How to build connections while volunteering Volunteering is a good way to meet new contacts, but don't get too pushy in your efforts, writes Kristen Lamoreaux. Instead, strive for authenticity and let connections happen naturally. CIO.com (3/16)
Fidelity Investments says close to 5,000 employees have joined its program for student-loan repayment. Those employed at least six months are eligible, and Fidelity is offering up to $10,000. The Boston Globe (tiered subscription model) (3/15)
Your Next Challenge
A guide to modernizing an old resume Add a LinkedIn URL to your header and replace the objective statement with a profile summary to make your resume more current, writes Don Goodman. Make tactical use of bullet points and craft your resume with applicant-tracking systems in mind, he suggests. Careerealism.com (3/17)
The Water Cooler
Why American English needs "y'all" The English language lacks a formal second-person plural pronoun, meaning a way of addressing a group of people. While "y'all" has evolved as a particularly Texan form of Southern slang, its usefulness extends throughout the English language, since it serves this second-person plural pronoun form. "Anyone who’s used English in any capacity knows that 'you' is a sorry excuse for a plural pronoun," writes Vann Newkirk. The Atlantic (3/2016)
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