High interest worksheets for high school students

HBO's Euphoria

2011.08.27 08:42 HBO's Euphoria

HBO's Euphoria: A group of high school students try to discover their own identities while dealing with drugs, trauma, love, and social media.
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2009.10.04 05:08 r/Highschool - A Place To Discuss Anything Related To Highschool. Clubs, Classes, Advice, Anything!

The highschool subreddit is a dynamic online community where students connect, share experiences, and seek advice. It's filled with engaging discussions on academics, extracurriculars, college prep, and social life. Find valuable tips, resources, relatable moments, and unforgettable high school moments in this vibrant hub of students all over the world. Share ideas, ask for advice and interact with your demographic here at highschool.
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2011.12.22 17:49 gregorynice The ultimate subreddit for US high school and college students to post and find US scholarships

Looking for scholarships? This subreddit lists opportunities for **U.S. students** who are seeking free money for college. Come back often, as we frequently add new scholarships to our growing list of available awards.
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2024.05.14 14:50 arawks High school performance after 30 years?

High school performance after 30 years?
Applied for a position and part of the application had questions about high school. I answered exactly as shown in the first image.
https://preview.redd.it/j2wmbkr82e0d1.png?width=1354&format=png&auto=webp&s=dcffc016db7dfb1a4486ea5bbefdd56f04998952
Despite that answer, my application was forwarded to the next step which is a "written interview", basically an essay. The second image is part of that interview, plus many other questions about experience, career development and the company (What is it about the company's purpose and goals which is most appealing to you? What do you see as risky or unappealing?).
https://preview.redd.it/30yxrmma2e0d1.png?width=1772&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c06836ff5b0039309e846b0e3a9e0d26593ef0d
No thanks.
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2024.05.14 14:50 PastelFloofyFox Is there any way for me to go to college anymore?

Hello everyone! I don't use reddit ever, so my apologies if this is formatted wrong or weird for this site. Anyways, this year I turned 20 years old. And life has been extremely hard on me. In high school I got exceptionally good grades and did plenty of college courses. But during junior and senior year my mental health tanked for various outside reasons and I never really climbed out of a hole I dug myself back then. It got so bad that I was admitted to a ward for suicidality. It's something that I realize I will always have to deal with, and lack of motivation is a killer.
Afterwards, though, I really wanted to give it all one more shot. I applied for my dream college out of state and actually got in! I even got some grants and scholarship money, etc. Obviously it was expensive, but with the "discounts" and such it seemed way more in line to what you would expect for something even in state. My mother however disagreed, she has always been a pretty neglectful person in my life (thankfully I have other family to live with) and permanently burned a bridge with me when she refused to cosign on a loan. I was absolutely devastated. And it plummeted me back into a the hole I was in for awhile.
In summary what I'm asking is: would there be any possibility that I could reasonably get into a college without a cosigner with no credit at my age? And how would I be able to do so if it's even possible. I know this is more of financial or college specific question, but any advice on this topic would be helpful. I've researched this specific question before a bunch, but I'm always left confused and overwhelmed.
I'm sure it's near impossible, as I really have no money and definitely no credit at the moment. And I'm unsure if I can even work right now. But I absolutely love paleontology, animals (extinct animals especially) really interest me. And I aspire to work in that field one day, and get a BA in something like Geology even if, again, its probably impossible.
Thank you for anyone that read this! And I'm very sorry if anything I'm saying is stupid and dumb, just figured I'd ask here once.
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2024.05.14 14:49 SteezyMoss Engine Cooling

While developing a 3 cylinder 5x5 modular engine for a diesel electric propulsion system I have found some very interesting things regarding cooling and performance. It seems incredibly hard to make a more efficient cooling system then just 1 or 2 electric radiators and an electric pump or two.
I guess the overall question is what type of systems are you all using for a highish rps and highly loaded engine? I'm talking, around 8rps but under very heavy load.
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2024.05.14 14:49 Upbeat_Cranberry_800 How to transition to hedge fund post college while in early 20s?

Hello, in desperate need of some career advice. I (23M) am currently working as a senior financial analyst for a franchise restaurant chain. I know I desperately want to move into a hedge fund as either an entry level trader or research analyst.
My question is: I am currently half way through an analytics/data science masters degree at a well known university in Atlanta, Georgia. Do you think the degree is necessary to make the switch given my current job title? (fyi- I have a bachelors degree in finance). How would I go about making the switch with the path of least resistance? I did not go to a target school for undergrad so did not get recruiting from top firms. As far as investment knowledge, I started my high school’s first investment club and manage family capital on the side. I am still young so would like to make the smartest career move given my current circumstances and would appreciate any advice you could provide.
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2024.05.14 14:49 OldKilnOriginal Am I wrong on PSR? (Warning depressing)

I dont want to flat out kill hope… so I hope I am wrong.
heres what i think (sources at bottom) numbers rounded and details overlooked - this is rough but the situation is so dire that we dont need to delve deep to see how fucked we are.
First some background…
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We had to submit our financials in January which showed a 90million loss. then we have till 30th of June to “make it right” with psr rules. So we need to show significant profit on transfers by then, or some miraculously arteta money appears.
Our losses doubled compared with the 21/22 figures
We made 45million profit on player sales in 21/22
We still have the horrific figures (120million loss) of covid affected years impacting our 3 year rolling PSR period.
Our debts and therefore interest payments have risen.
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With the above knowledge its not a huge leap, given we doubled our losses, that we also need to double our profit on player sales. Meaning 90mil profit gets us to within 10-15 million of PSR rules.
So lets say, to be safe, 110 mil of profit on sales are needed to avoid further points deductions.
We already made profit on (sale price vs book value)
iwobi around 20mil, Kean around 20mil, Cannon, simms, gray, nkankou 15 mil
Remembering this isnt what we sold them For… its what we sold them for minus what we still owe on their contracts.
So roughly 55 million profit on sales needed.
Onana cost £30, spreading the cost over 5 years means he is worth in the books 18 million.
So we need to sell him for 73million by the end of June.
If we don’t we need to sell someone else.
Theres a decent argument that selling branthwaite before end of June for 60 mil means that we can keep hold of Onana and sell later in the window for a higher price to reinvest.
We MUST sell by end of June and buying clubs know this. We will not get full market value as we have no choice. the defence of holding out for a higher price at the end of the window(or in this case after euros) did not help Forest (bradley johnson to spurs). It wont help us either.
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Other considerations
Have assumed everything else is equal, yes we have high earners contracts coming to an end - gomes/alli. But equally we had Allan/delph/rondon also come off books in the like for like period.
Wages, again like for like - we sold iwobi but replaced his wages with beto’s etc
We cant be sure what addbacks the prem will allow so the actual figures may be a little to a lot different.
And i have totally ignored that we are going to get fucked over regards the still disputed addbacks from the last two independent hearings.
“there remains a dispute between the Premier League and the club as to the status of certain costs that the club says are associated with its stadium construction. The League considers that these costs fall to be considered as a loss for the purposes of the PSRs. The club contends that these costs are not losses, given that they relate to the construction of the stadium and have been capitalised in their audited accounts. This issue, and the question of whether any additional sanction should be applied, will be resolved by the same Commission at a later date”
Sources:-
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3947487/everton-release-202223-report-accounts#:~:text=A%20statutory%20loss%20of%20£,incurred%20during%20this%20financial%20year.
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2024.05.14 14:49 will_kill_kshitij Should I be ashamed?

