In the previous article (READ: Top 12 Universities Favored By Companies And Employers), we mentioned that the school where a job applicant came from still matters. However, according to the Jobs and Salary Report 2015 by Jobstreet.com, the school you came from is NOT the number one basis for acceptance. Your grades is not at the top either. If you …
Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs For Fresh Graduates
Graduation season – it’s the time of the year when we welcome the new recruits to the world of employment. After graduation, fresh grads prepare their resumes and apply to different companies. And with job applications come the important concern of most applicants, if not all – the salary. Jobstreet.com released their recent report about the top 10 fields and …
This Math Problem For Teens Is Turning The Internet Up-Side-Down
Math. The bane of hardship for most of us. Recently, a Singaporean TV presenter shared a Math question on Facebook but it was so difficult it went viral. Even adults are having a hard time wrapping their heads around the problem. Here’s the question everyone is trying to figure out: The problem was for 14-year-olds competing in the Singapore and …
DepEd Releases Official School Calendar For School Year 2015-2016
The Department of Education has released the official school calendar for School Year 2015-2016. Secretary of Education Armin Luistro issued Department Order No. 9, s. 2015, which states that the official school year begins on June 1, 2015 and ends April 1, 2016. Heads of public and private elementary and secondary institutions nationwide are directed to follow the school calendar …
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12 Things You Need To Know About K to 12
Since the enactment of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, the government has started the implementation of the K to 12 program. However, now that it is being rolled out to schools, critics are calling for its But what really is the K to 12 program (aside from the fact that there will be 2 additional years to the …
Top 12 Universities Favored By Companies And Employers
The school where you came from matters – that is if we base it on the 2015 report published by Jobstreet.com. If you come from one of these top schools, you have a better chance of getting hired by companies. According to Jobstreet, 71 percent of the companies that they surveyed said that the school where the applicant comes from …
The Graduation Speech With 8 Counts of Awesomeness
When was the last time you heard of a graduation speech that did not put you to sleep, was not a run-off-the-mill speech, made a connection with you and the audience and inspired you to do your best? Liza Macuja-Elizalde, the country’s premier ballerina, did all that and more when she deliered an awesome speech to the graduating students of …
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Is There An UPCAT This 2015?
As a mentor of students taking college entrance exams, I have been asked the range of questions about the UPCAT… “How is the UPCAT computed?” “When will the results be released?” “I missed the UPCAT last August, is there another UPCAT this year?” (a recent question and the answer is “NO”) While most of the answers to these questions are …
10 New Year Resolutions for Third Year High School Students
Before 2011 ends, it would be great to contemplate on the changes you want or need to make; especially if you’re a junior high school student who is about to face the greatest challenges of high school life and looking for ways to improve yourself. Review Masters offers a few more resolutions you might want to add to your list… …
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Excellence and Equity: UP’s Great Balancing Act (UPG)
Jo Florendo B. Lontoc Since its establishment in 1908, the University of the Philippines has prided itself on being the "premiere State University," the "university of the people," and "the national university." All of these descriptions suggest a university in the service of what has become a nation of 85 million Filipinos and there is no doubt that over …