PEAJE - EXPENSIVE COMMUTING

<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Food for thought</b></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;">Alimento para el pensamiento</span></span></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Argentine luxury – Highway travel </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="ES" style="color: yellow;">Argentina De lujo  - Viajar en autopistas</span></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out of a total population of approximately 40 million Argentines, 15.2 million live within close proximity of Buenos Aires, thus making it the second largest Latin American metropolitan area after Sao Paulo in Brazil.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;">De una población</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">total de</span> <span class="hps">aproximadamente 40</span> <span class="hps">millones de argentinos</span>, 15,2 <span class="hps">millones viven</span> <span class="hps">en las cercanías</span> <span class="hps">de Buenos Aires,</span> <span class="hps">por lo que esta es la segunda  área</span> <span class="hps">metropolitana</span> <span class="hps">más grande</span> <span class="hps">de América</span> <span class="hps">después de</span> <span class="hps">Sao</span> <span class="hps">Paulo</span> <span class="hps">en Brasil.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">See <a href="http://www.mpsargentina.org/turistic.html">http://www.mpsargentina.org/turistic.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Given the density of this metropolitan area, a large amount of people are forced to commute to work from the outskirts of Buenos Aires.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;">Teniendo en cuenta la densidad de esta área metropolitana, una gran cantidad de personas se ven obligadas a ir al trabajo desde las afueras de Buenos Aires.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whereas public transport such as trains and subways are very cheap, commuting by car on  highways to and from Buenos Aires is considerable more expensive than in most European counties.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;">Considerando que el transporte público, como ferrocarriles y el metro son muy baratos, los desplazamientos en coche en las carreteras desde y hacia Buenos Aires es bastante más caro que en la mayoría de países europeos.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Commuting from Pilar, a popular countryside residential area located 55km North West of Buenos Aires, to work downtown using the “Autopistas del Sol” highway which is the only feasible option during peak hours, toll expenses are approx </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">14$</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Pesos, coming and going <b><u>once per day</u></b>, equals </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">70$</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Pesos per week, </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">280$</span><span style="font-size: large;"> per month, <b style="color: red;"><u>3360$ Pesos</u></b> per year which equals to <b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;">560 Euro</span>!!!!</span></b> (Exchange rate 6$ to 1 EUR) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="ES" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">El viaje desde  Pilar, una zona residencial popular situada a 55 km al noroeste de Buenos Aires, al centro para trabajar usando  la "Autopista del Sol", que es la única opción viable en las horas pico, los gastos de peaje son unos 14 $ pesos (ida y vuelta) una vez por día, es igual a $ 70 pesos por semana, 280 $ por mes, <u>$ 3360 pesos por año</u>, lo que equivale a 560 euros!! (Tipo de cambio $ 6 a 1 EUR)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Commuting </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">29 km</span><span style="font-size: large;"> from the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires to the city center at peak hours, using the highway for one roundtrip, toll expenses’ amount to <b style="color: red;"><u>2544 $Pesos</u></b> per year which equal <b style="color: red;"><u>424 EUR</u>!!!!</b></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="ES" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Los viajes desde los suburbios de zona norte , a 29 kilómetros de Capital Federal  al centro de la ciudad en las horas pico, por la autopista implica un gasto de ida y vuelta de $ 2,544 pesos al año que equivalen a <u><b>424 euros!!</b></u></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Compared to the <b><span style="color: red;">560 Euro</span></b> per year, Argentine commuters pay on highway toll, European countries, with the exception of France are considerable cheaper.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;">Si comparamos  los 560 euros al año que los viajeros argentinos pagan como  peaje a la autopista con los países europeos, con la excepción de Francia son considerablemente más baratos.  </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some comparisons: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Vignette (road tax system)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;">Aquí están algunas comparaciones:<br />Vignette (sistema de impuesto de circulación)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">AUSTRIA </span>- </b>Approx <b style="color: red;">76 EURO</b> (<b style="color: red;">456$</b> pesos) for 1 year unlimited use of countries entire highway system </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;">Aprox</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">76</span> <span class="hps">euros</span> </span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">(456$ Pesos) </span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">para</span> <span class="hps">1 año</span> <span class="hps">sin límite</span> <span class="hps">de</span>  uso en las carreteras de todo el país</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">SPAIN </span> - </b>Approx <b style="color: red;">45 EURO</b> (<b><span style="color: red;">270$</span></b> pesos) for 1 year unlimited use of most of countries highway system</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;">45</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">euros</span> <span class="hps">(270$pesos) para</span> <span class="hps">1 año</span> <span class="hps">sin límite</span> <span class="hps">de</span>  uso en las carreteras de todo el país </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">SWITZERLAND</span> -  </b>Approx <b style="color: red;">31 EURO</b> (<b style="color: red;">186$ </b>pesos) for 1 year unlimited use of countries entire highway system</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES">Aprox</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;"> <span class="hps">31</span> <span class="hps">euros</span> (186$ Pesos) <span class="hps">para</span> <span class="hps">1 año</span> <span class="hps">sin límite</span> <span class="hps">de</span>  uso en las carreteras de todo el país </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">GERMANY</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;">Free highway usage</span> </span></b></span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;">libre</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">uso de</span> <span class="hps">la carretera</span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use of alternative commuting is rather limited due to infrastructural shortcomings, especially train connections to and from city outskirts are insufficient and outdated. Due to the heavily populated area, use of freeways as alternative commuting is becoming increasingly difficult because of permanent traffic congestion's, thus commuters using their car have no alternative but to utilize the <b>privatized highway system. </b>Subsequently private operating companies such as “Autopistas del Sol”  have no scruple charging higher tolls then in Europe, for lack of alternatives.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adding to the toll fuel cost and vehicle attrition, the feasibility to commute becomes “Food for thought”.   </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="hps" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES">El uso de</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;"> <span class="hps">rutas alternativas</span> <span class="hps">es bastante limitada</span> <span class="hps">debido a las deficiencias</span> <span class="hps">de infraestructura,</span> <span class="hps">especialmente las conexiones</span> <span class="hps">de trenes</span> <span class="hps">hacia y desde</span> <span class="hps">las afueras</span> <span class="hps">de la ciudad</span> <span class="hps">son insuficientes</span> <span class="hps">y anticuadas.</span> <span class="hps">Debido a que las</span> <span class="hps">zonas se encuentran densamente poblada</span>, el uso de <span class="hps">rutas sin pago</span> como <span class="hps">rutas</span> <span class="hps">alternativas</span> <span class="hps">es cada vez más</span> <span class="hps">difícil debido a las</span> <span class="hps">congestiones de tráfico</span> <span class="hps">permanente</span>, por lo que <span class="hps">los viajeros</span> <span class="hps">con</span> <span class="hps">su coche</span> <span class="hps">no tiene</span> <span class="hps">más remedio que</span> <span class="hps">utilizar</span> <span class="hps">el sistema de autopistas</span> <span class="hps">privatizadas.</span> <span class="hps">Posteriormente,</span> <span class="hps">las empresas</span> <span class="hps">privadas que operan</span> <span class="hps">como</span> <span class="hps">"</span>Autopistas del Sol" <span class="hps">no tienen</span> <span class="hps">escrúpulos en</span> <span class="hps">utilizar</span> <span class="hps">el cobro de peajes</span> <span class="hps">más altos que</span> <span class="hps">en Europa.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="hps" style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES">Agregando a la</span></span><span lang="ES" style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"> <span class="hps">cifra de</span> <span class="hps">costo</span> <span class="hps">de combustible</span> <span class="hps">y</span> <span class="hps">desgaste</span> <span class="hps">del vehículo</span>, <span class="hps">la posibilidad</span> <span class="hps">de conmutar</span> <span class="hps">se convierte en "</span>Alimento para el pensamiento".</span></div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">See related links:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: large;">Ver los enlaces relacionados:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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PEAJE - EXPENSIVE COMMUTING

