March 2011

How I Left Corporate America at 26 to do What I Love

I’ve been fantasizing about the day I’d get to write this post for a long time.  It’s official: a new chapter of my career has begun. For those who don’t know my story, I have a finance degree.  I got a finance degree because I wanted to have “job security, even in a bad economy,” [...]

March 29, 2011 52 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Women and the Web

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By, Patricia Brehm Today I found a fascinating TechCrunch article by Aileen Lee, “Why Women Rule the Internet.” The idea is that women are now the matriachs of the vast web abyss. Namely, the idea goes that since women are more inclined to work with the social networks, engage in online networking, building e-based professional [...]

March 24, 2011 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Avoid Being Ripped Off on Car Insurance

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Ladies (& Gentlemen!), this topic might sound a little off beat in comparision to the usual topics here at Ms. Career Girl.  I decided to include this post in our line up because car insurance is one of those little details that is part of this whole “growing up” thing.  At 26, I’m about to purchase my first car and these [...]

March 17, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Anti-Cubicle Movement: Wish You Worked Here?

Today’s post is by, Louise Baker In many cases, the use of cubicles exerts a non-productive atmosphere of control and regiment upon office workers. Worker retention and satisfaction sometimes comes down to being part of an inspiring and unique workplace environment. Here are a few businesses that are really changing the work environment for the [...]

March 9, 2011 20 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

I’m Giving Away a Year of Free Leadership Training

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Hello to Ms. Career Girl readers everywhere! It has been quite a while since I’ve written a post on my very own blog.  Time for an update! Ever since I got my Kindle several months ago, I’ve been in a personal and career growth spurt of sorts.  I’ve been totally hooked on books like The [...]

March 1, 2011 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →