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What’s Your 10 Year Vision?

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Sometimes you just have to take a few minutes to to stop and check out where you are, where you’re going and where you want to be. In honor of the beautiful weather on Wednesday, two of my best friends and I enjoyed an impromptu gathering at Chicago’s finest Mexican and margarita establishment (for those of you [...]

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

The Free Samples Theory: Why Volunteering Could Get You Hired

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As the program coordinator of NeighborScapes’s Civic Leadership Corps for low-income youth from 14 to 24 years old, and as an AmeriCorps VISTA about to complete her year-long term, I’ve been talking- and hearing- a lot about volunteering lately. The arguments for volunteering are many and well-known- it makes you feel good, it’s needed, it’s [...]

April 13, 2010 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

3 Job Search Mistakes Most People are Making

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I’ve received lots of great emails from college seniors and recent grads this week.  These emails make me even more excited about the Job Search Boot Camp Guide coming out next month!  Many of you are making 3 serious job search mistakes.  We need to clear these up if you want to get a job. [...]

March 24, 2010 24 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Are you part of the new “driveby” culture?

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 The Psychology of Making Huge Career Jumps.  It’s all about psychology folks.  Read this great example.  Also, if you aren’t already subscribing to Ramit Sethi’s blog, I highly recommend you do.  It’s awesome for young professionals trying to get their financial life together. It’s tax time, so I had to post this article on 7 [...]

March 22, 2010 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Dear Bloggers, I’m Sick of Reading about Passion

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Happy Friday!  Friday is most corporate-goers’ favorite day of the week.  Perhaps it consists of an unhealty breakfast from McDonalds, excitement about weekend plans or just the simple joy of knowing you don’t have to get up for work the next morning. Since I’ve been away from my favorite blogs this week, I spent some [...]

March 19, 2010 43 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Annoucing Ms. Career Girl’s Job Search Boot Camp!

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You may have noticed that I have something exciting cooking. I’m writing a pretty cool job search guide for college seniors and recent graduates.  It all started because of your emails and tweets. Many of you share the same fears.  Many of you make the same mistakes when it comes to executing your job search.  These [...]

March 9, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

17 Mood-Boosters to get You Through the Work Day!

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Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Having a hard time getting through the day? Check out what these folks do to get happy while on the job: @BLKMGK01: My “tired but happy” trick works wonders for giving me extra energy.  That, and awesome people on Twitter!” Keri D.: A bit [...]

February 24, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Advice for College Students and Recent Graduates

By, Nicole Crimaldi In Christine Hassler’s book “20 Something, 20 Everything” she describes one’s twenties as an “expectation hangover.” I couldn’t agree more. Think back to yourself in college. If you were an ambitious career girl, you were trying to study hard in order to understand the intricacies of your dedicated field of study. Your [...]

October 30, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why You Should Study Abroad in College

By, Jessica Lawlor I recently returned home from a six week summer study abroad program in Rome, Italy where I took an art history class and a sketching class. During my time in Europe, I had the opportunity to travel to the Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice, Paris, Barcelona, Athens and Santorini.Many students claim they can’t [...]

August 24, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Being Taken Seriously As a Young Professional?

By, Dawn Yerger Have you ever had the feeling that you weren’t being taken seriously as a young business professional? If so, it may not be all in your head. Whether it is a snide remark or an undermining of a suggestion that is made in a meeting, many young professionals experience feelings of inadequacy, [...]

July 23, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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