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Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part 3: The Publishing Industry

Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part 3: The Publishing Industry

Who wouldn't want to be the next bestselling author of a hit literary series like 'Twilight' or 'Hunger Games'? Unfortunately, Stephanie Meyer's position isn't the kind that is for hire. Plus, the odds of gaining fame akin to Meyer or Suzanne Collins is, as they say, one in million -- and probably even...

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Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part Two: Retail Industry

Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part Two: Retail Industry

During my East Coast job search adventure with AOL career diva Lisa Johnson Mandell (who also happens to be my wonderful aunt), I couldn't control the urge to take advantage of the amazing shopping in New York City. I was mostly limited to window shopping, of course, due to my non-existent salary, but Aunt Lisa...

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Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part One: Job Search Begins

Lola's Quest to Find the Ideal Job Part One: Job Search Begins

What's a poor girl to do with a college degree in this economy? If you graduated in the last few years, you know it's been harder than ever to land a decent job -- or any job, for that matter. While the national unemployment rate hovers around 9.5 percent, the rate for workers ages 16-24 is 19.6 percent -- the...

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