Career Lessons from 2016’s Most Inspiring Women
Let’s be honest, 2016 hasn’t been the best year for women. We had Olympic sports commentators forgetting that women are people and a judge so worried about the “severe impact” jail would have on...
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The 5 Professional Development Pillars of Real-Life Career Girls
The following is a guest post by Brendan Alan Barrett. His bio follows. Professional development seems the obvious solution for an ambitious careerists trying to climb the ladder of success. What isn’t so obvious, is...
The 3 Biggest Mistakes in Career Change
You are going to do it. Yes Ms. Career Girl, one day you’ll realize that it’s time to move on and that you want to completely change your career. This is a big leap...
5 Questions to Ask at Your Performance Review
Performance reviews are an excellent time to get feedback and, of course, obsess over if you’re a pro at your job, where your career is heading and if your boss hates you. Or, is...
5 Ways the Internet of Things Can Amp Up Your Career Game
Millennials grew up navigating computers, and many can’t remember a time before cellphones were ubiquitous. Today, millennials are the early adopters of the Internet of Things (IoT), the ever-growing network of Web-connected devices that...
Top Career To-Dos for College Juniors and Seniors
Heading back to campus as a junior or senior is exciting, but it also means it’s time to start preparing for your post-collegiate career. Here are a few simple things you can do this...
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Career
When I left college for my first job, I felt invincible. “Look out world,” I thought, “because I’m about to shake things up.” Time altered that perspective. I made mistakes and wasted some time...
Interested In A Career In Health Care?
This week our columnist Kelly Christiansen invites guest writer Dr. Ryan Baker to offer inside insights on careers within the health care industry. Congratulations! You’ve decided upon a field full of stressed, overworked, jaded...
Marketing Your Study Abroad Experience
The Internet is full of testimonials from students who have enrolled in coursework abroad and came away from the experience not only with broader perspectives, but also with marketable skills. Keep reading to learn...
How to Balance Test Prep with a 9-to-5
Whether you’re a financial analyst seeking CFA certification… a paralegal studying for the LSAT… or an aspiring MBA swimming in GMAT books while working toward your 10,000 hours… you can relate. Preparing for standardized tests while...