Guest post by Karen Appold ATLANTA -- Rebecca L. Rogers, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, introduced the “Big 4: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn,'' during her session titled “The 4-1-1 on Social Networking” at the ASCLS annual meeting. The session was geared to brand new users as well as those looking to ...

No one likes to be rejected whether in a personal relationship or for a professional employment opportunity. While I am not an expert in providing advice for broken personal relationships, I can shed some light on handling professional rejection. Let’s face it, for any job opening, many people will apply, but only one will get the job. It does ...

As Google and other search engines are becoming more comprehensive, the ability to discriminate between useful and misleading information becomes essential. In our classrooms, we encourage critical thinking to facilitate integration of presented material and to aid in the acquisition of new material. By learning how to think critically, students ...

It's already April, warmer weather is around the corner (hopefully!) and in just a few weeks, many students will be graduating and ready to enter the ''real world.'' I was trying to find a job during my last few weeks of college. While polishing up my résumé and writing cover letters, I realized I didn't really know too much about how to stand ...