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Embarrassment and the Ex: Dealing with the Accidental Encounter

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Hello Career Girls! I’m Lauren. Nice to meet you all. I know we don’t know each other yet, so I though I’d go ahead and let you get to know me the best way I know how- by completely embarrassing myself. A month or so back, I had a falling out with a guy I [...]

January 26, 2012 18 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Your Mail, Your Choice: UPS My Choice

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If you ask most people if they value customer service, they are certain to say yes. While quality, affordability and marketing affect the reasons why we buy, and why we choose one service over another, it is safe to say that customer service is still included at the top of our list. When people think [...]

December 15, 2011 1 comment 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 →

Thoughts on Wedding Planning?

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Wedding planning has been an interesting experience for me and very different than I thought it would be. To be honest, I feel like I’m supposed to be a lot more obsessed with wedding planning than I actually am. I wasn’t one of those little girls who dreamed of her wedding day.  I hadn’t thought [...]

October 21, 2011 24 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Beware of Interview Liars: A Warning

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As many of you know, I was laid off from my job about 6 weeks ago. When I started at the company, I was promised a long-term career path full of opportunities for growth, autonomy and even shares in the company.  I would be a leader who built out a department, launched the company into [...]

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

How I Left Corporate America at 26 to do What I Love

I’ve been fantasizing about the day I’d get to write this post for a long time.  It’s official: a new chapter of my career has begun. For those who don’t know my story, I have a finance degree.  I got a finance degree because I wanted to have “job security, even in a bad economy,” [...]

March 29, 2011 52 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Keeping up with the Jennifers and Jolies

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Today’s post is by Gabriela Vega. In today’s society with the numerous magazines covering the world of women’s fashion, countless television shows featuring vain reality stars and limitless red carpet coverage scrutinizing the clothing of celebrities, it is easy for a woman to get overly-wrapped up in concerns about her clothing, jewelry and shoes.  Our [...]

January 25, 2011 0 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 →

Monday Must-Reads: Evaluate Yourself and Have a Good Week

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I hope you all had a great weekend!  The weather here in Chicago was beautiful.  The highlights of my weekend include: Putting on a very fun “Social Media 101″ workshop in the suburbs where I met lots of great people. Indulging in Mari Luangrath‘s “Foiled Cupcakes.”  They beat out any fancy-schmancy $80 dozen of city [...]

April 12, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Your 1st Quarter Review: Create a System if you want to Change Your Life

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It’s almost the end of 1st quarter already-whoa!  For those of you in sales- good luck hitting your numbers during the next week or so.  For accountants- our thoughts are with you during busy season. Many of us started 2010 with a few goals  We wanted to make this year better than the last.  We wanted to [...]

March 22, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →