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Transferring Skills: The Key To New Employment

Job seekers who have all of their working experience in one industry, such as steel, need not limit their job search to that industry because they can often transfer their skills to other areas of employment. Transferring skills is a much more productive solution to the job problem than changing careers. It is also a more productive solution than trying to stay in the same industry where prospects are unfavorable for finding new work. (Click here to read article)

How To Brag About Yourself To Win & Hold A New Job

For most people, boasting about oneself does not come naturally. It is not easy or comfortable to tell someone all the wonderful things you have accomplished. But that is exactly what you need to do if you are seeking a new job, or trying to hold on to the one you have. Of course, there is a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance, so to be successful in winning over the interviewer you must learn to maximize your accomplishments and attributes without antagonizing the interviewer. (Click here to read article)

Pitfalls To Be Avoided By Experienced

Job Seekers One might conclude that experienced people seeking employment are not likely to make mistakes in the job interview because they have been there before. Unfortunately, it is not true. Experienced people can be just as prone to mistakes as their younger counterparts. Whatever lessons the individual may have learned in previous job hunts may be overlooked in the latest quest for employment. In some cases, experience may even pose a roadblock to new employment, if the job seeker does not present his or her credentials in the right way to a prospective employer. The right way is to focus on the needs of the employer, not the needs of the job seeker. (Click here to read article)

Jack and Jill of America Foundation

Through its National Foundation Project Grant, Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. assists African American high school seniors in obtaining their Bachelor's degree. This scholarship award is administered by the United Negro College Fund on behalf of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Eligible applicants are African American high school seniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 who will be pursuing a Bachelor's degree at any accredited post-secondary institution in the United States. An applicant cannot be an alumnus of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (Click here for more information)

ROTC Scholarships

ROTC Scholarships can be a great way to pay for college and serve America. ROTC programs are available at over 1,000 colleges and universities. (Click here for more information)

Hearst Scholarship for Minority Students

The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (http://nonprofitresearch.org/), a grant making program of the Aspen Institute (http://aspeninstitute.org/) in Washington, D.C., annually offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship to help introduce minority college students to issues in philanthropy. The scholarship will be between $2,500 and $5,000, based on academic excellence and need, and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Scholar serves as a summer intern with the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund. During his/her internship, the Hearst Scholar undertakes general research and program support for the fund's grant making and outreach efforts. (Click here for more information)

American Association For University Women Fellowships and Grants

One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. (Click here for more information)

National Medical Fellowships

NMF's mission is to ensure that minority medical students receive the support they need to enter medical school, complete their medical education and reduce their total education debt, with the understanding that their increased participation in medicine and health care delivery to the underserved has important public health benefits. Scholarships and Fellowships are offered. (Click here for more information)

American Nurses Foundation Research Grants

Provides funds to beginner and experienced nurse researchers to conduct studies that contribute toward the advancement of nursing science and the enhancement of patient care. Awards are given in all areas of nursing, including healthy patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical care, gerontology, women’s health, community and family intervention. (Click here for more information)

American Psychological Association Minority Fellowships

The MFP's objective is to increase the knowledge of issues related to ethnic minority mental health and to improve the quality of mental health treatment delivered to ethnic minority populations. This is done by providing financial support and professional guidance to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees in psychology. (Click here for more information)

Medical School Scholarships for Minorities

The Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Minority Medical Student Scholarships consist of five scholarships given to outstanding entering third-year minority medical students who have demonstrated leadership in eliminating inequities in medical education and health care. Each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship and an award certificate. (Click here for more information)

American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program

The broad goal for this program is to maintain and increase incrementally the number of underrepresented ethnic-minority students in the geosciences. Recipients of AGI Minority Geoscience Scholarships are provided with financial awards ranging from $250 to $1,000 and given the opportunity to interact with a mentor from the geoscience community within the AGI MPP Advisory Committee. (Click here for more information)