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☆ 6 of the best side hustles for college students—some pay over $30 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For college students looking to earn extra money — perhaps to offset rising costs during their undergraduate years — side hustles can provide an added source of income. College students, specifically, are turning to side hustles due to their general flexibility, M'Chelle Ryan, director of Upwork Academy, tells CNBC Make It. Ryan and Frana both shared their thoughts on the best side hustles for current college students. This side hustle option could be a fit for college students pursuing degrees in communications, English or journalism. Virtual assistant salaries vary, but the position is remote and may allow college students to work while enrolled in classes.

☆ Angie’s List Co-Founder Bill Oesterle Believed in Strangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Patrick Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle also founded the online marketplace MakeMyMove, designed to bring remote workers to Indiana during the pandemic. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesFrom a young age, William “Bill” Seelye Oesterle was interested in meeting new people and hearing what they had to say. As a child at his brother’s wedding, Oesterle secretly swapped his name card with his sister’s to put himself at a table full of college students, and her at the parents’ table.

Step, a mobile banking platform geared toward teen customers, announced Wednesday that users may now earn 5.00% annually on savings balances of up to $250,000. View Full Details Start banking Step, FDIC Insured AccountStep - Banking for Teens Start banking Step, FDIC Insured Account Details Rewards Earn rewards by using a Step Visa Card at qualifying merchants — restaurants, clothing stores, gas stations, and more. Annual Fee $0 Recommended Credit No Credit Regular Annual Percentage Rate (APR) None Editor's Rating 4.2 /5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star 4.2 out of 5 Stars Pros & Cons Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Other savings account optionsIf you do not qualify to earn 5.00% at Step or want to consider other options, here are some accounts from our best savings account guide that you might like:Alliant Kids Savings Account: This is listed as our top pick for kids. Once a child turns 13, they'll be able to open a teen checking account; the Alliant Kids Savings Account can remain as their savings account.

☆ Death of Ownership: Companies Use Software, Subscriptions to Grab Money From Customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Nathan Proctor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

As more devices in our lives run on software, manufacturers have started to exert more control over their products even after the customer has taken them home. In some cases, companies force customers to use their repair services, disabling the product if they try to fix it themselves. Companies are just beginning to monetize this control, with dystopian methods and the assistance of America's unbalanced copyright laws. For companies, the appeal of subscriptions is pretty straightforward: a steady stream of revenue and a lot more money raised from their customers over time. In other cases, companies have tried to block consumers from accessing certain features at all unless they pay up first.

☆ 5 in-demand freelance gigs new graduates can pick up ‘pretty quickly’—some pay more than $100/hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Freelance work can also provide a stream of income and help you develop some skills even before you start a nine-to-five. Here are five freelance gigs for recent grads to consider, why they could be a good fit and how much experienced freelancers are charging for them. can put together a portfolio of their work pretty quickly and then immediately compete for jobs," she says. Social media marketing"Businesses are always looking for help keeping up to date and promoting their brand via social media," says Lilani. Social media specialists charge as much as $90 per hour on Upwork.

☆ The No. 1 reason Gen Z workers are leaving their dream jobs behind—and what they're seeking instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gina Fahrenholz, 22, left her childhood dream job of criminal justice to become a nurse once she realized she would be more financially stable. After advising thousands of college students on their career paths, Christine Cruzvergara "doesn't truly believe in only having one dream job." Rather, Cruzvergara, the chief education strategy officer at early-career job platform Handshake, says, "The reality is your dreams can change." The 2023 definition of a dream jobFarenholz is not alone in her decision to abandon her childhood dream job in favor of stability. Instead, Cruzvergara says, students are looking at brands "that have stood the test of time" like Raytheon, Capital One and Nike.

☆ Career expert’s 4 best networking tips for new graduates: It’s ‘about quality, not quantity’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It is a topic that Byron Slosar, career expert and CEO of the HelloHive career platform, is passionate about. The former director of an alumni career networking program, Career Wave Programs, at Tulane University, Slosar founded HelloHive with the intention of connecting a diverse group of next-generation talent to hiring companies. He spoke with CNBC Make It, offering his perspective on the importance of networking – and the ways to do it effectively. "Let's focus on steps one and two because steps three, four, and five are bound to change," Slosar adds. He shares four tips for the Class of 2023 as they aim to take those first career steps and effectively network to advance their career goals.

☆ High schools and colleges require students to pay mandatory fees to walk at graduation. Critics say this discriminates against low-income students.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Misha Valencia | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Most high schools and colleges charge students a graduation fee to attend the ceremony. Critics say these high, mandatory fees discriminate against low-income students. She told Insider that nothing had changed since she graduated; the school was still charging mandatory graduation fees. High schools and colleges across the US are charging students mandatory graduation fees — sometimes called a walking fee — to walk in their graduation ceremonies. For example, California and Minnesota have barred mandatory graduation fees in public schools.

