Even though women, for the first time in our country’s history, represent over fifty percent of the workforce, and even though more women than men hold degrees in advanced education, there still remains a...
Everyone wants to live up to his or her potential in life. For some people, this means that they want to have a big family or contribute to charities. For others, it means advancing...
Two weeks ago my sister Jay (a high school senior) and her boyfriend visited me downtown to look at DePaul University. Afterwards, we sat outside at one of my favorite Lincoln Park spots and...
Whether you’re trying to stay motivated in work, motivated in school, or motivated in anything else, setting goals really helps. But what do you do when you’ve missed your goals? This can cause your...
My answers to your career questions continue. Keep sending your career questions my way! I went into full fledged job hunting mode last summer, which resulted in 3 interviews – but sadly none of...
Thanks for all of your responses to my tweet/facebook message! I received a lot of great questions and will be answering each of them in detail. Keep on submitting your career questions to me...
I received the following email from a “stay-at-home Mom” last week. I hope you find my suggestions helpful! Nicole, Are there any legitimate work-from-home jobs or are they all scams? I’m a stay-at-home mom...
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...
Last week my friend Sam asked my roommate Katie and I an interesting question: at what point do you give up pursuing your dream career and start pursuing a job instead? Sam graduated from...
Most of us are not locked into tenured positions within financially (or bureaucratically) stable companies; indeed, most of us are now struggling to restructure our resumes and cover letters to land that one-in-a-million job. ...