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Little Things are Big Things at Work

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I made a mistake at work last week. I did not miscalculate my numbers.  I did not break procedure. I was simply going way too fast. We’ve all been there before: it’s a super busy afternoon, and all of a sudden a bunch of requests come in at once.  This happens minutes before the system [...]

May 3, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Get What You Want

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Why Networking is a Waste of Time for Some Grads.  Yep, it’s true.  Some recent grads are wasting their time. Interview with Kerry Hannon, nationally acclaimed personal finance contributing editor and retirement correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and author of WHAT’S NEXT? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job (comes out April [...]

April 26, 2010 2 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 →

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 →

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 →

It’s Time for Your Mid-Year SELF Review.

Yes, a self review. Not a review from your bosses at work. This is all about you, for you and by you. I’m hoping you took my advice at the end of 2008 and made a 2009 Vision Plan for yourself and set some concrete goals and reviewed them frequently throughout the year. Without writing [...]

June 16, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Networking Tips for the Modern Career Gal

By, Ashley Crimaldi So we’ve all heard that networking can be the key to success. As savvy women, we understand that blindly submitting a job application or resume probably isn’t the most effective way of landing a job or internship. In our technological age, we may have grown uncomfortable with face-to-face networking, and think it’s [...]

May 26, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Great Advice and Book Giveaway for New College Grads!

It hit me last weekend that it has been exactly 3 years since I graduated college. I cannot believe how much my life has changed. I think it took me the whole 3 years to really get used to this whole “college is over, you’re officially an adult” thing. With that being said, graduating college [...]

May 13, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →