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Woo hoo! You’ve made it through the recruiter’s screening call and the interview has been scheduled. You obviously want to rock it, so you’re running through your checklist of the things you need to do to get ready. But sometimes it’s just as important to remember the things not to do. Even the brightest, most […]

Congratulations, Renee! Renee is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for February! She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “Renee is a Western Plains Graduate.  She has worked at Grissell Memorial Hospital for 2 years and is looking forward to being a CNA in Grissell Memorial Hospital’s LTC.  Renee is very happy to […]

When fast food is everywhere, maintaining a healthy diet feels impossible. For the most part, we know what it means to eat healthy. MyPlate (the government tool that helps you visualize what a healthy meal looks like) and MyPyramid (the new and improved food pyramid) aren’t hard to understand, but it can be hard to stick […]

You’ve heard the commonly cited statistics before: 80% of job openings are unlisted; there are 100+ resumes submitted for every job posting; 50% of submitted applications are weeded out by software and never even reviewed by a human. While stats like these should be taken with a grain of salt, there’s no doubt that today’s […]

The first time I was laid off, I was 21 years old. A year out of college, I’d been working as a health educator at a student health center. To be perfectly honest, I hated my job. I was poorly paid and overwhelmed with responsibility. Worst of all, I despised my boss. It was the […]

You may know St. Patrick’s Day as an annual green-themed day of drinking beer, but at its core this holiday is really celebrating good luck and prosperity. Irish mythology and folklore is particularly wrapped up in good luck, from a saint snake charmer saving the island to little green leprechauns who bring pots of gold. You […]

The ride or die friend This friend is loyal to the core and the epitome of the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. She can be depended on to be there with you to celebrate your victories and successes or offer a shoulder to cry or lean on. She’ll show up at your door […]

Everyone has that person in the office. You know, the one who always seems to get way more done than everybody else, but who never seems stressed or frantically trying to finish an assignment. How does he or she get it done? And can you steal those secrets to improve your own productivity?Yes. Yes you […]

Discomfort is what happens when we are on the precipice of change. Unfortunately, we often confuse it for unhappiness, and cope with the latter while running from the former. It usually takes a bit of discomfort to break through to a new understanding, to release a limiting belief, to motivate ourselves to create real change. […]

Decades of studies have shown that those who sleep poorly are more likely to be obese—our need for sleep and calories seem deeply linked. Why that may be, however, has been difficult to understand. A new study published in the journal Sleep, suggest that the reason so many of us crave late-night snacks may have […]

1. Time together is so special. We see one another so rarely that any time together is a gift. There is no room for small spats or any kind of conflict because every minute that goes by is another minute till we have to say goodbye again. Every second counts. We are so cautious never […]

I’m not asking you to strip your refrigerator of feel-good magnets or to toss all of those inspirational pillows. I’m just asking you to be a bit more mindful of the phrases that cross your lips when someone is need of comfort. I come by my dislike of platitudes honestly, having been raised in a […]