Free Course of the Day: Personal Finance - Money Tips for All Ages

This free online course focuses on making savings, thrift, and smart money management a goal. This is 16 page guide full of practical tips and advice compiled by the FDIC. PDF, downloadable format.

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• Business Skills >> Personal Development • Free Courses

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• Thinking Creatively about Business Decisions • Ethics in the Workplace • Ace Your Job Interview • Get Ready for your Job Search • Planning Your Job Performance • Empowerment in the Workplace • Be Your Own Manager • Getting Work Done! • Investing Time for Maximum Return • Job Strategies for New Employees • No Privacy Legal Issues in Email

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Free Course of the Day: How to Get a Job with the Federal Government

This free online course has information on how to get a job with the US Federal Government. With more than 1.7 million jobs and over 400 occupational specialties (excluding postal service and military workers), the Federal Government offers more choices than any other single employer in the United States. Whatever your interest and background, you can probably find a Government career to match. If you’re looking for a job, consider the Nation’s largest employer. Each year, the Federal Government hires thousands of new workers. Here’s how to become one of them. Produced by the US Government.

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• Business Skills >> Personal Development • Free Courses

Courses you might be interested in:

• Thinking Creatively about Business Decisions • Ethics in the Workplace • Ace Your Job Interview • Get Ready for your Job Search • Planning Your Job Performance • Empowerment in the Workplace • Be Your Own Manager • Getting Work Done! • Investing Time for Maximum Return • Job Strategies for New Employees • No Privacy Legal Issues in Email

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Free Course of the Day: Building Wealth - A Beginner’s Guide to Securing Your Financial Future

This free online course offers introductory guidance to individuals and families seeking help to develop a plan for building personal wealth. While a comprehensive discussion of accounting, finance and investment options is beyond the scope of this workbook, it presents an overview of personal wealthbuilding strategies. Presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in an easy to understand style. 39 pages, pdf.

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• Business Skills >> Personal Development
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• Get Ready for your Job Search
• Getting Work Done!
• Getting Feedback, Delivering Results
• They Made It!
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• Overcoming Inventoritis
• The Art of Making Money -- Golden Rules for Making $$$ eBook
• Resume Tips and Techniques
• How to Get a Job with the Federal Government
• Memoirs of the Money Lady


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New PD Media Courses on LatitudeU.com! And, they're FREE!

One of our favorite FREE course providers, PD Media, is at it again, bringing a slew of new free courses to LatitudeU.com. These are a great new addition to this course provider's already ample contribution! Since there are so many this time, I'll merely list them and a short blurb, but, please, feel free to check them out! They're well worth it!

FREE! A Study of Closing Costs for FHA Mortgages
Become a more educated mortgage consumer, particularly around the often confusing closing costs! This study presents findings on how much borrowers pay in closing costs when they buy a house, how much these costs vary, and factors to which the variation is related.

FREE! Earnings 10 Years After Graduation - Comparisons
People with a bachelor’s degree typically earn more and are unemployed less often than people without a degree. But that’s only part of the story. Earnings and employment vary by field of major, and they change over time.

FREE! Healthcare Jobs You Might Not Know About
The healthcare field is among the most popular fields of study for those entering the workforce. But there are many jobs that qualify as "healthcare" that most of us have not heard of. Find out about three of them here!

FREE! Working in Politics
Jobs in politics exist at all levels of government: Local, State, and Federal.If you elect to pursue a career in politics, you’ll need to learn more about your options. Here’s a good place to start.

FREE! Meet the 2008 Presidential Candidates!
Enjoy this short course which provides bios for both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. This course is designed to give you a quick overview of their background and public service. If you want more information, each candidate for President has issues information on their respective websites (links in the course). You are the one who has to decide, so make sure you are informed!

As always, look to PD Media and LatitudeU.com to help you navigate the wealth of information in the public domain!