Education/Training
Education 2.0
The Internet is a virtual paradise for DIY-ers who can find in-depth educational information on topics from basket weaving (yawn!) to veterinary medicine (yikes!). Apparently they go from uninformed to know-it-all in just a few sessions. According to Wired, these are the best online resources for anyone with a healthy curiosity for lifelong learning.
(Source: Wired.com)

Personal Advancement
Bad bosses get promoted?
According to a new study, many meddling middle managers make it on the backs of their subordinates. Nearly two thirds of respondents said their superiors were often promoted for their domineering ways. Top-level executives who did nothing to reign in these bad bosses only exacerbated the problem further—causing nightmares, insomnia, depression and burnout among the company's bottom rungs.
(Source: Reuters)

Health/Wellness
Printers 'as unhealthy as cigarettes'
To paraphrase Bart Simpson, “Whoa, that’s good toner!” According to an Australian study, 30 per cent of laser printers used in workplaces emit small particles that are just as harmful as cigarette smoke. The effects of these miniscule airborne particles increase fivefold in open-concept offices. A silent killer perhaps; new toner cartridges and graphically heavy printouts made this invisible fog even worse.
(Source: Telegraph Media Group)

Jobs for students
Finding a student job or internship abroad
There's nothing better than some international experience to lend perspective to life and credibility to your career. If you can export your skills, it must mean your work is of an international caliber. Imagine getting hired overseas in ‘Fortress France ,' or building schools for UNICEF in a geopolitical hotspot. That must be worth something.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)

Boomerang poll
Are you internationally experienced?
Yes, I worked abroad
Yes, I did an internship overseas
Yes, I volunteered abroad
No

To answer, visit Career zone, and check out the Your opinion matters section.

Negotiation Tips
How to get a promotion
There's much ado about how to land a job, but what about scoring a big promotion? That too requires planning, preparation and execution. There are two parts to this puzzle: things to do before and then during the meeting with your superior. There are several specific techniques to lay the groundwork and a couple of in-meeting points of etiquette that are worth noting.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)

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