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BillGuard Protects From Unwanted Credit Card Charges

Posted: September 21, 2011 by Anthony

If you’re like me (and since you’re an online student, chances are that you are), online the better part of the day every day, you probably use the internet to manage your credit card accounts. Ever come across a charge that you’re sure you didn’t incur? Maybe it is some annoying fee charged by the […] Read More

Interesting Intersection Between Medicine and Gaming

Posted: September 19, 2011 by Anthony

Raw Story has an article out today recounting the story of how an AIDS enzyme which had puzzled scientists for decades has been unraveled by computer gamers. Trying to figure out the structure of certain proteins in the molecular makeup of pathogens is a difficult task. Scientists cannot determine which pieces of the enzyme may […] Read More

Top 10 Most Hated Jobs – Not One In Healthcare!

Posted: September 16, 2011 by Anthony

So, CNBC recently published a report listing the top ten most hated jobs based on a survey they took of workers in many fields. You’ll be happy to learn that not a single one of these odious employment opportunities was in the healthcare field. The top 10 worst jobs are: 1. Director, Information Technology 2. […] Read More

Negotiating Tips for New Employment Opportunities

Posted: September 15, 2011 by Anthony

So you thought you’d get all the information you needed in your Allen School Online studies to land a killer job with a great salary in Medical Billing and Coding? Well, that’s mostly true. But there are some very important, non-verbal negotiation strategies that can mean the difference between decent compensation and extraordinary compensation. And […] Read More

Remembering 9|11

Posted: September 9, 2011 by Anthony

So this weekend marks the 10 year anniversary of the 9|11 attacks on America. As a school with headquarters and campuses in the NY metro area, we have an extra connection to the events of this fateful day. Born and raised in New Jersey, within site of the Manhattan skyline, this blogger watched the towers […] Read More

No Nigerian Prince – New Phishing Scam!

Posted: September 7, 2011 by arsenal

OK, so as heavy users of online resources (being online students and overall Internet junkies), we’ve grown pretty savvy regarding the scams used by scammers to scam us out of our hard earned money. For a while, we were susceptible to these “too good to be true” appeals to our greed. “Nigerian banker fleeing oppressive […] Read More

Sample Resumé

Posted: September 6, 2011 by arsenal

Writing a resumé can be a task that is quite difficult to begin. Especially if you don’t have a point of reference from which to begin . Do you ever wish you could take a peek at what other people have done with their resumés so that you could at least get an idea of […] Read More

Perseverance

Posted: September 1, 2011 by arsenal

We all have days when we feel like life’s challenges are just more than we can overcome. If you’re feeling stretched thin, perhaps as you’re trying to train for a job in a new career field. Or maybe you simply struggle to keep studies, work and family responsibilities from falling by the wayside. Whatever your […] Read More

Job Hunting Blogs – A Link to Real World Experiences

Posted: August 30, 2011 by arsenal

Getting your certification is a wonderful thing, but now it is time to turn your attention and efforts to finding a new position with your newly minted qualifications. With the economy in turmoil and the effects of this volatility on the labor market, the rules of job hunting are changing day to day. What may […] Read More

Irene – Stay Safe This Weekend

Posted: August 26, 2011 by arsenal

Many of our students live in the coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene. From all five boroughs to New Jersey’s coastline and all along the Eastern seaboard, its gonna be a wild weekend. Please be careful and take care of one another during this dangerous storm. -Allen School Online Blog Read More