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Blogging Requires Balls

I’m writing this post at 4.30 in the morning. I couldn’t sleep and decided to check my Blackberry only to find one of my more personal and emotionally driven posts (I swore I wouldn’t post while upset or in a bad mood, but it happened) smack dab on the front of brazencareerist.com with a totally [...]

April 21, 2009 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Have you been burned by social media? Get featured in a national women’s magazine!

Hey Girls, Featured “Career Girl” and amazing freelance writer Jessica Girdwain is looking to talk to people who have been burned because of something they posted on a social networking site like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or even a blog. She needs to talk to people for an article she is working on for a national [...]

April 13, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Rock a Business Suit According to Ms. Erin Carpenter

Erin Carpenter answers this week’s fashion question! “Hi Erin, My work dress code requires me to wear a suit every day. I love my suits but am getting a bit bored of the same old same old. What can I do to spice up my wardrobe and express my personality while still staying within the [...]

April 7, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Iowa Approves Gay Marriage!

It’s official: Iowa is the first state to break the Midwest’s stereotypically old-fashioned and conservative views!  Iowa has approved gay marriage!  Check out the New York Time’s article for details here. I’m wondering if Iowa’s approval of gay marriage will start a trend among other typically conservative states.   I also wonder how gay marriage will affect employee benefits.  Is [...]

April 3, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Do You Handle Mistakes at Work?

What do you do when you totally messed something up at work? Do you admit the mistake? Do you hide? Do you make excuses? Blame someone else?We are all going to make mistakes at work. It’s inevitable. Some of us will make a lot of mistakes. Learning from the mistakes is what will set you [...]

April 1, 2009 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

FREE Career Webinar!

College juniors, seniors and recent graduates, I highly recommend you sign up for this free career webinar on Tuesday April 2 put on by Anne Brown, author of the book Grad to Great. I met Anne at a Ladies Who Launch event in January and she is a very impressive person with tons of cool [...]

March 31, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Ways to Naturally Deal with your ADHD

1. Acknowledge your weakness. This may sound overly simple, but the truth is you must face your weaknesses in order to overcome them and deal with them in your every day life. Get over the fact that you are a little different and that you may not be cut out for sitting still or focusing [...]

March 26, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Become a Career Coach

By, Andrea Travillian Coaching is a rapidly growing profession, people are looking for a good process to help people and at the same time people are looking for added support in moving forward in their lives. This creates a win win for both the client and the coach. Do you think you would be a [...]

March 18, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Entitled to Lead: The Rise of the Millennial Female Leader

By, Alexia Vernon In their book, Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America And Changing Our World Forever, Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber propose that millennials (or Generation We as they have affectionately re-branded us), the generation born between 1978-2000, is the first generation in American history to inherit a nation in social, [...]

March 16, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Was moving to NYC everything you thought it would be?

Note: This post is the first post of the “Ask a Career Girl” Series.  I get questions and emails almost daily from readers, friends and Twitter followers and decided it was time to start answering the questions through posts.  The first question is actually from me to Jessica Girdwain, a friend of mine who started her career out [...]

March 13, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Steps to Landing a Summer Internship

By, Heather Huhman College students are abuzz about landing the “Holy Grail” – the summer internship. With our country experiencing tough economic times, what is the best way to ensure not going without this coveted résumé-builder? 1. Keep up your grades. First things first, many internships have GPA cut-offs. Most are 3.0, but some are [...]

March 12, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Consistency Separates The Good From The Great

Consistency. When I hear that word, I cringe a little. It’s a word that makes me think: boring, too many details, not challenging and routine. It makes me think of people that get stuck in the same old boring job that they hate, just because it is routine. Fun and creative people aren’t supposed to [...]

March 11, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Advice for College Seniors and Juniors As I Graduate

By, Courtney Parham In October, when I mentioned that I’m starting my job search, my alum friend Jennifer replied, “May the force be with you. I spent 8 months trying to find a job.” At first, I didn’t take her fateful words seriously because I figured that a job search couldn’t be that hard. Well.  [...]

March 4, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Seven Deadly Sins of Corporate Life

We’ve all heard of the seven deadly sins: the seven common vices that most humans possess in some form or another. What’s your deadly sin at work? 1. Pride: Also known as vanity. To me, pride at work is when you can’t admit you’ve made a mistake. It is also your inability to admit that [...]

February 24, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Gen Y Wants to Work It!

With the new website coming to life (huge thanks to Andy Merrick) and a few exciting meetings last week, I’ve been tied up and unable to blog as much as I usually do. All of these developments for my business are so exciting but have sapped some of my creative juices away. In attempt to [...]

February 22, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

From Lost to Found: Chapter 1 of Amanda Miller’s Career Journey in NYC

By, Amanda Miller Hi, I’m Amanda Miller and here’s my story. I was a Communications/Journalism major in college and had no idea what I wanted to do with myself when I graduated. I tried dabbling into finance-needless to say, that was definitely not my true calling. I quit the job 3 months after I graduated [...]

February 18, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Resilience in Times of Economic and Career Crisis

I received the following Facebook message from someone I went to High School with today: Nicole, I am finding that my motivation to do my job is falling off little by little every day and the push to keep going and insure I am the best is becoming a greater challenge every day. I am [...]

February 16, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Do You Stay Organized?

 By, Jessica Lawlor As a student and future career woman, it’s extremely important to learn the fine art of organization. Here are the three main ways I stay organized: 1. Planner- I write down everything in my planner: school assignments, meetings, appointments, weekend plans. I check each item off as I complete them. My planner [...]

February 10, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Career Lessons from Two Great Quarterbacks

America is inevitably a bit groggy today after an absolutely fantastic Super Bowl Sunday. This year’s match up was a great one. I found myself torn between which team to root for. On one hand, I’m a Miami of Ohio alum who had the honor of seeing Ben Roethlisberger play while I attended Miami. On [...]

February 2, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Raise Your Hand!

My friend Allie and I went to coffee the other day and she casually mentioned that she spoke at her college graduation ceremony. I’m not talking small tiny college here: she spoke at Michigan State’s commencement- WOW! So I immediately interrupted her story and asked HOW she was able to partake in such a great [...]

January 21, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Applying “The ‘Next!’ Principle” to Rock Rejection

The fear of failure is the #1 reason most people never reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. Perhaps people feel that too much could be lost if they try something different or get out of their comfort zone. The truth is, nothing is lost considering you never had what you were looking [...]

January 20, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

3 Economic Principles You Can Apply to Your Life

Time to rewind back to Economics 101. The beautiful topic of Economics is based on the principal of scarcity: we have a limited amount of time and resources available to us and must make choices of how to allocate what we DO have. In college, this means balancing the 3 S’s: Sleep, Studying and Socializing. [...]

January 17, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Setting Yourself Apart in College

By, Jessica Lawlor As a college student, it’s always nerve-wracking to think about the future. Finding a job is one of the major worries that a person nearing graduation experiences. However, there are many ways to set yourself apart as a student that just might help you to land your dream job after graduation. Social [...]

January 13, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Applying the Law of Attraction to Your Job Search

The Law of Attraction simply states “like attracts like.” According to the theory this means that our current situation is a result of the thoughts and feelings we have each day. So in other words, that means if you have a lot of debt, it’s probably because you constantly think and worry about your debt [...]

January 12, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Double Edged Sword of Working With Family

If your family has their own business, the question of whether or not to work with them will inevitably come up at some point. Society has many views on young people joining their family’s business. Some say college grads are under qualified. Others think that the next generation are getting hand-outs, even though they are [...]

January 7, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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