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When to Take an Unpaid Internship

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By, Rachel Martin I have finally come to the realization that I have a good resume. I’ve worked hard and I am proud of what I’ve done. So, I totally agree with Christine in her post “Changing Fields” when she says, “celebrate your victories”. How you do that differs from person to person. Maybe you [...]

August 23, 2010 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Effective Immediately: Meet Emily Bennington!

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Today’s post is an interview with the one and only, Ms. Emily Bennington.  Emily and I met in person for the first time in Columbus, Ohio about 2 weeks ago.  We spent the day sharing story after story about work, life and our first few years after college.  As you can imagine, we laughed just as [...]

April 21, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Maximizing Crunch Time: Five Tips for those about to Graduate

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The following is a guest post by Matt Cheuvront. Matt is an Internet Marketing Developer/Designer and master of ceremonies over at Life Without Pants. Follow him on Twitter to keep in touch! You’re about to enter into the “real world”. Pretty scary stuff, I know. So far you’ve had it all planned out for you [...]

February 23, 2010 22 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads

Happy Monday! Here are five fabulous finds to help you jump-start your week: 1. Top Ten People You Must Have in Your Network by Careerealism Find out why you need to know a mentor, a visionary, an idealist, a realist, a wanna-be and more. 2. Personal Branding Blog: Lisa Orrell An interview conducted by Dan [...]

December 13, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Advice for College Students and Recent Graduates

By, Nicole Crimaldi In Christine Hassler’s book “20 Something, 20 Everything” she describes one’s twenties as an “expectation hangover.” I couldn’t agree more. Think back to yourself in college. If you were an ambitious career girl, you were trying to study hard in order to understand the intricacies of your dedicated field of study. Your [...]

October 30, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Being Taken Seriously As a Young Professional?

By, Dawn Yerger Have you ever had the feeling that you weren’t being taken seriously as a young business professional? If so, it may not be all in your head. Whether it is a snide remark or an undermining of a suggestion that is made in a meeting, many young professionals experience feelings of inadequacy, [...]

July 23, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Great Roommate Debate

By, Nicole Crimaldi To live alone or not to live alone: that is the question. For those of you who are like me and spent all four years of college living with roommates (and perhaps the first few years after), you may be getting to the point in your life where you are ready for [...]

July 15, 2009 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

22 Ways to be an Annoying Co-Worker

We all have that one really annoying co-worker that drives us nuts. I’ve been hearing a lot of funny stories from my friends about this topic lately and wanted to share some notable grievances. If you want to be the annoying one in the office you will probably: 1. Tell a story every time you [...]

June 30, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

30 Things We’ve Learned Since Graduating College

So this post started on Twitter.  I sent out a tweet asking what people had learned since college and got a HUGE immediate response.  Check out my Twitter followers’ responses and a few of mine are thrown in (mine are without quotes.)  What have you learned since graduating college? 1. “If you’re not part of [...]

May 29, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

If you want to be a professional, please write back.

Today I’m writing about a personal pet peeve of mine:  those who do not respond to emails.  I’m sure this happens at all age and career levels, but lately I’ve noticed a trend among my twentysomething-aged peers: apparently they don’t feel the need to respond to emails in a timely manner, or in some cases- EVER! So please explain [...]

May 11, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →