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Industry Lingo Cheat Sheet

Whether at the interviewing stage or getting ready for your first day at office, it's useful to have a grasp of the "insider" lingo that gets bandied about in different industries. Here's a quick primer on some common phrases and titles in a number of popular industries....

By on 10/07/08

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The Dumpster and Craigslist, Redefined

The Internet has developed a pretty advanced marketplace for disposing of stuff you don’t want and finding people who sell what you do want. But if people didn’t believe there’s always room for improvement...

By Jason Richards on 9/26/08

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Don't Bogart My Lunch, Man

Genius invention of the week: zip lock lunch bags that look like they’re covered in mold so that no kitchen scavengers will want to steal your food. As long as the faux-fungi doesn’t put you off eating...

By Joan Mitchell on 9/17/08

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On Adderall

As many of you probably know, getting adderall on college campuses is easy. You just buy it from students with prescriptions for five bucks a pill. In my case, I got my own prescription from the school psychiatrist, at U. Chicago’s ...

By on 4/08/08

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On Academics, Jobs, and Nantucket Nectars

In June, I’ll be getting my Masters degree in philosophy, and soon after I will enter the workforce. Some things I’m considering: ...

By on 5/05/08

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Ice Cream for Dinner, and Other Small Tips for Saving Big Money

Graduation from my Masters program is near. No permanent job is in sight. Money-saving schemes loom to the fore of my awareness. Fortunately, I am a rat! “Resourceful”, “scavenger”, “survival”—no, “danger”—is my middle name. Here are some money-saving tips...

By on 5/23/08

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The Pros and Cons of Grad School

As I prepare to graduate with my Masters in philosophy this coming Friday, I am reminded of a recent image: ...

By on 6/11/08

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Close, but No Cigar

Here's a snapshot of my life since graduating with my Masters in philosophy in June...

By on 8/04/08

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Sex Education

File under “Creative Ways to Pay for Graduate School”: 22-year-old Sacramento State grad “Natalie Dylan” is placing her V-card on the auction block to raise money for a master’s degree....

By Christopher Schonberger on 9/15/08

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Worst. Internship. Ever.

Most aspiring journos across the country would probably murk someone for an internship at The New York Sun, but little do they know what it’s all about. Thought you’d just be cracking jokes about Eliot Spitzer and chilling with silver-tongued neocons? Turns out...

By Dan Marley on 9/04/08

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