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It may seem hard to figure, but provocative new research suggests that an individual’s math and reading skills in elementary school are key indicators of his/her socioeconomic status (SES) in adulthood. In fact, the study — conducted by a pair of researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland — showed that math and reading [...]
Written and submitted By: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin The enduring advancement in scientific innovation and the irresistible potentialities of technology are transforming how we acquire and share knowledge, our understanding of what constitutes educational materials, and the key learning skills we will need to be successful learners. Yesterday, there were no books. Today, books fill libraries [...]
Need a job? Get experience! Need experience? Get a job! This predicament has frustrated fresh graduates since the Industrial Revolution. As a fresh graduate without work experience, you have a challenge writing a resume, when you have nothing but education to work with. What you need is dedicated job research and customizing each resume for [...]
Nigerians can now be divided into two groups of people; those who shop online and those who don’t. Few years back, safe and secure online shopping seemed like a farfetched reality in the Nigerian Internet space. Today, online shopping is quickly becoming a part of the buying culture in Nigeria. You might have noticed the [...]
Submitted by guest writer: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin If you need a job, get experience first. If you need experience, get a job first. Which way out? It is not uncommon to find announcements of job openings requiring applicants to have a number of years of work experience. This is a towering stumbling block for most [...]
Written and submitted by Meghan I. College admissions is a time of anxiety and excitement for high school seniors, and the college admission essay is a perfect demonstration of this. It is exciting because you have the freedom to say what you want to say and talk about a variety of weird and wonderful subjects, [...]
Written and submitted by Shan Ronald a medical school graduate When you decide that you are going to study medicine and become a doctor, you’re not making a choice, you’re making a commitment. It’s not something you should go into casually, and it’s difficult to really have a feeling of what you’re getting yourself into [...]
Distance learning is one of the more popularized means of learning online. It simply means attaining education even though you live miles away from your educator. Discussion takes place online, where you only have to communicate to your teachers through e-mails and web chat conversations. This may be far from the conventional mode of getting [...]
An excellent first class undergraduate degree and a passion for Chemistry brought Nigerian Oluwaseun Mesele’s application for Cardiff University’s Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to the attention of the deciding scholarship committee. Rising above nearly 60 other applicants, Mesele is enjoying this highly prestigious award, enabling him to study his chosen programme, MSc Physical Organic Chemistry. Mesele [...]
When PHD and MBA holders compete in jobs reserved for lesser qualified candidates, it’s only human to ask questions. The Chairman and Chief Executive Director of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote recently disclosed that PhD and MBA holders were among over 13,000 applicants that applied for the recent Graduate Executive Truck Driver in his company. [...]
Article written and submitted by Kimberly Martinez Writing is a great way to share your thoughts, ideas and feelings with other people. There are many ways to use writing in your everyday life: while some people write for fun and entertainment, others do this for income, for education or to publish a book. Irrespective of [...]
This article is written and submitted by Caroline Ross a writer for accreditedonlineuniversities.com. Getting a job is difficult enough as it is. When you don’t have the necessary work experience to get the kinds of jobs you want, it is even more difficult. The problem is that many of us look at a job ad [...]
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