Latina and Maybelline Opportunities Through Education Scholarship

Latina and Maybelline have joined together to award 5 $10,000 scholarships towards education for Latina college students.  See this website for eligibility requirements and application materials.  Deadline is December 15, 2007.

Sample Behavioral Interview Questions

A while back, I had posted a popular link to a site for sample questions for a behavior-based interview.  Unfortunately, that site is no longer available.  Fortunately, QuintCareers has a good site on behavioral interviews with sample questions.  Check it out!

Report: New Jobs at Trane

According to the Memphis Business Journal, Trane Systems is planning to expand in Memphis and add approximately 185 jobs.  Click here for the full article.

2008-2009 FAFSA

According to the US Department of Education, paper FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms will no longer be sent in bulk to schools and libraries.  If you need to fill out a FAFSA, you will have three options:

1. You can call 1-800-4-FED-AID and request a paper FAFSA be mailed to you.  It should arrive in three to seven days.
2. You can fill out the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.  The library will provide a FAFSA on the Web worksheet, if you should need it.
3. Beginning November 15, a PDF version of the FAFSA will be available at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov.  This form can be downloaded, filled out and mailed to the address provided.

Test Preparation Sites

Need to take a test for a job?  Trying to get in to school?  There are a number of great sites that offer test prep materials and study guides.  Of course, the library subscribes to LearnATest, so you will probably want to start there.  But you might also check out testprepreview.com, 4Tests.com or Study Guide Zone.  These sites have free test prep materials for vocational exams, entrance exams and certification exams, including Praxis, HOBET, SAT, ACT, ASVAB and much more!

Scannable Resume Fundamentals

Ever wonder how to make your resume text-only or scannable?  This article from Quint Careers explains what is necessary to make sure your resume is scannable and offers links to sites with more information and examples.

Freelancing Tips

Are you a freelancer?  Do you want to be?  If you answered ‘yes’ to either of those questions, then be sure to check out The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How To Avoid Them.