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'The Secret Power Of Customer Service Jobs'

| Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Rookie Mag, Teen Jobs, Service, Helping Others, Youth Jobs, Rookie, Youth Empowerment, Youth Unemployment, Customer Service, Teen Joblessness, Teen News

By Rachael Prokop The jobs available to teenagers seem designed to make you feel powerless. Mechanically stuffing groceries into plastic bags. Serv...

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Jon Hamm's Hilarious Advice To Teen Girls (VIDEO)

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Jon Hamm Teen Girls, Rookie Mag, Jon Hamm, Jon Hamm Video, Funny Videos, Jon Hamm Advice to Girls, Jon Hamm Advice Video, Teen News

If anyone is qualified to advise teenage girls about love, it's a 41-year-old man, famous for his sensitivity, insanely good looks and his very own me...

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'7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Decided To Drop Out Of College'

Rookie Mag | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Rookie Mag, High School College Transition, Not Ready for College, Leaving College, Dropping Out of College, Gap Year, Rookie Magazine, Transition to College, College Dropouts, Not Going to College, College Life, Teen News

I tried going to college directly after high school, and I hated it. It was a small liberal arts college on the East Coast. Most of the students had w...

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The 'Nicest Person On The Internet' Admits Why She's Nice

| Emma Straub | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Rookie Mag, Kindness, Random Acts of Kindness, Being Nice, Acts of Kindness, Emma Straub, Nice, Women News

Being nice is kind of my thing. I need only the faintest hint of a reason to bake a batch of cookies, and a day doesn’t pass without my exclaiming c...

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'I Was A Teenage Bully': 8 Stories From Real Girls

| Jenny Zhang | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Rookie Mag, Girl Bullying, Video, Cyberbullying, Bullying Stories, High School Bullying, Bullying, Tavi Gevinson, Teen Bullying, Bullies, Girl Bullies, Rookie, High School News

Trying to talk seriously about bullying is hard. The word alone sounds cheesy. As part of Rookie’s continuing series on bullies, and how we are the...

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WATCH: Candy Tasting With The Ladies Of 'Parks And Rec'

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Candy, Rookie Mag, Parks and Rec Candy Taste Test, Parks and Recreation, Video, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Candy Taste Test, Urlesque, Parks and Rec, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Nbc, Comedy News

Sure, the cast of "Parks and Recreation" might seem like a fun bunch of people to hang out with, but when it comes to candy, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza...

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