twentysomethings

Failing My Way to Success

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Thanks to Samara Zimmerman for today’s post on overcoming the fear of failure! Failure – curious word – seems so indistinct and feeble when it slips off the tongue. But its bitter sting is in that very vagueness that masks a word so powerful – because “failure,” “failing,” is truly in the eye of the beholder, and [...]

December 13, 2011 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

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 →

I’m Thankful to be Without a Title…sort of.

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It’s the time of the year where (if you live in the United States at least) you sit around the table and eat turkey, or maybe tofu turkey, if you’re one of those vegetarians (I’m a vegetarian, I can say that. Although I might be joining the “meat” side this Thursday, we’ll [...]

November 23, 2011 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What’s New at Ms. Career Girl – November 2011

In honor of Ms. Career Girl’s 3rd birthday and looking ahead to 2012, I decided to start an e-newsletter that will provide snippets of additional content to loyal readers like you.  Subscribers will be the first to hear about: Cool job & business opportunities, events, books, products and communities I think you’ll love The inside [...]

November 18, 2011 4 comments 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 →

Reader Question: I Want to Relocate, What Should I do?

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Last week I received a great question from Ms. Career Girl reader Jill and decided to turn it into a blog post as many of us have been in similar situations. Jill is a very recent college grad who was quick to get it “all figured out” before getting her diploma.  Now that she’s there, [...]

September 15, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Interview Your Prospective Employer

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By, Patricia Brehm I recently sat down with a friend of mine who is a recent college grad looking for a job. We’ve talked about different job search strategies, networking, and life in general when either one of us is spazzing out. Suddenly I had an epiphany via a friend in human resources who stated, [...]

June 6, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Asking For a Raise- How to get Paid!

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By, J. Salvage Managing your career effectively can be a challenge. It’s hard to know which career move you should make next, and what steps you should take to make more money. If you have been working for the same employer for a long time without seeing a pay increase, it might be time to [...]

April 20, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Fake It Til’ You Make It!

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By, Bre Corson “The ‘I’m young & female complex’ has got to go!” This has been my daily mantra since beginning my job search two months ago. —— I woke up mid-January and realized that due to my “no one in their right mind would take a gamble on a young female for an upper [...]

April 3, 2011 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →