Topic Selection: Earn

You’re in school to learn information and skills that will help you throughout your career. Navigating your way around the working world is its own valuable skill you can hone through practice and a little research. Make the most of your current job, and get advice on how to get a little closer to that dream job that’s down the road.

Choose from any of the subtopics below to learn more.

Career Planning

• Is Freelancing Right for You?
• Starting Your Own Business
• 3 Tips for Finding a Part-time Job
• 6 Tips for Finding a Summer Job or Internship
• How to Design Your Own Part-time Job
• My Story: Budgeting for an Unpaid Internship
• Calculating Your Future Salary
• Getting the Most Out of Your College's Career Center

Comparing Jobs

• Find a Job With a Loan Cancellation Program
• Healthcare Through Your Job: What You Should Know
• Retirement Benefits 101
• Employee Perks Beyond Your Paycheck
• How to Negotiate a Better Salary Offer
• How to Compare Costs of Living
• Comparing Job Offers Side-by-side

Taxes

• Your Paper Trail: What to Keep and What to Toss
• How to Keep Payroll Deductions and Taxes in Check
• Making Sense of the W-4
• Raise Your Tax IQ
• The Smart Student's Guide to Doing Taxes
• My Story: Learning to File Taxes as a Student

Managing Your Employment

• Dealing With Expenses From Your First Job
• Know Your Legal Rights as an Employee
• The Bottom Line: Unemployment Benefits 101