Food for thoughtAlimento para el pensamientoArgentine luxury – Highway travel Argentina De lujo  - Viajar en autopistasOut of a total population of approximately 40 million Argentines, 15.2 million live within close proximity of Buenos Aires, thus ma…

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How to keep networking during summer vacation

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></i></b></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial, helvetica;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="tblContent"><tbody><tr id="trContent"><td align="center" class="cb_style tcContent" id="tcContent" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="cbArticleWrapper" style="background-color: white; text-align: left; width: 750px;"><div class="cbArticleContentWrapper" style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 15px; width: 750px;"><div class="cbArticleRight" style="width: 560px;"><div class="RXart" style="padding-right: 20px;"><div class="ArticleHeadline" style="margin-top: -30px;"><b><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder Writer</span></b><br /><br /><div class="cbmsnArticleImage"><img alt="" src="http://emj.cbdr.com/artieimages/p8/ar5f8795w2cgwgxxltp8.gif?time=6/7/2011%2012:12:49%20pm" /></div></div><br /><div class="ArticleContent"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For many people, regardless of age, summer is a time when work is low on your list of priorities. Perhaps all those years of three-month summer vacations as young students conditioned us to think of June, July, and August as reprieves from using our brain. Even many offices let their workers leave early on Fridays during the summer.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For job seekers, the summer months can be particularly troublesome due to several factors. Aside from wishing they were outside sunning at the pool rather than inside typing up a résumé, many job seekers have children at home for three months and need to entertain them. Not to mention scheduling conflicts of the employers who are off at some resort enjoying the sun and don't have time for interviews. Despite these problems, however, summer isn't a lost cause for job seeking.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Why summer is a good time to job hunt</b><br />"Conducting a job search during the summer can be tricky, and it is important to avoid the biggest hazards for job seekers during the summertime -- timing and schedules," says Patty Coffey, a partner in the <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/keyword/information+technology/" style="color: #3300cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">information technology</a> division of staffing firm Winter, Wyman. "Candidates shouldn't feel discouraged if the interview process takes extra time, and those who can withstand a longer process may just find that perfect job."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In fact, Coffey offers these five tips for job seekers to keep in mind during the summer:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Some industries slow down in summer</b><br />"Employees of many companies may actually have more time to interview candidates in the summer, when they aren't on vacation, because it isn't a busy time for their organization," she explains.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Don't assume no one's hiring</b><br />"Companies still need to hire even when it is 95 degrees outside," Coffey reminds. "If you stop your job search, you could miss out on some great opportunities. And you may face less competition if other job seekers are buying into the summer slowdown myth."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Be prepared to act quickly</b><br />"While summer vacation schedules can prolong the interview process, they can also expedite it," she cautions. "If the schedules of all involved align, companies will speed up interviews -- to even just one day -- to avoid the complexity of scheduling multiple meetings."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Starting in the summer gives you more breathing room</strong>"Summertime is typically a less hectic time to transition to a new job. Prospects can get acquainted with the company when fewer people are in the office and things are slower. It can also be less traumatic for families if a move is involved, since children wouldn't have to switch schools mid-year," Coffey says.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Use summer hours to your advantage<br />"</b>Many companies have a more lax schedule in July and August," she reminds. "Bosses are often on vacation or may take a long lunch, so employees can slip away unnoticed. Vacation days are more accepted -- boss won't think it is odd if you take a vacation day or two in August. In fact, you could even consider taking a 'job search vacation' where you conduct a week-long blitz of intense searching and interviewing."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How to network and make connections in the summer</b><br />Now that you know summer is the perfect time to job hunt, and maybe even the secret to landing a job while everyone else has given up, you need to know how to do it. We asked some career experts to give their best advice for making the most of summer picnics and sports games in order to advance your career. Here's what they think you should be doing:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"At the summer barbecue or pool party, networkers should listen as well as talk. Listening establishes rapport and people are more likely to help you when they feel listened to. Job seekers should never say, 'I'm unemployed.' It sounds passive and negative. If you are networking and not employed, the best thing to say is 'I'm in [a] career transition.' It puts you in the driver's seat. If you were caught in a downsizing, never say 'I lost my job' or 'I was laid off.' Instead say, 'My position was downsized' or 'my department was eliminated.' Then, it sound less like the layoff was about you and more like it was about the financial operations of the company." <i>- Marky Stein, <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/keyword/career+coach/" style="color: #3300cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">career coach</a>and author of "Fearless Resumes: The Proven Method to Get a Great Job Fast"</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"The challenge of summer networking is that so many of the venues and places are outside. Most of us are not walking around with our briefcases and resumes in hand. We forget that these summer places offer real opportunities.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"[My] Best advice: Keep your business cards with you wherever you go -- in your pocket or wallet or glove compartment of your car. If you have a smartphone, learn to use it by immediately uploading a new contact into it and beaming your contact info to the person you have just met. Be careful: since these are usually social or recreational, do not come across as too pushy. Keep it low key!" <i>- Larry Chiagouris, professor of <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/keyword/marketing/" style="color: #3300cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">marketing</a> at Pace University</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"The best thing about networking [at picnics, softball leagues or tennis matches] is people get to know the real you, the person behind the suit, the face and the personality. Be yourself! And connect with them on LinkedIn.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"Considering most conversations either begin or end up focusing on what you do for a living, have that elevator speech planned but don't sound too canned. Bring business cards or connect with new contacts on LinkedIn but know going into it what you're looking for. Identify what you want such as a company you want to work for and/or specific jobs and put yourself in the position to ask new contacts for help." <i>- Vicki Salemi, author of "Big Career in the Big City"</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"At times, professionals forget the conversation starters and ways to look for making connections to build their networking. Ask probing questions to find out more about the other person. Don't talk all business but ask them about their personal interests outside of work, their family, their occupation and what made them select that industry, where they like to vacation and what are their dreams and aspirations. When you find a common connection that is when the real magic begins to happen.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"I challenge people to keep asking questions on various topics until they find a common interest. I've personally done this and found people who attended the same university, from the same home town or like to vacation in the same type of relaxing vacations. This is how to build a professional network that can lead to long-term rapport." <i>- Sarah Hathorn, <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/keyword/CEO/" style="color: #3300cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">CEO</a> of Illustra Consulting, a corporate and individual professional consulting firm</i></div><i>Anthony Balderrama is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, </i><a href="http://www.theworkbuzz.com/" style="color: #3300cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>The Work Buzz</i></a><i>. He researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.</i> </div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

How to keep networking during summer vacation

Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder WriterFor many people, regardless of age, summer is a time when work is low on your list of priorities. Perhaps all those years of three-month summer vacations as young students conditioned us to think of June, July,…

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