For chasing committed women/girls. Ever since high school I had this weird fetish which resulted in a lots of fights and falling outs. I am trying to limit myself in terms of ladies I meet.
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2024.05.14 14:49 cornyshrimp I was nervous about starting college at 27, but it was the best decision I could have made for myself.

I didn't go to college right after high school because I was so convinced that school "just wasn't for me." I made mostly Cs and Ds through most of middle and high school. In hindsight, I just didn't have the support/stability at home when I was younger to do well in school or pursue higher education, but at the time I believed I just wasn't smart enough.
Now at 30 years old I'm close to finishing my bachelors degree and I'm fucking crushing it??! I struggled with a major bout of depression at the beginning of this semester and bombed the first exams in both of my major-requirement courses, but I got on antidepressants, studied my ass off, wanted to beat my head against my desk more often than not, but I turned it around and ended the term with 3 As and a B+.
I started this whole school journey because my (wonderful, supportive) fiancé urged me to, but this feeling of accomplishment and pride is keeping me going. For the first time in my life I feel intelligent and capable. It feels good and I am just so damn proud of myself for how far l've come in the last decade.
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2024.05.14 14:48 Lonely-Drink-1843 Finding no summer jobs. Working for free to get into an industry?

I know it's a bit of a long read but I'd appreciate your opinion.
I am planning a longer working trip to Canada. Which will involve me picking up 'travelers' work for lack of a better word (ie bar work - receptionist - server - ski resort work etc). I'm highly interested in picking up work in sking resorts as I want to stay close to the slopes through next winter. That is all besides the point.
I understand my CV is missing this kind of work.
I have tried finding summer work and jobs which include some of the listings above but I either get aired or rejected. I believe this is because of my lack of experience within said industry (industries).
I understand, why teach someone new when you have multiple candidates with years of experience within said position applying.
As much as I am content to work for free for a while to get the experience to put on my CV to get a paying job within that industry later. Or getting a job while in Canada.
I want to make sure I'm not wasting my time. I also want a job that pays because I don't want to be blowing through my savings which are suppose to sustain me while traveling.
I am currently looking for work but all my offers come from security/ justice sector and sport industries/sector as that is where my experience and qualifications are.
As much as I like this work and will find a position sooner rather than later in one of those 2 industries. So I'm not stressed about picking up work in general, or blowing through my savings and being homeless or anything like that.
I guess I'm a little nervous going over only to face the same rejection and being forced to get a ride home earlier than I wanted. I guess I'm stressing over nothing but it's been on my mind for a while now.
I am fine working for free but ultimately I want to get paid during summer. I don't want to spend months in some job thats not paying me or filling my spare time with work that isn't beneficial. I guess I could consider it vounteer work and just chalk it up to that?
Any experience with this would be greatly beneficial. Thanks.
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2024.05.14 14:47 masterzerocycle Super Robot V Series Info N°06: Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness

Super Robot V Series Info N°06: Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness
Ruri resembles Frieren from Beyond Journey’s End. Pretty sure many already made this comparison, since Ruri’s appearance & even personality-wise strongly resembles the titular Elf Mage from the popular anime series. With that out of the way, we can talk about one of the mecha series that were popular at late 90s, Martian Sucessor Nadesico & it’s sequel movie, Princess of Darkness. It’s a pretty underrated series that unfortunately never got a second season despite good ratings, and it got replaced by Pokémon in the following years.
The series takes place in the year 2196, with Earth at war with a race of alien invaders called the "Jovian Lizards", and himanity’s best hope lies with the ND-001 Nadesico, a space battleship designed by the company Nergal Heavy Industries. While the ship is powerful and its crew consists of the top civilian experts in their fields, these individuals tend to have "some slight personality disorders", including the protagonist, Akito Tenkawa, a boy who used to live on Mars before its destruction by the Jovian Lizards, he escaped to Earth, with no memory of how he got there, aside from his terrible fear of the invaders. He hates fighting and only wants to be a chef, but he is constantly called on to act as a pilot of one of the Nadesico's Aestivalis - humanoid combat robots, and while on board the Nadesico, Akito has more problems to deal with than just the Jovians; nearly all the female members of the crew, especially the vessel's captain Yurika Misumaru, seem to be head over heels in love with him, though all he wants to do is cook and watch his favorite anime, Gekiganger III (which is a real anime inside this anime).
As you can tell, this series take more of a comedic approach, with the cast engaging in lighthearted antics through out the series, rather then being completely serious most of the time, like Gundam, though it also has it’s own fair share of drama, with the characters facing the horrors of war on occasion. This series still is a space opera, intentionally including a number of science fiction anime clichés, like time travel and alien invaders, but turns these concepts on their heads by the end of the series through a number of plot twists. There are plenty of mecha anime references, such as Space Battleship Yamato or Gundam, like one of the characters was a voice actress before joining the crew (and in fact is a parody of a specific voice actress, Megumi Hayashibara), another is a fangirl who likes to draw her own shōnen-ai doujinshi, and a third is an otaku who bases his entire life on Gekigangar III.
The series ran though 26 episodes broadcasted between October 1996 till March 1997, and through it didn’t received a follow-up season, it’s was popular enough to warrant a movie in 1998, known as Prince of Darkness. The story is a direct sequel to the Sega Saturn game, Nadesico: The Blank of Three Years, which takes place immediately after the TV series ends, and before the movie begins. Akito & Yurika went missing and a new conflict arises with the appearance of the Martian Successors, a splinter group of the original Jovian Federation who wish to continue the war and take revenge on the Earth and Nergal and bring about a new world order. In order to stop them, humanity relies upon Ruri Hoshino, originally an operator from the original Nadesico that was able to connect directly with computers, who was now the new captain of the new highly-mobile battleship Nadesico B, after having earned the respect and awe of many in the Military, thanks to her unparalleled skill with machines, made her gains the nickname "Cyber Fairy".
Similar to A Wakening of the Trailblazer, this movie acts as the conclusion to the original story from anime, bringing in the members of the old crew and new ones in a decisive conflict against a new threat. Even the atmosphere feels a bit more dramatic and serious compared to the anime, especially when the Akito reappears, after being captured and tortured by the villains. This movie serves as really good and satisfying ending to the series as whole, in my opinion, and I really like Ruri taking a huge role as the captain.
In Super Robot Wars V, there’s a point in chapter 10 the initial crew from Yamato is sucked into a portal and split off in different locations of the Earth from Anno Domini era (the same where Setsuna & Tieria came from), Ruri and the crew from Nadesico B is the first group which Chitose & Souji meets in this new universe, and for the next chapters we follow both the Nadesico & Ptolemaios 2, the ship from Celestial Being from Gundam 00, while fighting the Martians Sucessors, criminals & dragons. Quite interesting to see those two groups together, especially since both come from movies that serves as the ending to their series & the main conflict is against aliens that threat Earth.
Artwork by @jj_art_works & @TyrandG
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2024.05.14 14:46 book-press-release Struggling to Reach Your Target Audience? Newswire Can Help

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2024.05.14 14:45 civicmv Elementary school summer camp?

Anyone have recommendations for summer camps for elementary school aged students? We are moving to Beijing in June and the kids will attend WAB. We’d love them to meet some classmates in advance, but I can’t seem to find any camps run by the school.
Kids’ interests are swimming, soccer, tennis, coding/STEAM, debate. Half day or even just hour or two sports sessions are great too as we will have an Ayi. Thanks!!
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2024.05.14 14:45 TheCrankyOctopus Auditing lectures in another school/department?

Hey everyone,
Do you know if there are specific requirements for PhD students to be allowed to audit courses in other schools or departments? I am not necessarily talking about courses that would help build specialised knowledge that is directly useful for one's research, but even just having "a look around" and taking the chance to learn things related to other subjects for personal interest (which might or might not turn into academic interest later on).
Do I need to prove that the course I want to audit is relevant to my PhD research to obtain permission to attend lectures from the relevant department or lecturer? Does any of you have experience with this kind of thing?
TIA!
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2024.05.14 14:45 LChris24 Fire, The Hound & the Lord of Light (Spoilers Extended)

Background
The septons preach about the seven hells. What do they know? Only a man who's been burned knows what hell is truly like. -AGOT, Sansa II
GRRM has been hinting around about Sandor Clegane and his relationship with fire since the beginning (its the first thing mentioned about him in AGOT, Eddard I). In this post I thought I would explore that a bit and see what it could mean for TWoW.
Note: I don't think gods exist in ASOIAF, they are just sources of magic. So when I say R'hllor throughout the post I pretty much just mean "fire magic".
The Initial Burning
While the Hound is walking Sansa home from the Hand's Tourney, he gives Sansa the story of how he was burned:
"Most of them, they think it was some battle. A siege, a burning tower, an enemy with a torch. One fool asked if it was dragonsbreath." His laugh was softer this time, but just as bitter. "I'll tell you what it was, girl," he said, a voice from the night, a shadow leaning so close now that she could smell the sour stench of wine on his breath. "I was younger than you, six, maybe seven. A woodcarver set up shop in the village under my father's keep, and to buy favor he sent us gifts. The old man made marvelous toys. I don't remember what I got, but it was Gregor's gift I wanted. A wooden knight, all painted up, every joint pegged separate and fixed with strings, so you could make him fight. Gregor is five years older than me, the toy was nothing to him, he was already a squire, near six foot tall and muscled like an ox. So I took his knight, but there was no joy to it, I tell you. I was scared all the while, and true enough, he found me. There was a brazier in the room. Gregor never said a word, just picked me up under his arm and shoved the side of my face down in the burning coals and held me there while I screamed and screamed. You saw how strong he is. Even then, it took three grown men to drag him off me. The septons preach about the seven hells. What do they know? Only a man who's been burned knows what hell is truly like. -AGOT, Sansa II
Bran's Vision
Several chapters before that, we see the Hound's "terrible face" in Bran's vision of the shadows during his coma dream (note that the scope of the series was much smaller here):
He looked south, and saw the great blue-green rush of the Trident. He saw his father pleading with the king, his face etched with grief. He saw Sansa crying herself to sleep at night, and he saw Arya watching in silence and holding her secrets hard in her heart. There were shadows all around them. One shadow was dark as ash, with the terrible face of a hound. Another was armored like the sun, golden and beautiful. Over them both loomed a giant in armor made of stone, but when he opened his visor, there was nothing inside but darkness and thick black blood. -AGOT, Bran III
worth noting that R'hllor is referred to as the "god of flame and shadow" as well:
On one side is R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Heart of Fire, the God of Flame and Shadow. Against him stands the Great Other whose name may not be spoken, the Lord of Darkness, the Soul of Ice, the God of Night and Terror. Ours is not a choice between Baratheon and Lannister, between Greyjoy and Stark. It is death we choose, or life. Darkness, or light." -ASOS, Davos III
The Blackwater
In his next encounter with fire, the Hound flees the Battle on the Blackwater:
The night of the battle, Sandor Clegane had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she'd been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she'd kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk the Imp had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside . . . she could scarcely imagine it. -ASOS, Sansa I
Trial by Combat
When Sandor fights Beric we see a flaming sword seemingly begin to defeat the Hound:
The flaming sword leapt up to meet the cold one, long streamers of fire trailing in its wake like the ribbons the Hound had spoken of. Steel rang on steel. No sooner was his first slash blocked than Clegane made another, but this time Lord Beric's shield got in the way, and wood chips flew from the force of the blow. Hard and fast the cuts came, from low and high, from right and left, and each one Dondarrion blocked. The flames swirled about his sword and left red and yellow ghosts to mark its passage. Each move Lord Beric made fanned them and made them burn the brighter, until it seemed as though the lightning lord stood within a cage of fire. "Is it wildfire?" Arya asked Gendry.
"No. This is different. This is . . ." -ASOS, Arya VI
but at the very end we see Sandor somehow win this "holy thing":
Smooth as summer silk, Lord Beric slid close to make an end of the man before him. The Hound gave a rasping scream, raised his sword in both hands and brought it crashing down with all his strength. Lord Beric blocked the cut easily . . .
"Noooooo," Arya shrieked.. . .
but the burning sword snapped in two, and the Hound's cold steel plowed into Lord Beric's flesh where his shoulder joined his neck and clove him clean down to the breastbone. The blood came rushing out in a hot black gush.
Sandor Clegane jerked backward, still burning. He ripped the remnants of his shield off and flung them away with a curse, then rolled in the dirt to smother the fire running along his arm. -ASOS, Arya VI
so he is set free by the Brotherhood, minus his gold (Fun Fact: The Brotherhood ends up with a good amount of gold from the Hand's Tourney).
What's Next?
When the Hound begins to follow them, some members want him dead but Thoros states that there must be some purpose left for Sandor.
Lord Beric shook his head. "Clegane won his life beneath the hollow hill. I will not rob him of it."
"My lord is wise," Thoros told the others. "Brothers, a trial by battle is a holy thing. You heard me ask R'hllor to take a hand, and you saw his fiery finger snap Lord Beric's sword, just as he was about to make an end of it. The Lord of Light is not yet done with Joffrey's Hound, it would seem." -ASOS, Arya VII
and I seem to think that similar to the show, the next step in Sandor's plotline (after Brother Ray (show) and Elder Brother (book series) is another encounter with the Brotherhood without Banners.
"Where is she?"
"A day's ride. I can take you to her, ser … but you will need to come alone. Elsewise, the Hound will kill her." -ADWD, Jaime I
Sandor in Hell
Doesn't really deserve its own section, but I thought this matched up really well:
The septons preach about the seven hells. What do they know? Only a man who's been burned knows what hell is truly like. -AGOT, Sansa II
and:
Lem grabbed her wrist and twisted, wrenching the dagger away. She kicked at him, but he would not give it back. "You go to hell, Hound," she screamed at Sandor Clegane in helpless empty-handed rage. "You just go to hell!"
"He has," said a voice scarce stronger than a whisper. -ASOS, Arya VI
Random Thoughts
Note: Sorry this post is pretty choppy. The new reddit posting interface is pretty terrible to deal with.
TLDR: It is no secret that GRRM has been building up Sandor Clegane (formerly the Hound) and fire from the beginning. With him surviving his fight with a flaming sword (not wildfire) there is some potential "purpose" left for his life (Arya wouldn't end it for him either).
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2024.05.14 14:44 antonl99 [Store] Every top High tier - 2x BFK Emerald 0.00, 2x FN Dlore (one w Titan Holo on scope), FN Gungnir, M9 BP/Ruby/ 0.00 Sapphire, Kara Ruby/Emerald FLAWLESS, MW Wild lotus, FT Gungnir/Dlore, Talon BP, 2x MW Vices, High BFK Fades, 2x Bayo Sapphire, 3x BFK P2, MW T2 Kimonos, MW Conductors, MW Howl

