employment

How 8 months of Unemployment Turned out to be a Blessing in Disguise

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Unemployment can be a really frustrating time. If you’ve just come out of college you might be feeling pretty disillusioned and thinking, “I went to college for this.” I feel ya. I went to grad school and came out of school into a recession for the second time in my life. Talk about a rude [...]

April 5, 2010 23 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl, Karen Burns

Author and serial entrepreneur GL Hoffman introduced me to Karen Burns this week, author of “The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use.” Karen has an awesome blog packed with great career advice so naturally I had to share her story, blog and book with you! What’s your career story/background? Simply this: [...]

April 1, 2009 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Do You Handle Mistakes at Work?

What do you do when you totally messed something up at work? Do you admit the mistake? Do you hide? Do you make excuses? Blame someone else?We are all going to make mistakes at work. It’s inevitable. Some of us will make a lot of mistakes. Learning from the mistakes is what will set you [...]

April 1, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →