in 2009 enrollment compared to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Questions to Ask About Nursing Degrees</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/27/three-questions-to-ask-about-nursing-degrees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/27/three-questions-to-ask-about-nursing-degrees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bachelor's of nursing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While health care reform is grabbing headlines, health care is one of the more secure job sectors.
Some professionals in hospitals and physicians offices are seizing the moment to earn degrees. If you’re a registered nurse, you may be considering a bachelor’s in nursing, which could lead to promotions or higher-paying jobs. You also could teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Nobel Prize Laureates Inspire You</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/20/let-nobel-prize-laureates-inspire-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/20/let-nobel-prize-laureates-inspire-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College search Noble Prize education bachelor's Ph.D.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The 2009 Nobel Prize laureates who are U.S. citizens earned their degrees from a variety of schools. Their hard work has received attention this year, and check out the list below to see how their majors and college paths contributed to their research and efforts that received recognition from the Nobel Prize committee.
Even if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Your Way to a New You (and Career Success!)</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/13/volunteer-your-way-to-a-new-you-and-career-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/10/13/volunteer-your-way-to-a-new-you-and-career-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iparticipate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t seen the prolific public service announcements yet, you will. This month, be on the lookout for TV stars like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Masi Oka, and Rainn Wilson singing the praises of service and volunteering through a new Web site, iParticipate.org. In fact, all sorts of celebs are offering up personal stories on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Top Jobs for 2009 Grads Are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/29/and-the-top-jobs-for-2009-grads-are/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/29/and-the-top-jobs-for-2009-grads-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no doubt, job offers are few and far between in these dreary days of layoffs, cutbacks, and hiring freezes. That&#8217;s why we can learn a lot from the  list of the 10 jobs most offered to the class of 2009 as reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in its Fall  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decoding Emerging College Majors</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/decoding-emerging-college-majors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/09/02/decoding-emerging-college-majors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love reading articles about college major trends because that&#8217;s a good way to gauge which career fields are up-and-coming and eager to hire. Lucky for us, writers at The Chronicle of Higher Education did some legwork in yesterday&#8217;s story, &#8220;5 College Majors on the Rise.&#8221;
Not surprisingly, all of the majors they list have something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bored? Surf My 5 Fave College and Career Links of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/08/12/bored-surf-my-5-fave-college-links-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/08/12/bored-surf-my-5-fave-college-links-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green collar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paying your dues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real facts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And now, a roundup of fun sites, blogs, and articles that&#8217;ll keep you busy and entertain  you before you hit the books in a few weeks&#8230;
Unigo.com&#8217;s Back to School College Guide &#8211; This time of year, many sites tout their back to school coverage, but what makes Unigo&#8217;s unique (say that fast three times!), are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Starting Salaries Not Too Shabby</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/07/17/report-starting-salaries-not-too-shabby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/07/17/report-starting-salaries-not-too-shabby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gen Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starting salary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On average, new grads are making almost $50k right out of college &#8212; not too shabby in this down economy of ours, right? I know I certainly would have been thrilled with that kind of &#8220;first job&#8221; salary offer back when I graduated. Here are the deets&#8230;
NACE’s [National Association of Colleges and Employers]  Summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Strategies for a Successful Career Switch</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/06/18/6-strategies-for-a-successful-career-switch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/06/18/6-strategies-for-a-successful-career-switch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting hired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career switch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career switching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[switch careers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ready for a career switch? In an uncertain job market, it&#8217;s a good idea to consider all your career options &#8212; and workers in Washington State are doing just that. According to the Workplace Confidence Survey released in April by Everest College, 57 percent of respondents said they would change careers if nothing stood in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>In Pursuit of Passion</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/05/07/in-pursuit-of-passion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/05/07/in-pursuit-of-passion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Boston Globe article chronicles the plight of laid-off software engineers and financial types who are taking the time to go back to school to engage their creative side and feed their soul. They are taking courses in painting and digital photography, furniture making and graphic design.]]></description>
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