personal branding

8 Tips for Advancing Any Career

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Everyone wants to live up to his or her potential in life. For some people, this means that they want to have a big family or contribute to charities. For others, it means advancing as far as possible in their career. Career advancement can be a stressful and difficult process. It is hard to understand [...]

November 3, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Every Woman Should Wear Lipstick

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The best advice I can give you ladies right now for success and confidence (not just in the workplace, but life in general) is to buy a flattering and luxury lipstick. AND WEAR IT. You won’t believe the power boost it gives you. Now I know, I know, lipstick has the negative connotation associated with [...]

September 29, 2010 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

3 Misconceptions about Personal Branding for the Everyday Professional

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By, Nicole Martin As social networking grows in both our personal and professional lives, the subject of personal branding is becoming increasingly important.  But even for those who social networking is not a priority, it is still important to understand personal branding.  Below are three common misconceptions about personal branding and why debunking these myths [...]

September 7, 2010 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why I Think You Should Meet Your CEO

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It’s not as creepy as it sounds and a warrant was not put out on me. I moved to New York because I wanted to be in magazines. Not just any old magazine, but teen magazines. After spending a few months going through HR totem poles I realized I needed a different approach.   So I [...]

June 29, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Personal Business Cards for Personal Branding

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A few weeks ago I was invited to a fund raising event for a non-profit arts organization.  This was the perfect networking opportunity especially since I have been thinking about returning to the non-profit arts world.  As I was doing my hair and makeup I did a quick run-through in my head of the essential [...]

June 28, 2010 17 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 →

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 →

Little Things are Big Things at Work

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I made a mistake at work last week. I did not miscalculate my numbers.  I did not break procedure. I was simply going way too fast. We’ve all been there before: it’s a super busy afternoon, and all of a sudden a bunch of requests come in at once.  This happens minutes before the system [...]

May 3, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Guilty of Common Female Prejudices at Work?

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Last night at dinner my 17 year old sister was telling me all about her AP Psychology class.  Her class is watching a film in which ABC set up different awkward situations to see how the common person reacted, if they would call for help and, therefore, if they were prejudice. For example, one of the situations had a [...]

April 22, 2010 19 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

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 →