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Not Satisfied with Your Life? How to Change Careers

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Okay. Let’s admit it—you hate your job. Or, at least, you find that stress from work is affecting your personal life for the worse. And when your work life has been constantly interfering with the satisfaction and quality of your personal life, it’s probably time for a fresh start and a new career. So how [...]

December 6, 2011 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Pressure of Being in Your Mid 20′s

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I’m 24, living in New York City and refer to both my tiny apartment on the upper west side and my parent’s home in upstate New York as my “home.” Besides the fact that I haven’t been able to disconnect my “home” in New York City with my “home” in upstate New York, there are [...]

November 20, 2011 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Evolution of The MBA

Last night on our free career coaching call with Emily Bennington and Alexia Vernon, there were several questions about going back to get an MBA.  Today I received this infographic about the evolution of MBA programs, where in the world they are most popular and what companies have been started by those with an MBA. [...]

September 27, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ask Ms. Career Girl: How do I Transition to a Career I Have no Experience in?

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Submit your career and life questions to nicole@mscareergirl.com! Q: Like you, I was a finance major as an undergrad. Why finance? Because it was what all of the prestigious kids took, of course, and I wanted to waltz around Wall St in thousand dollar suits too! I actually started undergrad as an English major (I [...]

May 26, 2011 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Balancing Act of a “Mompreneur”

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The balancing act of being a wife, new mom and career woman is like walking a tightrope. Sometimes I glance down and am shocked to find there is no safety net below. I start to shake and worry if I can make it; so much to do and so little time and energy. Then, there [...]

November 1, 2010 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Online Marketing 101 for Entrepreneurs

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I bet you’re wondering why I decided to put an “Online Marketing 101” series on a career blog. Well, I believe that moving ahead in your career goes beyond perfect resumes, landing a job and dealing with corporate politics. I also know that many of you have your own side business, a hobby you’d like [...]

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

Note Taking Doesn’t End After College

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When most people think of the job search, they think of updating their resumes, writing cover letters, preparing answers to interview questions, sending thank yous, etc. But, doing all this means you are only meeting expectations, and maybe doing just a little more than other candidates. To really set yourself apart, you gotta go above [...]

May 25, 2010 16 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Is Penelope Trunk Feeding Gen Y “Career Crack”?

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Sorry, Penelope.  I’m back. My fellow career blogger friend  Nick Corcodilos pointed out a blog post written by Penelope Trunk that I couldn’t help but question and discuss here on Ms. Career Girl.  In the post, titled “Why Job Hoppers Make the Best Employees,” Penelope argues the following five points to be true: Job hoppers [...]

May 5, 2010 31 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 →

Stop Searching, Start Working: 2 Things You Should do while Unemployed

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“Make your life one giant networking event.” ~Dan Schawbel I graduated college in May 2009 and it wasn’t until I let go of the idea that I needed to spend all day every day looking for work and well, start working, that I began getting job leads. It’s the NUMBER ONE rule of the job [...]

April 19, 2010 12 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →