By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK, St. Petersburg Times

Some parents might decide the time has come to help their kids with homework a bit more diligently. But what to do might elude them.

Tracey Holloway, owner of Club Z In-Home Tutoring of St. Petersburg, Fla., offered some ways to help.

Q: What advice do you have for them when they see their report cards to ensure that they do well in school from here on out?

Job seekers might be tempted to spend most of their time using Internet services to find employment. There are, after all, so many options out there.But relying on Web sites rather than networking, research and perseverance won't get you far, University of Tampa career-services director Tim Harding advises.