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Organizing for America, the successor organization to Obama for America, is empowering students across the country to build on the movement that elected President Obama and help bring about his vision for change.OFA is launching the National Organizing Internship, connecting students all over the country with our organization on the ground, and working to make the change we fought so hard for in

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Excerpt: New York Times- August 11 - New Graduate Finding Jobs in China(get the full text of this article on Factiva - expand the source field to select New York Times)Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the call. They are

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The MIT Enterprise Forum-Atlanta is sponsoring the New Talent Exchange on Tuesday, August 25, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at 5 Seasons Brewery Westside. Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta for this networking opportunity.$10 student with ID, Register at http://www.mitforumatlanta.org/The New Talent Exchange introduces young professionals and entrepreneurs to the Atlanta technology community. The purpose

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Thursday morning at Cobb Galleria Centre I was greeted by lots of smiling faces wearing orange aprons. The shareholders, who were scant in number and advanced in age, did not fill the auditorium.An upbeat video of employees in the US and Mexico cheering for the company's 30th anniversary kicked off the meeting.Frank Blake opened the informal part of the meeting with a few slides on the company's

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New York Times - 04/19/09- Interview with Nell Minow, co-founder of the Corporate Library, a provider of corporate governance research. Highlights:How do you do hiring? I really look for a kind of passionate curiosity. I think that is indispensible. I won't hire anyone that can't write. I tell them to give me an example of their ability to communicate. It's just tremendously important, their

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Thursday I'll be attending Home Depot's Shareholders meeting. I can get in because I am a shareholder! I look forward to reporting back to students how a company markets itself to its shareholders, what's it like to hear first hand about the company's progress and future plans and to see if there is any activisim or real feedback from the shareholders. Stay tuned!

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Check out the Bio International Convention being held May 18-21 in Atlanta. A growing industry, a terrific networking opportunity. Even if you aren't in Atlanta, check this site to update yourself on what is happening in this area. You don't need to be a chemist to be involved - all these companies need finance, accounting and marketing professionals!

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Question: I'm interested in Sustainability Consulting - where could I find job postings?Suggestion: Start right here at Emory by networking with our Director of Sustainability Initiatives - Ciannat Howett. Email her to ask how she found her job, what associations she belongs to, who she partners with.For a list of jobs - try greenjobs.org or Grist.org or Idealist - check their handbook for

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