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Top 10 Tips for Students Managing Money During COVID-19
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Applied economics and management Profs. Scott Yonker, Byoung-Hyoun Hwang and Rich Curtis shared their top tips for money management during these uncertain times.
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Cornell Professors Weigh in on Pandemic’s Impact on America’s Healthcare System
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More than 176,000 people have died from COVID-19 and 5.6 million people have contracted the virus in the United States. In Tompkins County, 241 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and there have been two reported deaths.
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Cornell Received $12.8 Million in Aid Back in May. How Will it Help the University and its Students During the Pandemic?
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The CARES Act funds “may have saved the University from spending more of its own resources,” Ehrenberg said.
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Cornell Policy Experts Assess the State of the U.S. Labor Market
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“The roiling U.S. labor market was already in a transitional outlook pre-pandemic as a result of external forces,” Israel said.
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Cornell Alumna Discusses Lack of Racial Diversity in Finance Industry
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“You look at the floor, and it looks diverse. But there’s really no interaction with diverse team members — [they] aren’t going to lunch together, they aren’t collaborating together, they are not called on in team meetings …They’re kind of isolated.”
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On the Grind: Consulting Edition
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“Given I had never worked for a really large company, I had the image of these large firms as really well-oiled machines where everything was operating smoothly. It was reassuring and almost calming to see that there are mistakes along the way and no one’s perfect.”
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Cornell Student Investors Discuss COVID-19’s Impact on Their Portfolios
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While Lee had to quickly respond to the market crash, Song’s investments were already completely safe due to pure chance. He had liquidated his portfolio right before the crash with the intent of constructing a new one.
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As COVID-19 Fast Forwards the Digitalization of Workspaces, Cornell Students Give Tips on the One-Way Video Interview
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“One-way video interviews are an understandably unnatural experience.” Here are four Cornell students’ tips on how to sell your professional self through a computer screen.
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Alumni of Last Great Economic Crisis Share Lessons for Job-Hunting in a Recession
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“At the end of the day, I had to take a job I didn’t really want coming out of school at a pay rate that I probably didn’t want either,” Nolan said. “But I suppose that’s part of what made me an attractive candidate.”
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JP Morgan Executive Shares Insider Recruiting Tips
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“Recruiters like to see candidates who possess musical and athletic talent, or a good work experience to accompany a strong GPA,” Pak said.