The Benefits of Mentoring
I was approached to be a mentor sometime last fall. At first, I was not exactly sold on the idea, or the benefits of mentoring. As someone in need of mentoring herself, what could...
Category: Work
Top Four Dream Jobs That Actually Exist
Many of us strive to find that perfect career path that makes work feel a lot more like play. We all dream of escaping the normal 9 to 5 world and securing a position...
5 Secrets of successful businesswoman
Lots of young female professionals are terrified they’ll never make an impact on their industry and be ignored and passed over for opportunities because they aren’t projecting the right image. I used to feel...
Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments
As part of my collaboration with Secret, I have been compensated for my time. Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments [View the story “Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments” on Storify]
Newest? Youngest? Make Sure Your Good Ideas Get Heard in the Office.
Challenges in the workplace can sometimes be magnified by your age or tenure. How can you break away from the “amateur” or “newbie” stereotype? Every time you start a new job or get assigned...
Is it Time to Break Up with Your Job?
Let me tell you about the worst job I’ve ever had. (Spoiler alert: It’s not the one where I got paid to babysit an elderly woman’s seven cats.) I was waiting tables, bright-eyed and bushy...
Question everything, act often.
This is the first post in a series of posts about career lessons. If you like what you read, please join me and career expert/author Nicole Williams for a #CareerChat on setting and developing...
Protecting Yourself From Social Media Hacking
We’ve all seen the media disaster that ensues when a well-known brand falls victim to social network hacking and starts posting inappropriate comments. It’s happened to the world’s top tier corporations, even fortune 500...
Getting Paid From Freelance Work
The first thing anyone learns from doing freelance work is that the paychecks aren’t that steady at all. Even when you complete freelance work for a client, it could be up to 30 days...
Setting the Bar: How to Get Through Law School
Congratulations! Watching Legally Blonde 750 times has finally paid off, and you are officially a law student! Or, like many people this time of year, you’re getting your applications ready to send in to your...