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Archive for February 7th, 2012

Working with Recruiters and Professional Staffing Firms in Today’s Economy


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Have you ever dealt with recruiters? Did your undergraduate or graduate experience address this reality with you in the business world?
If you’re like me, you likely enjoyed your first couple interactions with recruiters, and since that time view the process as somewhat unfruitful, tiresome, and nebulous… That said, I’m again so thankful for my involvement [...]

Jason DeSanto’s “Anatomy of a Takedown: Political Communication & the Florida Republican Primary”


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On February 1st, Jason DeSanto joined Chicago Tonight to discuss communication strategy in the Florida primary. DeSanto highlighted the essentials of a strong campaign: “have a good message, have the resources to back it up, coordinate across different message platforms/different types of media, and, finally, have a candidate who actually can deliver the message and [...]

Chicago Restaurant Week


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Here it is, once a year, Chicago Restaurant Week! I would not say this is one of the weeks I live for, since I enjoy trying out different restaurants regardless of Restaurant Week or not. But I have to say, this is definitely a week that I like to participate in once a year.
This year’s [...]

GMAT, GRE and MSC program.


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We all know that for most of the Master’s and PhDs program in the US, a GRE or GMAT test score is usually considered as a compulsory. With MSC, those scores are still welcome to be submitted but is only an optional in the requirement. This is really an advantage for those who have not [...]

A Chance to Learn in February.


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This month, is Black History Month, and as such, I would like to share some of my thoughts. I decided to touch on this matter, because a colleague of mine at work had some interesting yet difficult thoughts about the month.

As we delve further into February, there are still those in 2012 that resent the [...]

Do Good, Win Big


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My dear friends,
I just got this information on the Northwestern Norris Center website and want to share it with you all. I think this activity is kind of fun and also give an attractive prize so check it out. If you still have some free time. Don’t just come to school for classes. There are [...]

Super Bowl XLVI = A Communication Success.


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Entertainment brings many benefits and challenges to American culture and has changed the way we communicate. So, Super Bowl XLVI, was not any different. With a little over 166.8 million viewers, a record break in viewership, much was to be discussed.

I find it particularly appropriate to comment on this year’s Super Bowl, not only [...]