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
I also buy/sell skins via Crypto/CSGOFloat.
Check out my CSGOFloat stall here, almost every high tier item is listed here: https://csfloat.com/stall/76561198021680043
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Tips to communicate with me: be informative on what you're interested in and if you wish to buy with cash/crypto or trade.
My discord: antonbeastskins
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/antontrades/
Trade offer: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer! Buyout
[H]
★ Butterfly Knife Emerald - FN - 0.007
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.03 Titan Holo Scope
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.06
StatTrak™ AK-47 Redline - MW - 0.13 4x IBP Paper Kato 14
Glock-18 Dragon Tattoo - FN IBP Holo Best Pos
★ M9 Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.006
★ M9 Bayonet Ruby - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Emerald - FN - 0.03 FLAWLESS
★ Karambit Ruby - FN - 0.01 FLAWLESS
AWP Gungnir - FT - 0.20
★ M9 Bayonet Black Pearl - FN - 0.03
AK-47 Wild Lotus - MW - 0.13
AWP Dragon Lore - FT - 0.17
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor - MW - 0.13
M4A4 Howl - MW - 0.09914636611938477
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.031
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.05
★ Sport Gloves Vice - MW - 0.12
★ Sport Gloves Vice - MW - 0.14
★ Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Talon Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.02
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono - MW - 0.14 T2 Kimonos
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono - MW - 0.126
★ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.009 99.55% Fade
★ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.02 90.94% Fade
Glock-18 Fade - FN - 0.001 99.6% Fade
★ M9 Bayonet Fade - FN - 0.01 99.60% Fade
★ M9 Bayonet Fade - FN - 0.007 99.29% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.01 98.27% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.00 93.78% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.04 80.45% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.02 100.0% Fade (MAX FADE)
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.06 82.08% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.06 85.36% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.03 82.77% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.03 82.99% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.03 82.13% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.01 96.77% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.01 100.0% Fade (MAX)
AWP Fade - FN - 0.03 93.02% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler P2 - FN - 0.00
★ Stiletto Knife Ruby - FN - 0.00
★ Stiletto Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Stiletto Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.04 99.29% Fade
M4A1-S Knight - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.006
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.03
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.05
★ Flip Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze - FT - 0.201
Sticker Titan Katowice 2014
AWP The Prince - FT - 0.20
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P1 - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P3 - FN - 0.03
AWP Desert Hydra - MW - 0.13
★ Ursus Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade - FN - 0.03
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade - FN - 0.02
AK-47 Gold Arabesque - WW - 0.41
★ StatTrak™ Karambit Gamma Doppler P3 - FN - 0.01
★ Karambit Gamma Doppler P4 - FN - 0.02
★ Ursus Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
Souvenir AK-47 Gold Arabesque - BS - 0.684
★ Huntsman Knife Ruby - FN - 0.007
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious - MW - 0.12
★ Huntsman Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Marble Fade - FN - 0.01
★ Karambit Doppler P3 - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Doppler P1 - FN - 0.03
★ Driver Gloves King Snake - MW - 0.14 Clean Knuckles
★ Talon Knife Fade - FN - 0.00 99.9% Fade
★ Falchion Knife Emerald - FN - 0.02
★ Sport Gloves Vice - FT - 0.33
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth - FN - 0.06
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2024.05.14 14:44 antonl99 [Store] Every top High tier - 2x BFK Emerald 0.00, 2x FN Dlore (one w Titan Holo on scope), FN Gungnir, M9 BP/Ruby/ 0.00 Sapphire, Kara Ruby/Emerald FLAWLESS, MW Wild lotus, FT Gungnir/Dlore, Talon BP, 2x MW Vices, High BFK Fades, 2x Bayo Sapphire, 3x BFK P2, MW T2 Kimonos, MW Conductors, MW Howl

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
I also buy/sell skins via Crypto/CSGOFloat.
Check out my CSGOFloat stall here, almost every high tier item is listed here: https://csfloat.com/stall/76561198021680043
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Tips to communicate with me: be informative on what you're interested in and if you wish to buy with cash/crypto or trade.
My discord: antonbeastskins
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/antontrades/
Trade offer: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer! Buyout
[H]
★ Butterfly Knife Emerald - FN - 0.007
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.03 Titan Holo Scope
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.06
StatTrak™ AK-47 Redline - MW - 0.13 4x IBP Paper Kato 14
Glock-18 Dragon Tattoo - FN IBP Holo Best Pos
★ M9 Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.006
★ M9 Bayonet Ruby - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Emerald - FN - 0.03 FLAWLESS
★ Karambit Ruby - FN - 0.01 FLAWLESS
AWP Gungnir - FT - 0.20
★ M9 Bayonet Black Pearl - FN - 0.03
AK-47 Wild Lotus - MW - 0.13
AWP Dragon Lore - FT - 0.17
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor - MW - 0.13
M4A4 Howl - MW - 0.09914636611938477
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.031
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.05
★ Sport Gloves Vice - MW - 0.12
★ Sport Gloves Vice - MW - 0.14
★ Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Talon Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.02
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono - MW - 0.14 T2 Kimonos
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono - MW - 0.126
★ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.009 99.55% Fade
★ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.02 90.94% Fade
Glock-18 Fade - FN - 0.001 99.6% Fade
★ M9 Bayonet Fade - FN - 0.01 99.60% Fade
★ M9 Bayonet Fade - FN - 0.007 99.29% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.01 98.27% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.00 93.78% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.04 80.45% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.02 100.0% Fade (MAX FADE)
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.06 82.08% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.06 85.36% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.03 82.77% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.03 82.99% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.03 82.13% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.01 96.77% Fade
AWP Fade - FN - 0.01 100.0% Fade (MAX)
AWP Fade - FN - 0.03 93.02% Fade
★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler P2 - FN - 0.00
★ Stiletto Knife Ruby - FN - 0.00
★ Stiletto Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ Stiletto Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.04 99.29% Fade
M4A1-S Knight - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.006
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.03
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P4 - FN - 0.05
★ Flip Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze - FT - 0.201
Sticker Titan Katowice 2014
AWP The Prince - FT - 0.20
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P1 - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler P3 - FN - 0.03
AWP Desert Hydra - MW - 0.13
★ Ursus Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade - FN - 0.03
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade - FN - 0.02
AK-47 Gold Arabesque - WW - 0.41
★ StatTrak™ Karambit Gamma Doppler P3 - FN - 0.01
★ Karambit Gamma Doppler P4 - FN - 0.02
★ Ursus Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.03
Souvenir AK-47 Gold Arabesque - BS - 0.684
★ Huntsman Knife Ruby - FN - 0.007
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious - MW - 0.12
★ Huntsman Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Marble Fade - FN - 0.01
★ Karambit Doppler P3 - FN - 0.02
★ Karambit Doppler P1 - FN - 0.03
★ Driver Gloves King Snake - MW - 0.14 Clean Knuckles
★ Talon Knife Fade - FN - 0.00 99.9% Fade
★ Falchion Knife Emerald - FN - 0.02
★ Sport Gloves Vice - FT - 0.33
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth - FN - 0.06
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2024.05.14 14:44 Bleuecalico I think I'm bi and that scares me

Growing up I didn't even know homosexuality existed till I was in the 8th grade. I got in a fight right before senior year with my friends for being “homophobic”. A year after I graduated high school, covid hit and I was lonely, and that was when I started questioning my sexuality. I labeled myself as bi, then straight again and now I’m not sure. It scares me because my parents, other family members and my religion aren’t accepting of the LGBT community. This weekend I’ll be going out with a girl I have feelings for but she doesn’t know. It’s hard for girls to know I might be bi because I wear the hijab (I’m Muslim). Any advice or support would be great.
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2024.05.14 14:44 CellistRealistic4311 Need internet wisdom

