Archive for 2010
Ten Top Smartphone Apps for College
Saturday, July 17th, 2010If you’re headed to college in the fall, it might be the last thing on your mind in July. But summer’s the perfect time to explore the world of smartphone apps, particularly those designed with college students and MBAs in mind. Even the best ones are free and they offer functionality that includes everything from increasing the size of your Facebook following to boosting your vocabulary. We’ve compiled a list of 10 useful applications—most available on iTunes—that cover both prepping for school and succeeding once you’re there. Take a look, explore your favorites, and begin downloading. Continue here
By Sommer Saadi
Source : Business Week
What It Takes to be a Doctor in the US?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010This week, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English looks at how people train to be medical doctors in the United States.
It is not easy to become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into a medical college. More than one hundred twenty American schools offer study programs for people wanting to be doctors.
People can get advice about medical schools from many resources. One of these is a publication, the Princeton Review. It provides information about colleges, study programs and jobs.
The Princeton Review says competition to enter medical schools is strong. American medical schools have only about sixteen thousand openings for students. However, more than two times this many seek entry. Many of those seeking admittance are women.
Read more here or Listen to the story here
Source: VOA News
To Help you Live Your Dreams we added a New Member
Monday, July 12th, 2010Hello Fans,
I hope you had a great weekend.
I wanted to take some time to thank you for your positive interest, constructive comments and continuing support.
Because we want you feel more comfortable, have a superior experience and more importantly achieve your goals in the United States, I added a new member to our International Team.
It’s now my pleasure to introduce to you our new member, Bethiël.
Bethiël Tekle Mariam is an Eritrean lady, born and raised in the Netherlands. She moved to the sunny California 6 months ago to pursue her American Dream. Currently, she is enrolled in an International Management & Operations Certificate program at the University of California, Irvine, and she plans on starting off her professional career this fall within the field of International Marketing & Communication. This 26 year-old has a passion for travelling, and she is fortunate to have seen all the major cities in Europe and the USA. While studying abroad in St. Louis, Missouri and Valencia, Spain she understood how much cultural differences can make someone not feel at home. In St. Louis, Missouri, she was involved in the International Business Club and the International Student Organization. During her recent experience in the United States, she learned how to overcome and adjust herself to any obstacles she ran into.
Bethiel joined U in the USA to share her experience, help you feel more at home within the American culture and more importantly help you live your dreams. In the days to come, she will personally connect with each of you to discuss your interests, questions and ways to reach your own goals.
I will appreciate your help in making Bethiël feel welcome in our community.
Thank you.
Jean-Marc Dedeyne
U in the USA
“International Students & Visitors. Life Simplified!”
Want to know more about Bethiël click here
How to Mix with People at Parties?
Saturday, July 10th, 2010This week on Wordmaster, Avi Arditti, Rosanne Skirble and Jeanne Martinet give us some tips about mixing with people– what works?”Jeanne Martinet offers some help in an updated edition of her popular book “The Art of Mingling.”
“Well, what doesn’t work is that you should never walk up to somebody and ask them right away what they do for a living. It’s not only sort of rude, and it’s sort of like ‘who are you, are you worth my time?’ But it’s also bringing up a conversation that you don’t know what you’re bringing up.Read more here
Listen to the story here
Source : VOA News
The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room
Want more?
The Art of Mingling : Lear How to Be a Party here
In New Mexico, Visiting Two Links to Native American History
Saturday, July 10th, 2010This week THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English visits two special places in the state of New Mexico. They are important in the history of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest United States.
In eighteen eighty, a scientist was traveling in the Southwest United States. Adolph Bandelier was researching the history and social organization of the American Indians who had lived there for centuries.
When he was in northern New Mexico, men from Cochiti Pueblo took him to a place where their ancestors had lived in Frijoles Canyon. Mister Bandelier saw the ruins of the ancient pueblo or village and said “This is the grandest thing I ever saw.” Read more here
Listen to the story here
Source : VOA News
Image of the Acoma Pueblo village courtesy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Highlights Asian Pacific Americans
Saturday, July 10th, 2010Every year in Washington, D.C., visitors to the National Mall are treated to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which celebrates the culture and traditions of communities across the United States and the world. This year’s festival in part highlights Asian Pacific Americans.
“This is a program that we talked about for many years,” said James Deutsch, the program curator for the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. “We have done programs on Asian countries. For example in the year 2007 I was the co-curator for a program on the Mekong River which featured five countries – China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. But we have never done a program on Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.”
The program features music, dance, art, cooking and lectures, all presented under large, open air tents on the large grassy expanse between the U.S. Capitol building and the Washington Monument. Continue here
Source : VOA News
2010 Festival Videos here
The traditional Cambodian “Golden Mermaid” Dance is performed by members of a Maryland-based Cambodian organization on Mekong-American Day at the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Photo courtesy Smithsonian Institution
US Volunteer Travels Cross Country to Help People in Need
Saturday, July 10th, 2010As you might know volunteering is an integral part of the American Culture.
Most Americans believe “that there is an obligation, because of the freedoms that we enjoy, to give something back,” said Desiree Sayle, director of the USA Freedom Corps, a White House initiative to expand community service throughout America.
President Barack Obama has been stressing the importance of public service and volunteering.
Here is a great example. Drew Johnson is doing that in 48 U.S. states over 48 weeks. He has done everything from building homes and delivering meals, to cleaning up after a flood.
Drew Johnson, a web designer, considers helping others his passion. He says it occurred to him one day that he should make a road trip to help the needy.
Creativity comes from curiosity.
Friday, July 9th, 2010“Creativity comes from curiosity. The more curious you are about the world, the more you experience and learn.” Simon Sinek
Want a little more?
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
Reading a newspaper, Jarbas Agnelli saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. He cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). He knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. He was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.
Also check his live presentation of Birds on the Wires at TEDx São Paulo: here
Social Networking Ever More Critical to Job Search Success
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Job seekers with robust LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter profiles have better access to job opportunities at growing companies than candidates whose job searches don’t include active social networking profiles, according to the results of a new survey.
CIO — Jobvite, a maker of recruiting software, released the results of its third-annual social recruiting survey this morning, and the findings underscore the many reasons job seekers need to incorporate online social networking into their job searches.
Jobvite asked 825 HR and recruiting professionals about the extent to which they use social networking websites in their recruiting process to find and vet candidates for jobs. Their answers indicate that they view social networks as a viable channel for sourcing high-quality candidates and that they plan to increase their use of social networking websites in their recruiting efforts this year. (Only about 3 percent of survey respondents were Jobvite customers.)
At some companies, in fact, social recruiting is beginning to eclipse traditional channels for sourcing candidates, such as job boards and third-party recruiters and search firms.
If you’re looking for a job and not active on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter (the three social networking websites most popular with employers, according to the survey), here are four reasons to join these sites and actively manage your profiles. Continue here
Source : CIO
To the Class of 2010; BEFORE you make your First Mistakes
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010So it’s the time of year when many of you are looking for jobs…. Some will seek full-time employment in their respective fields while others will make do with whatever they can get.
Here are some personal reflections offered by Ronn Torossian. He is president and CEO of 5WPR, one of the 20 largest independent PR firms in the U.S.
See three below:
1. With email and the Internet the world moves very very fast. Know the values and consequences of that.
2. Focus on what you want to achieve and not on possible obstacles. It is guaranteed that whatever you focus on will materialize faster
3. Do what makes you happy. YOU. Not your environment, social circle, or external surroundings. You will never regret doing it your own way
See all ten at Under30CEO
