October 2010

Learn What Others Do to Find Your Ideal Career

Two weeks ago my sister Jay (a high school senior) and her boyfriend visited me downtown to look at DePaul University.  Afterwards, we sat outside at one of my favorite Lincoln Park spots and talked about college and careers.  My sister and I are nine years apart.  While I’ve already graduated college and gone through [...]

October 26, 2010 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Stay Motivated When Missing the Goal

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Whether you’re trying to stay motivated in work, motivated in school, or motivated in anything else, setting goals really helps. But what do you do when you’ve missed your goals? This can cause your motivation to go right out the window, making it harder to create and complete new goals. When you’ve missed your goals, [...]

October 20, 2010 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What Should I SAY at a Career Fair? (Part 2)

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Career Fair Advice and Tips (Part 2). We have a career fair here at my college next week and I was wondering what your thoughts are/personal experience is with events like career fair. I would love any tips or strategies you have on attending a career fair or similar event. -Kaitlyn My advice from “How [...]

October 18, 2010 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Looking for Love? Let Blogging Open the Door to Romance

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A note from Nicole: To be quite frank with you, I almost didn’t accept the following guest post.  I read the title and the first few paragraphs and thought the concept was hokey. I rarely reject guest posts. But then I reminded myself of how many great people and friends I’ve met through this very [...]

October 14, 2010 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Should I Connect with Someone I Interviewed with on LinkedIn?

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My answers to your career questions continue.  Keep sending your career questions my way! I went into full fledged job hunting mode last summer, which resulted in 3 interviews – but sadly none of them turned into offers. Now, a number of names from these companies are showing up as “people you may know” on [...]

October 11, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Should I Prepare for a College Career Fair?

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Thanks for all of your responses to my tweet/facebook message! I received a lot of great questions and will be answering each of them in detail.  Keep on submitting your career questions to me at nicole@mscareergirl.com.  Here’s today’s! We have career fair here at my college next week and I was wondering what your thoughts [...]

October 7, 2010 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

7 Income Ideas for Work at Home Moms

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I received the following email from a “stay-at-home Mom” last week.  I hope you find my suggestions helpful! Nicole, Are there any legitimate work-from-home jobs or are they all scams?  I’m a stay-at-home mom who was laid off about a year and a half ago. I have a background in graphic design.  Thanks! Leah Leah, [...]

October 3, 2010 10 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →