Change the World from A Cubicle
By, Patricia Brehm To all the young professionals, congratulations! You’ve taken the next step in your life, graduated college, found or are trying to find a job, and trekking firmly towards independence. In the...
Category: Work
Fake It Til’ You Make It!
“The ‘I’m young & female complex’ has got to go!” This has been my daily mantra since beginning my job search two months ago. —— I woke up mid-January and realized that due to...
How I Left Corporate America at 26 to do What I Love
I’ve been fantasizing about the day I’d get to write this post for a long time. It’s official: a new chapter of my career has begun. For those who don’t know my story, I...
Women and the Web
By, Patricia Brehm Today I found a fascinating TechCrunch article by Aileen Lee, “Why Women Rule the Internet.” The idea is that women are now the matriachs of the vast web abyss. Namely, the...
The Anti-Cubicle Movement: Wish You Worked Here?
Today’s post is by, Louise Baker In many cases, the use of cubicles exerts a non-productive atmosphere of control and regiment upon office workers. Worker retention and satisfaction sometimes comes down to being part...
I’m Giving Away a Year of Free Leadership Training
Hello to Ms. Career Girl readers everywhere! It has been quite a while since I’ve written a post on my very own blog. Time for an update! Ever since I got my Kindle several...
The 3 Types of People that Should be in Your Network
By, Norma Tassy In order to get questions answered, learn about resources, get to the next level, or secure a new position, one thing is essential: a solid network. Take a moment- whether you...
Do Glasses Help in a Job Interview?
Remember the Will & Grace episode where Will said “Wearing glasses is the intellectual equivalent of stuffing a sock in your pants.” to Jack? While the quote is fantastic, it begs the question: can...
Bilingual Ladies Are Highly Employable
Today’s post is by, J. Salvage Approximately twelve percent of the US population speaks Spanish. The United States houses the fourth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world. Depending on one’s state of residence, this...
5 Keys to Staying Sane in your Job Search
Today’s post is by, Norma Tassy Mounting a search for a new position takes perseverance, tenacity and a willingness to stretch out of our comfort zone. Whether we are in a position that we...