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Unpaid Internships
At the risk of looking like an "asshole, lazy millennial," I want to discuss unpaid internships and their benefits to our society or lack thereof. In the past, internships of any kind were the golden gate for experience in the workplace. The benefits of having an internship meant that one would have the necessary skills to help later in a job—usually with the same company! When unpaid internships were amazing was when people did not need quite as much to live comfortably. These internships usually lead immediately to a job with that company or at the very least gave enough experience that a job was found fairly quickly afterwards. The benefits from these have dwindled in my opinion, sure the experience is great, but at what price?
By L Clay8 years ago in Journal
5 Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs on a Budget
We've all been through grinding jobs trying to make ends meet paycheck by paycheck. But if you're an ambitious entrepreneur with a burning desire to receive more than just a paycheck every week, it makes sense to start your own little business.
By Lacee Thompson8 years ago in Journal
Back Home and Looking for a Job
Hello, this is my first writing try! In advance, English is my second language, so if you read something weird it's just me trying to be cool, as I am still learning the expresions of American youth.
By Rubi León8 years ago in Journal
Should You Be Interested In SEO Or PPC?
This decade has seen a digital awakening for companies around the world; strategies that were once the secret of highly-skilled internet gurus are now commonplace, essential practice for any organisations with an online presence.
By Michael Deane8 years ago in Journal
Artist
If you're anything like me, making one decision can be a little difficult. I mean how many times a day are you having to decide on what to wear, what’s for dinner, what school/college do you want to go to, what do you want to major in? And my all time favorite, what do you want to be when you grow up?
By Joely Millan8 years ago in Journal
Undetermined
18 and forced to choose a career path. I’ve been scared of writing for quite some time. I imagined if I were to write, and I mean really write. I’d have to be perfect. Spend hours on the wording of a single sentence. That I’d have to follow every rule I’ve ever heard. Give up my guilty pleasure of the use of alliteration. I’d have to give up everything I hold dear about writing and focus on the subjects that I zoned out of during school.
By Sylvia Jade8 years ago in Journal
Being Productive
Most times when we are feeling the least productive, it is because of the environment we surround ourselves with. So many distractions to tempt us, steering us away from what we actually need to do. Of course, there's things we want to do, but they're much more exciting than writing that essay or email, or getting all of your assignments done.
By Majestic Healing8 years ago in Journal
The Secret Life of a Serial Dreamer
Have you ever been so deeply inspired by something that you’ve done absolutely nothing? Have you dreamed so vividly that you forgot to wake up?
By Destiny McMillan8 years ago in Journal
The Future for Human Creativity
Can creativity be taught? The ancient Chinese believed that all things are made of a mix of yin and yang, that while one may predominate nothing can exist as wholly only yin or only yang.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Journal
A Job for Money or a Job for New Skills?
It is everyone’s dream to have a nice job. A nice job often means good salaries and a comfortable life. Some people equate a nice job with the amount of payment: the higher salary you receive, the better job you have acquired. However, I think that a job that gives you a chance to learn new skills may be more important than a job that gives you money.
By Tirzah Sephora8 years ago in Journal
Why I Write
I write because I can’t help it. Thoughts and feelings spill out of my mind with every waking moment, like a child unable to control their crayon within the lines of a colouring book. I write because if I did not I would be driven mad, stuck on a carousel with more weight pressing me down with every rotation and no end in sight. I write because I’m scared. I am so scared, so often and no one will ever see it. Fear runs wild though my blood and even though I know it’s only in my mind I can still feel it snaking down my limbs, tying me down; if I did not dispel it with the ink from my pen I would stay tied forever.
By Lali Onne8 years ago in Journal
Can Anyone Become Successful?
Many people are told that anything is possible, and they can be anything they want to be. Their minds are filled with hope and possibilities. Yet, as people age, most of their dreams fade away and is replaced with a realistic mind because of certain circumstances.
By Tirzah Sephora8 years ago in Journal