December 2010

The Future of America Rests on YOU…

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The “American Dream” means something different to everyone, especially to us Millennials.  Some even argue that the youngest members of today’s workforce are changing the future of the United States.  One of these people is Jenny Floren: founder of experience.com and author of “The Innovation Generation: The Gen Y Way & How New Thinking Can [...]

December 21, 2010 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Public Relations at Home

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There’s no doubt that our jobs can influence the way we handle things at home.  If you’re a Mom this is especially true.  Thanks to Veronica Hunt for sharing how her career has influenced her parenting! As a Public Relations (PR) professional for more than 20-years, I work with clients to develop and disseminate key [...]

December 15, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Life After College: Create Your Own Success

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Like a lot of Generation Y women out there, I can be something of a “crazy” workaholic. In the months leading up to my graduation, I was taking 21 hours’ worth of classes, conducting two independent undergraduate research projects, working two part-time jobs, driving several hours each weekend to see my fiancée, practicing my senior [...]

December 14, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Job-Seeker Advice: 6 Tips for Getting Your Résumé Noticed by Recruiters

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Thanks to today’s guest poster Sheryl Coonan for these GREAT resume tips! We all know that in this economy, there’s no time for a flawed first impression. Recruiters generally spend a mere 30 seconds skimming a candidate’s cover letter and résumé before deciding whether or not he or she is worthy of  phone interview. And [...]

December 13, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Superwoman’s Networking Handbook: Elevate your Elevator Speech

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HELLO AGAIN, my networking apprentices.  I’m not addressing follow up yet but I do promise that will be next.  I noticed a theme in the words many of you used in your comments on the last post, “daunting,” “intimidating,” and “awkward,” to name a few.   So I want to address that before we move [...]

December 7, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Tips for Avoiding Office Politics

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Every workplace has the shroud of office politics. There will inevitably one or two people who love to jockey for position, love to spread rumors, and want to get ahead by spreading their version of the truth. Office politics have been the cause of stress, firing, and transfers since the idea of offices were first [...]

December 6, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →