The Los Angeles Times – Ally Marotti
“Alicia Mendoza was working two part-time jobs when she transferred into Northeastern Illinois University. Swamped with work, school and a daily commute, bolstering her resume with something extra was the last thing on her mind. She thought getting good grades was enough to land her a job after graduation. Now she knows better. “You can have a perfect 4.0 GPA, but that does not guarantee you a job,” said Mendoza, now a 24-year-old MBA student and graduate assistant in Northeastern’s College of Business and Management in Chicago.”(more)