2006 November | Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin's Blog

Educational Software Discounts

This article has been updated to include more educational software resources on 11/26/06 http://www.sprysoft.com/shop/ http://www.studentdiscounts.com/ http://www.campustech.com/ http://www.ccvsoftware.com/ http://www.creationengine.com http://journeyed.com http://www.academicsuperstore.com http://www.gotrc.com/ http://www.gradware.com http://www.studica.com/products/index.cfm In addition to the above vendors, About.com has articles on educational software limitations and additional vendors.

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November 26th, 2006 | 2 Comments | Posted in Class Notes, Software & Freeware Programs |

Follow-up documents from 11/14 Job Search Workshop

Steve Merwin and Denali Allen from Sanford Rose Associates were kind enough to present a workshop on job search strategies to class on 11/14/06. Denali sent some follow-up documents to share with class. If you were not able to attend their terrific presentation here are the handouts: http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Interview_Errors.doc http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Make_Your_First_Impression_Count.doc http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Preparing_for_an_Interview.doc http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Resume_Preparation_Do’s_and_Don’ts.doc http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Telephone_Interviewing_Tips.doc http://www.robinsblog.com/attach/Top_11_Questions.doc

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November 18th, 2006 | Comments Off | Posted in Job Search |

Using RSS and Feed Readers to Help Manage Your Job Search

This article will introduce you to using RSS feed readers to help to simplify your jobsearch. An RSS feed aggregator is like a news reader. What the heck is that you say? Some web sites utilize what is called an RSS feed to “advertise” their site updates. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. These feeds make it easy for the [...]

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November 12th, 2006 | 2 Comments | Posted in Job Search |

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