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Step Onto the Financial Independence Track
By Jane Herman
What do you do when you get angry or frustrated with your financial situation? Perhaps, like many others you get motivated to set specific financial goals -- for example, to pay off a particular credit card, cut expenses, or pursue a raise. Having financial goals is great, but I want to open your mind to an even bigger step you can take: putting yourself on the Financial Independence Track. When you are on the Financial Independence Track, there is an end point on which you are focused -- Financial Independence -- and having this longer-term vision makes all your short-term financial goals easier to set and to achieve.
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No Technology Left Behind
By Robin Raskin
An election year always puts the spotlight on education and this year the buzzword is accountability. Technology is going to play a bigger part than ever in making sure kids are mastering the basics.
Education may also be as close to a non partisan issue as we’ll get this year. You may recall that President Bush's signed the No Child Left Behind legislation soon after he took office. It made it mandatory that schools and their students be tested and accessed on performance in grades 3-8. Some educators argue that too much attention has been placed on testing, but overall, the idea that tests should be able to measure how well a child is mastering some skill is a valid one.
It's so valid, the Big Kahuna of tests, the SAT, is changing in order to better measure real academic performance.
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WITI Marketplace
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Women For Hire Career Expos Across the U.S.
Network face-to-face with recruiters from top employers at the Women For Hire career expos. A great opportunity for technology professionals! Meet with companies such as BAE Systems, Bloomberg, Boeing, CH Robinson, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Honda, HSBC Bank, IDX Systems, Integic, JetBlue, Level 3, Nextel, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Shell Oil, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Swales Aerospace and MANY MORE!
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Company Spotlight
At Intel, we not only believe that people are the greatest investment in a company - we live it. Intelligence. Innovation. Creativity. Culture. These are principles that drive us. We're using these principles each day to create an inspiring workplace where inspiring ideas are rewarded. Discover why the Intel workplace is such a great place to work.
At Intel, our dedication to diversity and multiculturalism is put into practice each day. It can be seen in the lives of a global workforce of more than 78,000 employees in over 48 nations. And it can be felt by a continuing commitment to provide an inclusive workplace where unique perspectives, talents and skills are fostered. Discover how Intel values the ideas and experiences of each of our employees.
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Field Engineer - Nordson Corporation
This position will have responsibility for primary contact between Nordson and all existing customers, providing maintenance of all existing customers. Additional responsibilities include providing necessary technical support to all customers in assigned territory/region including installation supervision/technical support for the designated manual and automatic systems and after installation technical support to customers of installed base, selling designated accessory components, parts and instruments to all existing customers in assigned territory, and "pulling in" designated system specialist to act as primary sales contact.
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November 10 - Orange County
Moving Powerfully Into the Future: Dara Duguay, author of "Please Send Money & Don't Spend Your Raise"
November 17 - Boston
The Evolving Role of Women's Leadership in Technology
November 18 - Portland
Professional Development Program: How to Develop an Effective Powerful Data Presentation
November 18 - New Jersey
HOLIDAY NETWORKING SOCIAL
November 30 - Houston
WITI Holiday Networking Party
December 1 - Los Angeles
WITI Holiday Networking Happy Hour
December 2 - Silicon Valley
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Holiday Networking Party
December 2 - Cleveland
WITI Holiday Networking Happy Hour
December 6 - Philadelphia
Close out the year with a fresh start for the Philadelphia Chapter of WITI
December 7 - Portland
Networking Event
December 7 - Atlanta
WITI Holiday Networking Event - Speaker Gail Evans "She Wins You Win"
December 9 - Corpus Christi
WITI Holiday Networking Party
January 5 - Houston
Maximizing Performance and Balancing Life
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Women For Hire Career Expo
Nov 11 2004
Atlanta, Georgia
Hire the Best - Using Assessment Measures to Optimize Your Hiring Processes
Nov 11 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Gartner presents Application Integration & Web Services
Nov 15 2004-Nov 17 2004
Kissimmee, Florida
Women in Leadership Summit
Nov 15 2004-Nov 17 2004
Boston, Massachusetts
Women For Hire Career Expo
Nov 16 2004
Dallas, Texas
Hire the Best - Using Assessment Measures to Optimize Your Hiring Processes
Nov 16 2004
San Francisco, California
Recruiting and Workforce Acquisition Technology 2004
Nov 16 2004
Seattle, Washington
Why Smart Executives Fail
Nov 16 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Hire the Best - Using Assessment Measures to Optimize Your Hiring Processes
Nov 17 2004
Los Angeles, California
Recruiting and Workforce Acquisition Technology 2004
Nov 17 2004
San Francisco, California
Why Smart Executives Fail
Nov 17 2004
Washington, District of Columbia
Women For Hire Career Expo
Nov 18 2004
Houston, Texas
Gartner 23rd Annual Data Center Conference
Nov 30 2004-Dec 2 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada
Real Talent Management: What Top Organizations are Doing
Nov 30 2004
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Oracle Open World
Dec 5 2004-Dec 9 2004
San Francisco, California
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