Monday Must-Reads: Check Yourself
Dude Where’s my Time? On time management for young entrepreneurs, “do it, dump it or delegate it” and more realistic advice from someone who is really doing it. A Question of Priorities. One of...
Author: Nicole Emerick
What and When is #JobHuntChat?
What #JobHuntChat is Twitter’s best (and possibly only) chat dedicated to answering job seekers’ real questions. The chat questions are submitted by YOU, not made up. Your questions will be answered during #JobHuntChat by other job seekers, bloggers, resume...
The Senior Series: Do I Need a Blog?
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with my sister, Ashley, who is a college senior graduating in May. My sister is part of Mizzou’s top-tier journalism school in a convergence program that combines several...
Get Real Valentine’s Day
All of this Valentine’s Day talk is really starting to irritate me. I can’t get away from it- horrible Kay Jewelers and Jared commercials. The escapades on The Bachelor (more on this for viewers...
What Would You do with a Million Dollars?
Welcome to Ms. Career Girl’s shortest blog post ever. I had some really interesting conversations this weekend that really got me thinking. I’m sure you’ll hear more about these soon. Here’s one fragment for you...
The Senior Series: On Cover Letters, Cliches and Mistakes
They are dreaded and mis-understood by most: cover letters. Do people actually read these things? How do you make yourself stand out? How do you position yourself correctly? What would a recruiter say? First...
One Strategy to Find Out What You Want to Do
Yesterday I did 3 out of 5 resume reviews for the “Fab Five” who are part of The Senior Series. The resumes were great! The students’ energy energizes me! One of the girls, Carey,...
Is Independence Your Motivation for Career Change?
Happy Book Review Tuesday! Today is week 2 of talking about Alexandra Levit’s new book, “New Job, New You.” What do you think is the biggest reason people want to change careers? Alexandra Levit...
Monday Must-Reads: Career McNuggets
Possibly THE best blog post I’ve ever read. How Recruiters Read Resumes in 10 Seconds or Less What would you find out if you were eavesdropping on corporate recruiters? On Company Loyalty… considering leaving...
Welcome to The Senior Series
My busy ass is finally kicking off The Senior Series. College seniors and recent graduates: listen up. This series is for you. Why does a 25 year old like me care about you rocking...