Bring along a list and point out, say, how a finance elective or business development course could be applied to your position and help your boss.

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She took my personal finance course as an elective, and the smart, hard-working student followed all her assignments, including the one that called for her to obtain a free copy of her credit report.

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Patients can rarely find this information before getting elective surgery, or when deciding to commit to a given institution for a long-term course of treatment.

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