career women

Is Now the Time for Women to Start a Business?

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By, Dave Thomas With the economy fluttering in the wind, many women wonder if now is the time to start their own business or just ride out the financial storm. While there are a number of risks for either sex for that matter in starting a business in today’s economic conditions, there are women out [...]

November 7, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Two Times When You Should Let Your Ambition Rest

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So you’ve landed the dream job or at least the first step to your dream job, then what? As an individual who went from grad school to grad school drop out to intern to copywriter and now editor in the span of a year, I have finally entered the industry I’ve wanted and yet Ambition, [...]

October 25, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Thanks for Attending Ms. Career Girl Connect!

Thanks to everyone who came out to Ms. Career Girl Connect last night!  It was a big success and a LOT of fun!  I’ll post event pictures taken by our fabulous photographer, Joy Turner, very soon! I had so much fun playing talk show host (despite the moody microphone), wearing my new leopard skirt and [...]

September 23, 2011 14 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Over-Qualification: When a Higher Degree Doesn’t Pay

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One of the biggest pitfalls in a bad economy is to assume you need more education. Sometimes, it’s true. Often, though, you’ll end up overspending and overeducating yourself. Employers are more likely to pass on an employee who has too many degrees because they’re seen as a liability for fast turnover. However, there are definite [...]

September 11, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

You Want to Leave Your Job and Do What?

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Today’s Guest Post is by, Dave Thomas In a day and age where the economy has been on life support in the eyes of some economists, why on earth would you want to quit your job to start you own business? Are you nuts? Have you lost your mind? Those are likely some of the [...]

August 23, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What I Learned from My 50 Different Jobs

A Jill-of-All-Trades from a young age, I’ve had more than 50 jobs in my life – mainly because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, so I thought I’d test them all!I had serious angst about my “purpose” and wandered through these jobs hoping for a bolt of inspiration to hit me. I also [...]

August 16, 2011 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Negotiate a Lifetime of Higher Earnings

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You have just a handful of chances to dramatically increase your earning power.  No, it’s not when annual review time rolls around.  Demanding that your boss match a counter-offer won’t work either. The best chance of increasing your lifetime earning potential is before you even start a job—when you’re at the negotiating table, striking the [...]

August 12, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Confident Career Woman or Crazy Cat Lady?

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By, Lauren Bailey Let’s cut to the chase. You care a lot about your career, but you’re sick of being classified as an abnormal woman–for not wanting to start a family or date seriously. Somehow this would lead many to think of you as a feminist and, overall, feminists are seen in a negative light. [...]

July 11, 2011 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Career Question: “I’m Not Happy but I Don’t Know What I Want to do”

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Dear Nicole, I’m 26 and have been working with a great international company for the past 4 years. I started in Customer Relations and have been promoted several times and am now a Regional Sales Manager. It has been a great company to work for and I have enjoyed learning so much as I’ve moved [...]

July 9, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Do You Understand What Kind of Support YOU Need?

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By, Joanna Lindenbaum Take a minute and write down your top three fears, doubts, and concerns. Once you have them written down, you may notice that outside help could really assist you in overcoming each and every one of those fears, right? The trick lies in not just asking for help but delegating responsibility within your [...]

June 28, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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