Hi all,
This is my very first post and English is not my native language. Please forgive me for any errors.
I admit I don't really know what to expect from this post, creating mainly to let off steam.
It might be quite long haha. So me (24M) and my ex (24F) were together since we were 17.
So we have met in high school. We quickly decided to stay together despite studying in different cities. To be honest we never had a real argument during our 6 and a half years of relationship. Small arguments about boundaries that should not be crossed and which were resolved in a healthy way.
To give some context. My ex has an alcoholic mother and a father who more or less abandoned her at a young age but eventually came back. She also comes from a much more difficult economic background than me.
I am lucky to have a very united and supportive family. We also have no money problems and are there to help us in difficult times.
After a few months of dating, I very quickly integrated my ex into my family. We hosted all the parties at our house, my parents took her on trips with us, and I always did my best to help her in her life (picking her up from work, bringing her meals when she finished work, I took the train every weekend to see her in her city).
She always said that I was an excellent, even perfect boyfriend. I have always proven my loyalty and my love for her. She still seemed extremely happy with it and was a bit boastful about it haha. We ended up moving in together in 2022.
This is where we had our first real problems. Since she had no financial support from her parents, she had to work at the same time as her studies. She was naturally very tired physically and mentally. Personally, at that time I really didn't like my studies and I was very stressed because 1 year later I had to find my first job.
Our first arguments therefore revolved around personal investment in cleaning and maintaining the house. I was never really satisfied with her investment. We had a few arguments but we got there in the end. I naturally relaxed with my reduction in stress and I realized that I had a tendency to want to control my environment during my stressful periods. So I made an effort and things got better.
From summer 2023, we changed apartments and I had my first internship and then my first job. With a significant salary, I told her to stop working and focus on her studies (she repeated her year once because her work took up too much of her time).
So, I took care of everything and I gave her €400 per month so that she could continue to live a normal life. In September 2023, she started to go to her business school and I start to see some personality change.
For more context, I am a very introverted person. I have never smoked, never tried drugs, never gone to nightclubs and I drink very little. I spend my free time playing PC, role-playing games or playing sports. My ex was also very introverted, she loves reading at home while drinking coffee. She went out once every full moon to have a drink with her best friend.
But, once she arrived at her new school, she started going out more often, going to nightclubs (in 6 years she must have gone 3 times). She also started smoking an electronic cigarette.
The fateful moment was at the end of January 2024. As part of her studies, she had to go to Barcelona for 3 months. I was very happy for her knowing that we had already established a long-distance relationship (however, it was me who left and she stayed in our hometown).
The beginning went very well but she ended up joining a shared accommodation in February. From there, she started going out 3 or 4 times a week. She went out to a nightclub with roommates except the girls whom decided to go home and she decided to go only with the boys (I never met them and she only knew them for two weeks). I admit that I may be a little old-fashioned and I consider that the nightclub is necessarily a place of seduction (not that my ex wanted to seduce but she was inevitably going to be hit on). I didn't say anything about it but she quickly understood that I didn't like it. I told her that I wouldn't forbid her anything but I found that knowing me she could suspect that I wouldn't like it.
So we had a change that I found radical in her personality. She went out a lot more. Not to exonerate myself, but it was also a difficult time for me. Again for context, I usally give off the impression of someone who always knows what I do, what I want and who I am. However, during this period I was externally uncomfortable in my skin. I had problems in my job and I was overall very stressed and I had very little self-confidence (which had almost never happened in 6 years).
Coming back to my ex, I noticed this personality change and became increasingly dissatisfied with our call times, the amount of messages and generally the amount of attention she gave me. So we had a lot of disagreements over that. She told me that I was suffocating her, that I was too controlling (again I never told her that I didn't want her to go out or stop having a relation with one of her roommates (my instinct really told me that something was going on with one of her roommates but I didn't know who was the main actor in this potential flirtation).
She started lying to me about insignificant things (she ended up telling me that she was lying to me so I wouldn't get angry???) but I became more and more controlling. Big argument after an evening where she told me she was going home to sleep but I saw her in the club with the localisation of her phone. She offered me a break, I got really angry for the first time in our relationship. For me a break means a breakup (it may be stupid but with everything that was happening that's what seemed to happen to me).
After my outburst (no insults and barely raised my voice (I don't know how to get angry lol)), she came to join me to try to repair things (I was very happy). However, we argued for 8 days, sometimes things went well but it remained tense. Also I saw her staying on her phone every night when I went to bed. I found it too weird. I finally broke down and looked at her messages (first time in 6 years), I found exchanges between them. Nothing blatant but I personally find them flirting. At least she spoke to him the same way she spoke to me at the beginning of our relationship.
She ended up returning to Barcelona and we made small promises to improve the relationship. But once she got back to Barcelona she didn't answer me all day. I blamed her a bit for that and set a little trap for her (it's not good, I know). I told her that I didn't like this guy (I didn't tell her to cut contact (I've had already cut contact with girls that my ex didn't like)). And I told her not to talk to him about this discussion (she talked to him about it that same evening). I asked her if she had told him and she told me that she hadn't told him anything. So I told her “we’ll probably have to separate” and then she left and didn’t want to hear anything more. I told her right away that I loved her and that I didn't want to break up but that I didn't know what to do anymore given her behavior.
So we parted ways. I went back and forth between « I love you more than anything » and « I have to cut you out of my life to move forward ». She told me to leave her alone while she figured out what was happening while saying that in any case it was over. I couldn't leave her alone to think. I learned through a TikTok that she had kissed this famous roommate…. I also had to manage all the administrative formalities alone...
I did everything to heal in the healthiest way possible (sport, therapy, seeing my friends and family). I didn't fall into a band-aid relationship, I didn't fall into alcohol, parties or other palliatives.
It will now be a little over 2 months since we have been separated. I accepted it, I still love her even if her behavior disgusts me. And I find it hard not to blame her for not knowing how to help me during this period (even though she obviously tried even if it was never enough for me).
I admit I'm still a little lost. I still love her even if I don't necessarily want to get back with her. I returned to work, I continue to exercise but the lack of physical and emotional affection is a bit difficult. Having to start all over again seems so difficult to me, I admit that I don't like the culture of one-night stands. I want to get married and have children. I'm a little lost and don't really know what to expect from this post. If you have any advice, explanations for her behavior or need more details, don't hesitate.
Thank you.
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2024.05.14 14:43 fmaglione2 Are graduating from college this spring and struggling to find a job? Bloomberg News wants to hear from you.

