May 2009

30 Things We’ve Learned Since Graduating College

So this post started on Twitter.  I sent out a tweet asking what people had learned since college and got a HUGE immediate response.  Check out my Twitter followers’ responses and a few of mine are thrown in (mine are without quotes.)  What have you learned since graduating college? 1. “If you’re not part of [...]

May 29, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Networking Tips for the Modern Career Gal

By, Ashley Crimaldi So we’ve all heard that networking can be the key to success. As savvy women, we understand that blindly submitting a job application or resume probably isn’t the most effective way of landing a job or internship. In our technological age, we may have grown uncomfortable with face-to-face networking, and think it’s [...]

May 26, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why is Online Dating Still a Taboo??

It’s 2009. We are all on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We find our apartments online, our jobs online, and we shop online. We order food online, we keep in touch with friends and family who live far away online, and we look for pets online.  So why is it “weird” to shop for a significant other [...]

May 21, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Girl Meets Business Presents: YP Rockstar!

One of my FAVORITE blogs written for young professional females is Girl Meets Business.  LOVE IT.  If you like this blog, you will love GMB.  The girls at Girl Meets Business emailed me yesterday to let me know about their free e-book, The Young Professional Rockstar: 10 Steps to Rocking Your Career Right Now, which is available [...]

May 20, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Cool Career Girl Technology: Eye-Fi

How annoying is it when you are super excited to upload your pictures from the weekend, and then you can’t find your stupid cord ANYWHERE?  I hate it.  I also hate the times when I avoid uploading pictures for weeks at a time and then have to deal with organizing them and waiting for everything [...]

May 15, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Define Your Personal Branding Trademarks.

Today as I walked to work this morning, I felt very “Nicole,” which ultimately made me excited to take on the day.  I’m attending a young leaders of Chicago event with my mentor tonight, and I want to reflect my personal brand to each person I meet.  I’m wearing a fabulous knee-length suit coat from Nordstrom in [...]

May 14, 2009 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Story Behind Crescendo Apparel: Clothing for Pear-Shaped Women

After having forged a decade-long career as a successful financial analyst, Kathryn McKechnie traded in her spreadsheets for fashion spreads in 2008, when she launched Crescendo Apparel, her line of pants, skirts and wraps for pear-shaped women. As far back as she can remember–and certainly while she was analyzing data for the likes of Andersen [...]

May 13, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Great Advice and Book Giveaway for New College Grads!

It hit me last weekend that it has been exactly 3 years since I graduated college. I cannot believe how much my life has changed. I think it took me the whole 3 years to really get used to this whole “college is over, you’re officially an adult” thing. With that being said, graduating college [...]

May 13, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

6 Things I Learned as a Young Entrepreneur. By, Kim Grotto

By, Kim Grotto Have you ever felt the drive to start your own business? Or maybe you just grew up knowing that, one day, you would work for yourself. I fall into the latter category. Both of my parents are self-employed, and coming from a family of nine kids, I saw the benefits first-hand: the [...]

May 11, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

If you want to be a professional, please write back.

Today I’m writing about a personal pet peeve of mine:  those who do not respond to emails.  I’m sure this happens at all age and career levels, but lately I’ve noticed a trend among my twentysomething-aged peers: apparently they don’t feel the need to respond to emails in a timely manner, or in some cases- EVER! So please explain [...]

May 11, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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