☆ Can the Zibo barbecue frenzy save China from economic crises?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Zhu Zheng/Xinhua/Getty ImagesSo many tourists flocked into Zibo, now dubbed China’s outdoor barbecue capital, that even the local tourism authorities urged visitors to go elsewhere. A few may, but most won’t.”A shop owner shows off grilled meat during a barbecue festival on April 29, 2023 in Zibo, eastern China. The city Zibo became a tourism hot spot after videos of its barbecue went viral online. China’s economy is navigating a growing array of challenges. The informal trade might reduce unemployment temporarily, and give people feeling poorer a boost, but it “won’t save China’s economy,” Tsang said.

Knowing the credit score you'll need to be considered for popular rewards credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred can help you decide which to apply for. Here are the five credit score categories, according to FICO:Poor: 300-579Fair: 580-669Good: 670-739Very good: 740-799Excellent: 800-850If you have a limited credit history, you might need to start smaller with a secured credit card or a starter credit card aimed at those new to credit. Read our Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card review for a closer look at what this premium credit card offers. Capital One says you'll need excellent credit to be approved for the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card. What to know about credit card approvalIt's possible to be approved for some of the best cards in the credit card world with a credit score in the high 600s.

But housing costs have soared in the state over the past decade due to a lack of new construction, making it difficult for some students to live close enough to those universities to attend them. In Santa Cruz, the problem has been exacerbated by a flood of remote workers who arrived from the Bay Area during the pandemic and a 2020 wildfire that destroyed 900 housing units countywide. Santa Cruz is the second most expensive market for renters in the nation.

☆ Wall Street style guide: Bankers break down what interns should — and should not — wear this summer, from Lululemon trousers to Allbird sneakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

From Allbirds sneakers to Lululemon pants, Wall Street work attire has gotten more casual. It's an awkward time for the Wall Street wardrobe. Trying to nail the modern Wall Street look can be intimidating. But blazers still have a place on Wall Street, even if they're not as omnipresent as they once were. "If you're going to do a sneaker, it's got to be what I call a 'fashion sneaker.'

☆ Mass event will let hackers test limits of A.I. technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But now its maker, OpenAI, and other major AI providers such as Google and Microsoft, are coordinating with the Biden administration to let thousands of hackers take a shot at testing the limits of their technology. Some are official "red teams" authorized by the companies to "prompt attack" the AI models to discover their vulnerabilities. Chowdhury, now the co-founder of AI accountability nonprofit Humane Intelligence, said it's not just about finding flaws but about figuring out ways to fix them. Building the platform for the testing is another startup called Scale AI, known for its work in assigning humans to help train AI models by labeling data. "Our basic view is that AI systems will need third-party assessments, both before deployment and after deployment.

☆ Opinion: How to fight back against the ‘anti-woke’ movement
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Opinion Khalil Gibran Muhammad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Several states across the country have imposed bans on books, K-12 educational curricula and diversity programs in recent months. And even where statewide bans are not in place, restrictive measures are being enacted by local school boards. The mere mention of structural racism or gender discrimination or sexuality can potentially cost educators and librarians their jobs. The beginnings of this national movement to defend the freedom to learn is rekindling relationships between college students and civil rights activists and inspiring new ones between college faculty and K-12 teachers and librarians. With such formidable alliances among students, teachers, organizers and academics being forged in communities across the country, we finally have an answer to reverse the swelling tide of injustice and authoritarianism.

OMAHA, Neb.—Every year, tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders make the pilgrimage to Omaha to hear the legendary investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger speak. Most are middle-aged. Some are college students.

And so whenever I get one of those notifications, I know I’m going to have a good time there. kevin roose[LAUGHS]: I actually don’t think I could’ve told you what IBM stood for. kevin rooseSo I’ve thought a lot and written a lot about how and when AI actually is a threat to jobs. The third category is just the jobs that I think are going to be protected, the jobs that we won’t let AI do. But I don’t actually think the speed of it matters at all.

☆ Making these 5 moves can help you save big on the massive cost of college
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sharon Epperson | In Sharoneppersoncnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

As the mother of a college sophomore and high school senior, I know thinking about paying for college is daunting. Financial aid is determined by income information that is not necessarily up to date. If your circumstances are now different, that should be brought to the financial aid office's attention, he said. If you're concerned about making ends meet based on the financial aid award letter your child has already received, you can still ask for more aid. "So performing well throughout your high school career is not only important for admission but also for scholarship awards."

☆ New grads are already worried about being overworked in their first jobs out of college
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The top concern soon-to-be-grads have about entering the current job market has nothing to do with money, according to a new survey of 500 incoming college graduates from A.Team, a tech hiring platform. Instead, when asked about their top concern about the work landscape, 21% said they were most worried about finding a role that affords them work-life balance. Not far behind, 19% of new grads are concerned about not finding a job they're passionate about, while another 18% say potential layoffs are their biggest worry. Reports of academic burnout from college students got worse during the pandemic and remains a problem: As of 2022, 2 in 5 undergrads say they frequently feel stress while attending school, according to research from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. Gen Z's calls for work-life balance could reshape workplace culture

☆ China has kicked off one of its first long post-pandemic holidays, and an industrial town with cheap barbecue is so popular that authorities are telling people to go elsewhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zibo's popularity exploded after videos of its affordable local barbecue went viral on social media. It's so popular that Zibo city authorities are urging people to visit during off-peak periods or to consider going to other places in the Shandong province instead. Zibo's popularity exploded over the last two months after college students' videos of the city's affordable local barbecue went viral on social media, according to state-owned China Daily. "Some customers arrived in the morning and waited until evening to enjoy a barbecue supper," Yang Benxin, the owner of a local barbecue eatery, told the Chinese Communist Party-owned People's Daily on Saturday. Zibo's vibrant tourism scene mirrors a recovery in the sector in China with 240 million trips expected over the five-day holiday, according to the government-backed China Tourism Academy, per Xinhua.

☆ Chegg CEO calls 48% stock plunge over ChatGPT fears 'extraordinarily overblown'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Chegg' s 48% stock price plunge on Tuesday, driven by comments in the company's earnings report about the risks of artificial intelligence, was "extraordinarily overblown," CEO Dan Rosensweig told CNBC Tuesday. On Monday's earnings call, Rosensweig said ChatGPT, the suddenly popular chatbot from startup OpenAI, was "having an impact on our new customer growth rate." "I think this is extraordinarily overblown, and I don't normally say that, I don't really talk about the stock price much," Rosensweig said. Rosensweig noted that ChatGPT struggles with delivering accurate answers, a phenomenon known as hallucination, and a problem in the academic world. "ChatGPT is often wrong, and it's not going to be right anytime soon."

☆ A photo of women snickering at trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr in Montana looks a lot like the photos of white people snickering at Black people in the 1950s
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The vote meant Zephyr could no longer enter the House chamber, so she worked from a public bench in the hallway outside. State Rep. Zooey Zephyr sits on a bench just outside the main chamber of the House on April 27 in Helena, Montana. The censure prevents Zephyr from entering the House floor, so she has instead been working from a public bench outside the chamber. Photos from the time show authorities in different cities escorting Black children to school through throngs of glaring white protestors. Similarly, a group of supporters on Tuesday managed to hold Zephyr's seat outside the chamber for her, the lawmaker said.

☆ In California, Desperate College Students Compete for Spots in Trailer Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | Photographs Clara Mokri For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Laura Chappell lives with six other roommates in a house near the University of California, Santa Cruz that has termite damage, annual rat infestations, and gopher holes throughout the backyard. Two of the seven spaces they use as bedrooms are unheated and unpermitted. She pays $963 a month, nearly half of her take-home pay, for the smallest of them.

☆ California’s Housing Crisis Leaves College Students Eager to Live in Trailers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | Photographs Clara Mokri For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ 4 strategies for avoiding taking on too much student debt in college
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Prezant | The Image Bank | Getty Imageswatch nowHere are four strategies high school seniors, and their families, can consider to avoid ending up deep in debt. "To reduce student loan debt, enroll at a less expensive college," Kantrowitz said, adding that public colleges often "provide just as good a quality of education." Families can continue saving in a 529 plan while their child is enrolled in college, Kantrowitz said. Meanwhile, more than $6 billion in scholarships are awarded to college students each year, according to Kantrowitz. According to calculations by Kantrowitz, around 1 in 8 college students has won a scholarship.

☆ One in 5 young people in Chinese cities are out of work. Beijing wants them to work in the fields
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Guangdong, the manufacturing powerhouse that abuts Hong Kong, said last month it will help college graduates and young entrepreneurs to find work in villages. Guangdong’s plan, which was widely panned on social media, coincided with the rate of urban unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds surging to 19.6%, the second highest level on record. Kong Yiji, a famous literary figure from the early 20th century, has been one of the hottest memes on China’s social media since February. A tourist shop named 'Kong Yiji' in China's Zhejiang province. Other popular buzzwords have included “lying flat” and “letting it rot.”Authorities, uneasy about dissatisfaction expressed through memes, have banned the hashtag of Kong Yiji.

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