Hi! My name is Francesca Maglione and I'm a reporter at Bloomberg News. I am working on a story on the job market for the class of 2024 in the US and I'm looking to talk to students who are currently graduating this spring are interested in entering the tech industry. Are you currently graduating and have been struggling to land a job? How many jobs have you applied to? What kind of jobs have you been looking for? Where do you go to school? Feel free to fill out this google form! You can also reach me at [fmaglione2@bloomberg.net](mailto:fmaglione2@bloomberg.net)
https://forms.gle/1efntnowU3HPVrH86
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2024.05.14 14:43 DutyTop8086 How to Land Your Dream IT Job After Earning Your CompTIA Certification: A Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Finding a Job You’re Interested In
Step one is incredibly important in your job-hunting journey because you don’t want to waste your time searching, applying, and interviewing for a position you don’t actually want. You can get the same practice interviewing by going out for jobs you really want, so you have to figure this out.
Is there a particular area of IT that interests you? Maybe you don’t see yourself specializing in your work, and that’s fine. There are companies seeking IT professionals who can follow various types of projects and work closely alongside other tech experts.
Not only is becoming an IT professional a practical job choice, but it’s also dependable in terms of career growth. The demand for IT professionals has continued to steadily grow over the years, with employment for IT specialists estimated to grow by a whopping 11% in the next decade.
As an IT professional, your skills will also make you eligible for employment at businesses other than tech companies. You might also decide to teach or be your own boss as an independent contractor for IT services. An IT education displays the skills necessary to work in a wide range of occupations, including government, finance, healthcare, and more! Should you transition into another field of study, IT courses still offer an educational foundation that you can build on throughout your life.
In today’s market, careers don’t have a linear direction—instead of moving up the office positions, you may shift from one occupation to another, learning to pick up certain skills as they become more in demand. IT professionals show great career development. They have strengthened problem-solving skills, technical knowledge, and interpersonal relations, all trending job traits.
Another way to narrow down your options is to pick a city or location in which you want to work and begin searching there. You can search in nearby areas as well if the immediate city doesn’t have open positions for IT professionals. Maybe you want to find a position that is flexible, so you can work some hours remotely or on the weekends to fit your lifestyle better.
Whatever the case, once you narrow down your criteria and select some jobs you’re interested in, you can begin applying and interviewing.
  1. Getting Past the Gatekeepers
Highlight your skills and credentials to potential employers. This will help you stand out, and it showcases your credibility and skills. Accreditation ensures high-quality education and services for schools in a similar way that certification ensures high-quality job candidates.
As a graduate of the CompTIA certification program, you secure more than the necessary coursework needed to sit for various IT exams and certifications, such as the CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications. These certifications are well-recognized in the industry and can significantly boost your employability.
Your CompTIA certification demonstrates your competence and readiness to handle IT tasks effectively. Not only is CompTIA recognized globally, but it also aligns with industry standards and expectations. Employers often look for candidates with certifications from accredited programs, as it assures them of the quality and relevance of the skills acquired.
  1. Using Temporary Agencies
Once your certification is completed, the next steps and hunt for an entry-level career begin. Temporary agencies, or staffing agencies, are one of the best and time-tested strategies in the IT hiring process.
For a short period of time, employers hire temporary workers until they have time to find a permanent employee. Temp jobs can give you experience in industries and careers you might not have otherwise thought of trying—without a long-term commitment. Furthermore, firms like Robert Half Technology are well-paying and reputable temp agencies in the IT field.
They will send you out for short-term assignments, which is an ideal amount of time to get your foot in the door for a full-time position or to gain experience in a particular field. Having a high-powered connection is the most likely way to getting hired. These include a recruiter, a temp agency, or a personal friend who has connections in the industry. If you have no connections or you haven’t made it to a recruiter’s list yet, then your best bet is to go in through a tech temp agency.
The temp process should not last longer than a year. As a result, you may want to pursue a part-time position as a temp in a firm while you are getting your degree or other qualifications. Regardless of how you get on the inside of a firm, remember the cardinal rule number two in all firms is privacy. You should avoid gossip and discussing your business, or the business of others, with those inside the firm. Use discretion when releasing any personal information. You want to make and maintain friendships while remaining professional and representing the firm you are under at all times. You never know where networking will lead you, or how it can help you get hired in the future!
  1. Interviewing for an IT Job
Before interviewing with a company or any of its representatives, you will want to remember a few important facts. IT managers are often detail-oriented and thorough. Consequently, they listen to every detail you say and weigh it in the balance of what it is they want from you. Therefore, choose your words carefully and avoid getting personal.
While you don’t want to get too personal, you also don’t want to answer questions with a simple “yes” or “no.” Explain your reasons for answering a question a certain way. Take time to answer an interviewer’s questions. If you need a minute to think before you answer, take it. You don’t want to look stuck and allow long periods of silence, but thinking about a question before you commit to an answer shows the interviewer that you care about your answers and want to be hired. If you reiterate the question back to the interviewer, you can ensure that you’ve understood them correctly and buy yourself a few more moments to consider your response.
This is a cardinal rule in negotiations: He who speaks first loses. At a time when you are seeking to negotiate a salary, view our previous IT blog post for tips on negotiating an above-average IT salary.
  1. Accepting the Job
The goal of the interview process is to be hired for the job, so this moment is exciting and probably intimidating as well. You might decide to accept the job, decline the job, or negotiate the job with pending acceptance. When you’re offered a job that you’re unsure of accepting, it’s okay to consider the offer prior to accepting or declining. If you tell the company you’d like to think about the offer, give them a date you’ll let them know by, never more than a few days. They have a position to fill and others to notify, so they can’t wait around for you to respond to their offer.
Here are some things to consider about a potential job:
Once you are offered a position and decide you’re ready to accept the job, you’ll need to let the prospective employer know. Be proactive. It’s common to wait 24 hours before accepting a job, and during that time you can ask for the offer in writing if it is not provided. Verbal offers and acceptances are okay, but written communication alleviates room for any disconnect between you and your potential employer in the scope of the job, benefits, etc. Make sure you discuss the starting date of employment. Allow yourself enough time to prepare and conclude your time with any previous employers if necessary.
Perhaps the most important reason to pursue IT certification programs is that you have all the tools to achieve a career doing what you love. IT courses provide the tools and develop the skills necessary to excel in the field. Accessible resources may include online case citation software, exercises that strengthen your technical knowledge, research and investigative skills, technology organization, and multitasking.
If you’re searching for the tools you need to earn your certification in a convenient and affordable manner, then consider reputable institutions that offer comprehensive IT programs. These institutions provide you with the complete freedom to manage your personal life, get hired at your dream job, and pursue your education—all at your own pace. Contact them today and discover how their excellence in online career training can help turn your dreams of an IT career into a reality.
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2024.05.14 14:42 jennithomas321 6 Pro Tip: Invest in a solid LinkedIn profile SEO

LinkedIn can be a sales goldmine when used strategically.
Among all the social media platforms out there, LinkedIn stands out as the go-to platform for professional social networking.
But with over 900 million people using it, how do you stand out?
It requires more than a compelling bio and a polished profile image.
Do You Know??
According to the latest statistics, 40 million people use LinkedIn every week to search for jobs, and three people a minute are hired on the site.
This article will cover:
  1. Keywords
  2. Headlines
  3. Profile completeness
  4. Job title optimisation /Work Experience
  5. URL Optimization
What Is LinkedIn SEO?
How Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) works for LinkedIn???
LinkedIn SEO is all about optimizing your profile and content to boost your visibility and ranking, offering a myriad of opportunities for career progression, business networking, and establishing a prominent presence within your industry.
When you fine-tune your profile’s headline summary, work experience, and skills section with specific keywords, you can boost the likelihood of appearing in LinkedIn’s search results.
Imagine someone searching for specific keywords or skills related to your professional background – a well-optimized profile significantly increases the chances of your profile being featured in their search results.
On top of that, LinkedIn profiles can also show up in traditional search engine results pages (SERPs) like Google, expanding your online presence.
Beyond profile optimization, the impact of SEO extends to your content. LinkedIn posts and, particularly, articles have the potential to rank within LinkedIn’s search engine, showcasing your expertise within the platform.
Furthermore, these articles, with their long-form nature and valuable insights, can also rank on traditional search engines, leveraging LinkedIn’s high domain authority for increased visibility both on and off the platform.

Why You Need to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile:

An optimized LinkedIn profile is one where every part of your personal profile is filled out and shows audiences what you do, who you are, and what you are an expert in.
This helps your profile rank higher in LinkedIn searches and builds trust among those who might want to connect or follow you.
Do You Know??
Even more compelling? Some 44% of LinkedIn users earn more than $75,000 a year. That’s a considerable bump up from the national median income of $68,703 per household.
Let's Dive in:
6 steps to help improve your LinkedIn SEO optimization for better results.

Step 1: Keywords.

A keyword is a word or phrase that searchers enter into a search engine. Learn more about Keyword Research. Examples of keywords and phrases include:
Example:
In seo bint e jamil, 'Digital Marketing Manager' is the keyword.
For LinkedIn, create a list of 7-10 words or terms that your ideal client would use when searching for the service you offer. For example:
Now, use these keywords throughout your profile in as many sections as possible, including your:

Step 2: Profile Completeness

To rank highly your profile will need to be 100% complete, with every profile section completed. Consider using bullet points rather than paragraphs, and format the text so it’s easy to read.
Let’s take a look at what you should focus on to fully optimize your LinkedIn profile.

