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 Schawbel with Lisa Orrell, a generation relations expert and author of “Millennials Into Leadership.” A great interview (and book) for those of us Gen Y’ers who hope to transition from entry-level to leadership.

3. Looking for new reading material while taking time off for the holidays? Check out blogger Samantha Ogborn‘s recommendations.

4. Need some career guidance? De-bunk common career myths by reading Grad to Great‘s 5 Career Planning Myths for College Students and Recent Grads.

5. Feeling financially frightened? Check out the Wealthy Wilma book club. A women’s only book club where members read personal finance books and meet to discuss. I like the low-key, female and group-oriented approach to getting educated about personal finance. Wealthy Women book clubs meet in locations all around the world.

Nicole Emerick

Nicole Emerick founded Ms. Career Girl in 2008 to help other ambitious young professional women thrive in a career they love. Ironically, growing MsCareerGirl helped Nicole transition her own career from commercial banker to digital marketer. Today Nicole leads the social media team at a large advertising agency in Chicago. Nicole also served as an adjunct professor at DePaul University where she helped develop the careers of PR, Advertising and Communications students. Tweet with Nicole @_NicoleEmerick.

You may also like...