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A career poised for take-off
Chris Farrell Feb 24, 2012
I have been out of college for just over a year now and am waiting to be hired by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an air traffic controller (a 2 to 3 year process, on average). I was lucky with scholarships and waivers and have about $20,000 in student loans (all federally subsidized) and am currently on a standard payment plan for a 10-year repayment period. I have enough saved up in CDs, money market accounts, savings and mutual funds that could pay off all of the loans but only leave me with about $5,000 left over to deal with any "unplanned" expenses (I have no credit card debt and a full-time job with a major airline). Is it smart to get rid of all of my debt immediately but be left with little to fall back on? Should I pay off half of the loan and repay the rest over time? Michael, Minneapolis, MN
New prescription for aspiring doctors
Sally Herships Feb 20, 2012
The Medical College Admission Test will require aspiring doctors to understand people as well as science.
Investment banking hard on the mind and body
Adriene Hill Feb 15, 2012
New research shows that work 100+ hours a week as an investment banker -- or a lawyer or software engineer -- can be a big hazard.
Is a dream job a reality?
Ramit Sethi Feb 10, 2012
Author Ramit Sethi discusses his belief that it's possible to network your way to a dream job and offers some tips on how.
First Lady's 'Let's Move' program expands to military
Gregory Warner Feb 10, 2012
Michelle Obama will announce a Pentagon venture to make the food offerings in the U.S. military more healthy. It’s the first change to military rations in 20 years.
President Obama compromises on contraception
Gregory Warner Feb 10, 2012
Under the new plan, even women who work for religious employers will have access to free birth control. It's all because of an insurance company workaround.
Low job ‘churn’ hurting economic recovery
Joel Patterson Feb 8, 2012
Risk-averse Americans are less and less willing to quit their jobs in pursuit of a better fit.
Rethinking hospital readmissions
Gregory Warner Feb 8, 2012
Starting this fall, hospitals that readmit the same patients over and over in a short period of time will be fined. That has medical providers looking for better ways to keep people healthy when they're off hospital grounds.
For Egypt’s young people, jobs are few
Stephen Beard Feb 3, 2012
One year after the Egyptian revolution, the country's youth have free speech -- but still face massive unemployment levels.
A woman's way into entrepreneurship
Ashley Milne-Tyte Feb 6, 2012
Most entrepreneurs in the U.S. are male, but more and more women are starting businesses. Meet two women who've taken very different paths to entrepreneurship and growth.
