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Are you wondering what summer jobs are available? If you enjoy working with kids and being outside, you might want to consider applying for a camp job. Summer camps hire thousands of teens and older students each summer to work as counselors, staff-in-training, activity specialists, kitchen staff, office workers, and groundskeepers. Although jobs are abundant, an effective job search campaign is essential to finding the right position. Here are some tips to help you land a fun camp job this summer....

When a recruit goes to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), he/she will be thoroughly tested and evaluated medically as well as take the ASVAB. Prior to this meeting with military doctors, whose sole job is to see if recruits have any medical issues that will prevent them from military service, the recruiter will pre-approve candidates after the recruit fills out medical questionnaires. Many times, recruits will need waivers due to medical procedures, surgeries, injuries, illnesses, and any congenital defects....

Aviation Aerographer’s mates (AG) are the Navy’s meteorological and oceanographic experts. While they do a lot of what the meteorologist at your local news station does, checking weather patterns and temperatures, their jobs go a lot deeper than predicting inclement conditions. If you enlist in this rating—which is what the Navy calls its jobs—you’ll learn how to predict weather and oceanography conditions. Duties of Aerographer’s Mates These sailors are trained in meteorology and oceanography, and learn to use instruments that monitor air pressure, temperatures, humidity, wind speed, and other weather characteristics....

Phil Mickelson has a great record in The Masters Tournament, although it took him a while to get his first win in the major championship. His record of victories, Top 5 finishes and Top 10 finishes place Mickelson among the greatest players in Masters history. Key Takeaways: Phil Mickelson at the Masters Phil Mickelson has three wins in The Masters Tournament, more than all but three other golfers.He also has numerous other high finishes in the tournament, including ranking second-best all-time in Top 5 finishes at The Masters....

To enter the real estate business, the fastest way can be to work as an unlicensed assistant to a successful real estate agent or broker. Benefits are normal hours and a salary or hourly wage. The duties performed by such an assistant do not require a license. Instead, the requirements are general office type skills, such as good computer skills, graphics design experience, people skills, and some organizational abilities. Keep in mind the limitations on job duties as stipulated by state regulations....

The horror genre tends to get shorted in the respect department. Considered juvenile by some, or lumped in with other genres by others, the only horror writers who ever seem to get any respect are the ones by wildly famous writers like Stephen King. That respect is usually tied to their immense book sales or their ability to cross over into other, more “respectable” genres. But some of the greatest books ever written have been horror novels—and some of the biggest-selling books ever fall into that category....

Many real estate agents and brokers are supplementing their commission income by doing BPOs, or broker price opinions. Though the income from an individual BPO may only be between $50 and $150, these brokers do well by streamlining their procedures and forms. Many companies allow the completion of BPO forms online. In short, a BPO is used in situations that do not yet warrant the time and expense of a full appraisal....

The branches of a neighbor’s tree may hang over onto your property. In this case, you may have questions about your rights regarding the portion of the tree that is on your property. The following are general rules regarding overhanging tree branches. You must also check the law in your state, county or city to determine if different rules may apply to you. How to Tell if a Tree Is on Your Property...

There are many reasons why you should choose a career in sales, but there are also reasons why you may want to consider a different career path. Sales is not for everyone, much like any other occupation does not fit everyone. Here are some of the aspects of a career in sales that tend to be the most challenging. 01 of 04 Quotas pkline/E+/Getty Images Sales positions and sales quotas go together like peanut butter and jelly....

Many people enjoy arts and crafts but never take that extra step to make them available for sale. If you’re crafty and have the time and space to make your craft items in larger quantities, there are a variety of items you can create to sell for extra money from home. In fact, with a little planning, you can build a complete home business using your own creative skills. A home crafts business isn’t for everyone, but it’s a nice way to generate some extra income and, at the same time, receive accolades for your beautiful creations....

The credo of an empowering manager is to create a work environment in which people are empowered, productive, contributing, and happy. Instead of hobbling employees by limiting their tools or information, trust them to do the right thing, get out of their way, and then watch them catch fire. These are the 10 most important principles for managing people in a way that reinforces employee empowerment, accomplishment, and contribution. 01 of 10...

The Federal Fair Housing Act protects seven specific groups of people. Families are one group that is protected from housing discrimination under this Act. Learn how Fair Housing defines a family, the actions that are considered discrimination, and a family’s rights if they feel they are being discriminated against. When Did Familial Status Become Protected? The Federal Fair Housing Act was created in 1968. However, families were not initially a protected class under this act....

Many nonprofits run business enterprises to supplement their charitable giving income and to help create additional income to cover administrative costs. That business activity can be related to the organization’s mission or it can be unrelated. At some point, however, if the unrelated business activity becomes very successful, the nonprofit might be taking in a substantial income from it. In this case, the organization needs to understand the income tax implications of doing so, including the possibility of putting the entity’s nonprofit status at risk....

T.J. Maxx and Marshalls attract bargain shoppers, and for good reason. Shoppers will find that almost all merchandise in both T.J. Maxx and Marshalls is discounted between 20 to 60 percent off the original retail prices. How T.J. Maxx and Marshalls Keep Prices Low Retailers that buy merchandise in large quantities usually have agreements with the wholesalers that guarantee that they will buy back a percentage of the merchandise that does not sell within a certain time period....

Don’t you hate it when pants shrink after washing and now you’ve got more ankle showing than you wanted? Or you may simply have growing kids. The pants that you bought a little long at the start of the school year are now looking more like capris. You hate to have to donate good pants to the charity thrift store when there is still good wear left in them. You can save a too-short pair of pants with one of these simple fixes below....

Periodically, a reader’s question has universal appeal and application so we are sharing both the question and the response. This particular question comes to me a lot, particularly from people who want to transition into the field of HR. With little to no formal education in HR and little job experience, what can the individual do to quickly impact their ability to work in the HR field? Reader’s Question: Let me introduce myself....

It’s easy to take infrastructure for granted, especially when governments are responsible for maintenance. However, no one wants to live without roads, bridges, train tracks, sanitation, water purification, dams, and other parts of the background we pass by every day. And it’s also the stuff we use every day. Since no one wants to clunk into potholes or drive over a creaky bridge; since we don’t want our streets to flood or our water to contain metals, it’s important for relevant governments to spend the money to keep it up to date....

Is the purpose of a performance improvement plan (PIP) to document an employee’s performance as the first step to fire the employee? PIPs are a popular topic because so many organizations do them wrong and use them for all of the wrong reasons—for example, as the first step to fire an employee. So employees are often confused about what being placed on a PIP actually means for their current and future employment....

It can be challenging for college students to find the time to search for jobs, summer jobs, or internships during the semester. After all, students are busy with academics, athletics, co-curricular activities, volunteer work, internships, and a campus social life. In addition, for students who want to work summer or post-graduate jobs in locations far from their campuses, it is hard to travel to these places to network or interview during a hectic semester....

When you go to MEPS(Military Entrance Processing Station) or your DoDMERB (The Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board) to get medically screened for service as an enlisted member of an officer in the military, you will be fully examined from head to toe. Your vision, hearing, blood pressure, blood work, and even your teeth and much more will be fully screened to see if you have any medically related issue that prevents you from being able to fulfill your time of service....