1: Images Optimization:

When you’re setting up your profile, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got a solid profile picture.
LinkedIn can be a sales goldmine when used strategically.LinkedIn can be a sales goldmine when used strategically.
Among all the social media platforms out there, LinkedIn stands out as the go-to platform for professional social networking.

2: LinkedIn Background Photo:

Background photos are like billboards. You can use this space to show your accomplishments and awards or offer free resources.
LinkedIn Background Photo Optimization
You should also:

3: Craft a Keyword-Rich Tagline /Headline:

Your LinkedIn headline sits just below your profile image and name. Customising your headline is not only critical for SEO, it’s also an important part of your personal brand - how people view and perceive you on the platform.
LinkedIn automatically populates your headline with your current or most recent position – however, you have the option to customise it. Remember, you want the headline to create an informative and impactful snapshot of yourself.
Linkedin Headline Optimization
When creating your headline:

Headline Example:

For a digital marketing manager, a similarly optimized tagline could be, "Innovative Digital Marketing Strategies to Elevate Your Brand's Presence" — placing the target keyword "Digital marketing strategies" prominently at the start.

4. Featured Posts on LinkedIn

The Featured section on LinkedIn is a space on your profile where you can highlight important content.
LinkedIn Featured Section
It’s near the top, below your photo and headline. You can use this section to showcase:
Featured content isn’t permanent, so you can change it up to include new content as regularly as you like!

5.Create a Compelling “About” Section

The About section is the meat of your Company page. Here, you have the space to go into more detail, telling the story of your brand and naturally incorporating relevant keywords throughout.
About Us LinkedIn SEO
Here are some components to consider including in your About section:
Here’s an example of the beginning of an About section for a data analytics company:
At ABC Company, we democratize data analytics, enabling businesses of all sizes to unlock insights through our intuitive, AI-powered analytics platform.
Finally, you can add in some “Top skills” as a way to remind readers what your services are. This also presents another opportunity to add in your keywords.

6.Work Experience

When I’m looking at someone’s experience section on LinkedIn, I’m looking to see if they meet the criteria of the role beyond a job title. Their job duties and achievements give me a better understanding of their scope of knowledge and specific skill sets this role needs.
LinkedIn “Work Experience” section

Fields for LinkedIn experience entries

Each position on LinkedIn has a combination of required (*) and optional fields:

Required fields for LinkedIn Work Experience entries

Title*

List your position title, including any relevant keywords. Sometimes job titles benefit from being revised for common searches.
Example: "Content Marketing Manager" might be more search-friendly than "Manager, Marketing Content."

Company name*

Many companies already have a company profile on LinkedIn and will autocomplete from the LinkedIn Company Page in the dropdown as you type.

Employment dates*

This is usually shown by a start and end date. If you’re currently working in the role, click “I am currently working in this role” and it will automatically list your end date on your profile as “Present.”

Industry*

This doesn’t display on your profile. Select the best match and keep going.

Optional fields for LinkedIn Work Experience entries

The profile gets much more interesting with the additional, optional work experience fields including:

Employment type

Location

Sharing the location can give people reviewing your profile a sense of where you’ve worked (and where you’re likely based).

Location type

Choose from On-site, Hybrid, and Remote. Showing that you have experience working in a certain capacity can be valuable to some recruiters and employers. Example: If you have a work history in remote roles, you may be a strong candidate for additional remote roles.
Description
This is a written summary, usually two or three sentences long, that allows you to show your job duties, achievements, and expertise. By including relevant information with a few highlights and key accomplishments, you can improve your odds as a job seeker.
Pro tip: To further optimize your LinkedIn profile, consider using ChatGPT for your LinkedIn summary.

7.URL Optimization

LinkedIn allows you to personalise your URL, changing it from the automated URL, which is usually quite long and contains a random assortment of numbers. Upon updating make sure you update your email signature, business cards and other marketing collateral.
URL Optimization in LinkedIn SEO

To change your LinkedIn public profile URL:

For LinkedIn Public Profile URL:
  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  2. Click View profile.
  3. Click Edit public profile & URL on the right side.
  1. Under Edit your custom URL on the right side, click the Edit icon next to your public profile URL.
  1. Type the last part of your new custom URL in the text box.
  2. Click Save

Drive Results with LinkedIn SEO Optimization

By enhancing the different components of your LinkedIn profile page with a strategic approach to LinkedIn SEO optimization, you’ll be much more likely to appear in search results. This will go a long way toward increasing your visibility and helping drive more business opportunities. Remember that SEO isn’t just a one-time effort, but rather an ongoing process that requires regular attention and updates to deliver your desired results.
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2024.05.14 14:42 Legitimate-Sky-6820 The war and when and how it would play out

A really interesting feature we have seen in game released after warthunder is persistent map war. This would be an incredibly interesting feature in a game like warthunder as it could both help keep you in the fight better, and any battle would have some amount of greater impact.
This would also make it way more interesting to play the game as you could with just a single bomb a lot of luck and a ton of determination just go blow up an important factory.
In my opinion this means that a rather incredibly huge map would need to exist with potentially a constant air pressence of ai aircraft to help defend certain areas snd keep players in the game trough being able to take command of such an aircraft and also to with that allow players to get back in the fight way way faster, on the other hand people who just want a lot of reward might prefer to fly for 3 hours taking off with a bomber going to high altitude and maybe joining an ongoing bomber mission, ofc how accurate bombs will be would have to be a really significant discussion point in the early phase of making a executable plan.
Another really interesting potential aspect it balancing gun and cannon spam trough production cost. IMO this is one of the most solid idea's ive had so far, just no longer have any repair cost and instead have all cost of aircraft be dependent on production cost of said aircraft and subsystems. This mains that really advanced planes will cost more if you want to fly it out but as long as you get back on an airfeild or maybe even just as long as it doesnt disintegrate you do not have to pay those cost, or the full cost. In effect it would be rather similar to warthunder exept for the fact that if a certain weapon really pissis you off you can actually do something about it trying to destroy the or a factory on the enemy side that produces it, thus the cost of you plane will depend on the state of the war, tho ofc this would primarily mean that in the case of a shortage of something you just remove that something from your plane, thus allowing you to keep having fun. Even if all you cannon factory's get destroyed you just slap 20 7.7mm guns in your nose and go to town!
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