Tips to #ConnectIRL While Working from Home
Most of my week is spent working from home. While typing hellos and replies is a great deal of fun, and I like having my own space for designing and writing, I also find...
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Envision. Create. Believe: Real Women Talk About Finding Your Work-Life Balance
We all want to find balance, that stable point between work and family, social and professional, private time and brand exposure. How do we, as women, go about doing this? There is so...
The F Word: Coming to Terms with “Feminism”
Feminism. It’s a loaded word. Depending who you ask it can have a positive or negative connotation, and people’s individual definitions start to stack up pretty fast. I’ve never liked the word feminism. I’m...
The Career Benefits of Volunteering
Back in high school as we prepared our college applications, we were often asked (sometimes trite) questions about times we’d helped others, served our communities, or been selfless in the face of adversity. We...
Goals – Part I of II: Are You On Track? Reviewing your 2015 Resolutions.
Do any of you watch Family Guy? There’s this episode where Brian writes a book titled Wish It. Want It. Do It. (available on Amazon, by the way – please DON’T buy it!). Brian...
The Perfect Career Girl Handbag
What is the one accessory every successful career girl must have? The perfect shoulder handbag. The Robert Matthew Natalie Shoulder Tote combines style with functionality, allowing you to carry all of your essentials and simultaneously...
How to Keep Your Career Options Open
Our new columnist, Arielle Patrick, shares her advice on job opportunities when you’re not looking, and how to deal with them gracefully. As we kick off the New Year, hordes of companies are re-evaluating...
Employee Benefits: Are They Enough?
For months I have listened to the continuous complaints of my colleagues. The main gripe is that the local start-up that has employed us has not provided us with adequate benefits. My colleagues tackle...
3 Management Mistakes to Avoid: A Guide For New Managers
The ascent into management can be an exciting and nerve wracking time. You’ve been given a team of employees to teach, guide, and lead. The problem? While you’ve stepped forward into leadership positions in...
Why I Quit My Job Before I Had a New One
I’m sure you’ve heard tell that it’s a bad idea to leave your job before you have a new one, that prospective employers are suspect of any gaps in employment – even voluntary ones....