books

How to Launch Your International Career: A Review of Stacie Berdan’s GoGlobal!

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If you’ve ever dreamed of building an international career, you must read Stacie Berdan’s Go Global! Launching an International Career Here or Abroad. I found myself nodding and smiling throughout this concise, convenient eBook. Stacie draws from her own experience to give practical, step-by-step advice. She worked for a top global public relations firm in [...]

November 22, 2011 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

An Interview with Alexandra Levit on Blind Spots

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There are a few people who really got me interested in writing about career and young professional-related topics: Dr. Debra Condren (Ambitious), Christine Hassler (20Something, 20Everything) and, of course, Alexandra Levit.  I was excited when I heard Ms. Levit had a new book coming out and this book, “Blind Spots”, seems like it will be [...]

October 4, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What Did You Learn This Week?

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As I wrote in an email to a friend this morning, “this week’s episode of ‘Nicole’s Life’ has been an interesting one. ”  How about yours?  Without getting too juicy (I really wish I could) I’ll say that this week was full of unexpected and exciting surprises at work and in my career beyond my day job.  [...]

July 30, 2010 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Effective Immediately: Meet Emily Bennington!

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Today’s post is an interview with the one and only, Ms. Emily Bennington.  Emily and I met in person for the first time in Columbus, Ohio about 2 weeks ago.  We spent the day sharing story after story about work, life and our first few years after college.  As you can imagine, we laughed just as [...]

April 21, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Is Money Your Motivation for a Career Change?

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Happy Book Review Tuesday! Today is our final week of talking about Alexandra Levit’s new book, “New Job, New You.“ Money. A dirty word for some, a motivator for most. If you think money is a dirty word, you’re probably reading the wrong blog. Despite the ongoing debate about money being the root of all [...]

February 16, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why I love (and what we can learn) from Bitter is The New Black

I just finished reading Jen Lancaster’s first book, Bitter is The New Black, today.  I’m not sure WHY it took me so long to start reading this masterpiece, but the good news is that it didn’t take me more than a few days to finish it.  I very rarely read books that are not business related, so this [...]

May 6, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Pinwheel Girl

I had the honor of meeting Kendra Kett at a Ladies Who Launch workshop I attended about a month ago and knew immediately that I wanted to feature her in a Ms. Career Girl post. Even before I got the chance to speak with Kendra one-on-one, I was intrigued by her. Kendra is the author [...]

February 26, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Dave Ramsey Books For $10!

If you’re looking to get a head start on achieving your financial goals in 2009 or still have some holiday shopping to do, consider buying financial expert Dave Ramsey’s books for only $10-wow! Dave Ramsey is a fabulous personal finance expert who has been through his own share of debt and now helps others take [...]

December 11, 2008 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →