twentysomethings

La (Debt-Free) Dolce Vita

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By, Rachel Hansen After reading Nicole’s Credit Card Confessions, I knew I had to chime in. You see, I’m one of those “frugalistas” Target is always, well, targeting. A coupon-toting, ebay-loving, craigslist-furniture-buying cheapskate. And while “cheap” might not have that enticing, where-do-I-sign-up ring to it, I’m here to convince you otherwise. But before I get [...]

September 16, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What I Learned from Bethenny and Ramit this Week

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Happy Friday!  It has been a great week in my world, thanks in part to two people: Bethenny Frankel and Ramit Sethi.  No, I am not cool enough to be friends with either of these fabulous people in real life.  BUT, I am cool enough to read their blogs and take their advice seriously on two [...]

July 16, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You in The Right Dip?

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I just finished Seth Godin’s book, “The Dip” and for those of you who read this blog often, you’ll be hearing a lot about it.  This book has single handedly changed my perspective of how valuable quitting can be.  Without going into too much detail, in “The Dip”, Seth Godin challenges the commonly believed mantra, “winners [...]

July 1, 2010 13 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Win Gen Y’s Trust via Experiential Marketing 2.0

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You’ve heard the statistics before… Gen Y doesn’t trust advertisements; we trust the people in our social networks.  But overall, Gen Y doesn’t trust much at all.  If you’re a big company of any kind, you will have to work much harder to win over the 70 million Gen Y consumers living among us. How Should Marketers [...]

June 29, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why I’m Boycotting the Phrase “I Want”

It’s clear that I’m one of the many Gen Y women who want it all: a great career, financial independence and, eventually, few adorable munchkins of my own. If you read my post about my love hate relationship with anxiety, you understand that I’m wired a bit differently than most. My #1 goal for 2010 [...]

May 28, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Thank You, God, for Giving me Anxiety

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I’ve been in a fight with my anxiety for a long time now. I first started noticing it in high school when I was busting ass to get into the top 25% of my 800 person class , trying to rock my classes and get a decent score on the ACT. I had to get [...]

May 27, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

When You Can’t Get Beyond the Interview

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It’s a common frustration. You thought the interview went well. You talked a lot. They nodded. Your resume rocked. They put it in a folder. So, why aren’t they calling back??? Maybe it’s not the resume or your new interview suit or the fact that you got there precisely 10 minutes early. Maybe it’s you. Maybe you [...]

May 12, 2010 4 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 →

Busting Myths About Networking

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By, Anne Brown & Thom Singer, co-authors of Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates www.SomeAssemblyRequiredBooks.com Networking is not a simple game of connect-the-dots between whom you know and whom others know. Using a friend’s name without their consent can jeopardize both relationships. You may think that once you have established a close relationship [...]

May 5, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Chat with Katharine Brooks, Author of “You Majored in What?!”

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Today I had the chance to chat with the author of one of my favorite career books for college students and graduating seniors. Katharine Brooks is the author of “You Majored in What?!” and the Director of Liberal Arts Career Services at The University of Texas at Austin. If you haven’t picked up this book [...]

May 4, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →