If you live in New York and are considering getting your first job, you need to find out what the minimum legal working age in your state is. Are you eligible to work there? If so, you can start saving for school or college expenses, a vehicle, clothing or other items young people generally need. And don’t forget to set aside some money to have fun, if possible. Jobs for Children in New York...
Sending a thank-you email or note after a job interview can impress the interviewer and can lead to a second interview or even a job offer. On the flip side, writing the wrong thing in an after-interview note can make an employer think twice about moving forward. Keep It Positive The quality of your follow-up communication after an interview will impact an employer’s evaluation of your candidacy. Sending a thank-you note matters, but it needs to be sincere and not just a quick “thanks for the interview” email message....
Vendor co-op funds are a type of promotional money that many vendors offer to help promote product sales through their retail partners. It’s in the best interest of vendors and retailers that products sell well, and that’s why vendors usually set aside co-op funds. Still, many retailers may not be aware that they’re leaving marketing money on the table. Learn more about vendor co-op funds so you can find out if your vendors offer them....
A returnship is a paid internship for workers who have stepped away from their careers for a few years or who are transitioning to new occupations. In addition to giving workers a chance to break into high-paying, high-growth fields, returnships benefit companies that are struggling to find qualified candidates for skilled positions. Is a returnship right for you? Here’s what you need to know about available programs, requirements, expectations, and potential benefits....
In terms of boating, the chine is the area of a vessel’s hull where the bilge angles up to become the topsides of the hull. The hull is the watertight section of the vessel, above which is the deck and any other superstructure feature. The bilge is the lowest part of a vessel under the waterline. Hard and Soft Chines A chine is described as being soft or hard depending on the measurement of the internal angle between the bilge to topside transition....
Keystone is a retail term related to pricing inventory. It is a pricing method whereby merchandise is priced for resale at an amount that is double the wholesale price or cost of the product. For example, a retailer might say, “The only department in our retail store that allows keystone pricing is our gift department. Because we face a lot of competition with our other product categories, the remainder of our merchandise is priced using a 40% markup....
John Daly won his second major championship at The Old Course at St. Andrews, proving that he possessed a delicate touch in his short game to negotiate the huge greens and run-ups of the historic links. This British Open was also one of significant comings and goings: The 1995 British Open was the first played by Tiger Woods, and the last played by Arnold Palmer. Woods, still an amateur, made the cut, but finished well back, shooting 74-71-72-78–295....
Working at home has its ups and downs, but for most people, the pros outweigh the cons. While career paths, home office setups, and childcare arrangements may vary greatly, telecommuter’s reasons for working at home are more consistent. Spend More Time With Your Kids Getty/Sean Justice Working at home allows you to be a part of your children’s routines throughout the day; not just early mornings, evenings, and weekends. You can take a lunch break with your toddler, hear all the day’s news when they get home from school, and so much more....
More coupons means more savings at checkout. It’s simple enough math, but how do you get your hands on more coupons? Read on for several winning strategies to add to your arsenal. Sign Up for Newsletters to Get Coupons Miodrag Gajic / Getty Images Are you devoted to a particular product or brand? If so, check the company’s website to see if they have a free email newsletter that you can sign up for....
At age 11, kids aren’t quite ready for the rigors of a part-time job, but they may want to find ways to earn their own money. They’re starting to assert their independence and are at a prime age for some added responsibility. Plus, it never hurts to let tweens know how much those trinkets at the mall or that iPhone app costs in terms of work hours to give them a greater sense of fiscal awareness....
Serving the greater good can be accomplished in many ways. And most don’t require setting up an IRS approved charity (501c3), a complicated task that many people underestimate. Starting a charity is as difficult as starting a business, and you might end up competing with other charities that chase the same donors. Instead, if you are thinking of starting a new charity, consider one of the many other ways of applying your passion for a cause....
When hiring managers post jobs, many times they get many more applications than they care to go through. We’re talking mountains of paper possibly. They want to find that needle in the haystack that is the perfect person for the job, but it can be incredibly tedious to go through a pile of applications. Hiring managers look for things to weed out people who are unlikely to be successful in the job....
Bobby Jones is one of the giants in golf history, not just for his on-course accomplishments but for what he did after retirement: He co-founded Augusta National and The Masters; he starred in the first golf instructional films, movie shorts that screened in theaters. So when Jones spoke, people - especially golfers - tended to listen. And other golfers - his contemporaries and those who followed - had plenty to say about him and his impact on golf....
The Marine Corps Intelligence Community is a unique group of Marines who work closely with other intelligence assets in the field. As a Human Intelligence Specialist, you can also be tasked to engage in counterintelligence to identify and de-escalate the threat of hostile combatants and intelligence organizations. The Marines who join this military occupational specialty (MOS) can do so from any other MOS with a lateral move. There is a relaxed uniform appearance allowing for beards and “less than military grooming standards....
When you start a small business, often you will need to raise money to help get the company off the ground. There are several ways to raise these funds and one that is frequently overlooked is crowdfunding. According to “Fundly.com”—a crowdfunding provider that works with people and organizations around the globe—US$34 billion is raised globally through crowdfunding. Of this amount: $25 billion came from peer to peer lending for small business projects$5....
In the United States, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formal regulations regarding the design, monitoring, control, and maintenance of manufacturing processes and facilities. The word “current” was added to signal to companies that they need to remain up to date with the latest technology rather than rely on what was a good practice 10 years ago. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies follow cGMPs to ensure their items are manufactured to specific requirements including identity, strength, quality, and purity....
As higher education institutions continue to make distance learning a part of their long-term strategies, the need for online teachers–and other non-teaching, education positions such as instructional designers–is expanding rapidly. However, the growth in the online education industry is not limited to colleges and universities. K-12 and high school level jobs for online teachers and tutors are exploding, as is businesses’ need for educational professionals in creating online training materials and courses....
A popular option for retailers looking to expand their product offering or reduce their on-hand inventory is drop shipping. Drop shipping is the process, in which a retailer markets a product, collects payment from the customer and then orders the item from a supplier (usually a wholesaler) to be shipped directly that customer. Not all of your vendors are going to offer this service. It is costly to them and therefore not as common....
International trade is a complicated world full of detailed policies and industry jargon. If you were asked what a distributor is, would you be able to define it? How about a duty or a domestic export? If you hesitated to answer, and your business is looking to expand into importing and exporting, you need to brush up on the foreign trade regulations. Here are some key definitions, along with how they might relate to your business....
Fallout 3 is a post-apocalyptic, open-world role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2008. The PC version has a cheat code that instantly adds items to your inventory. If you know all of the weapon and ammo codes for the game, you can get as much firepower as you need to explore the Capital Wasteland. We have those codes below. These cheats work exclusively with Fallout 3 for PC....
