How to Change Your Name: A Checklist for Newlyweds
After much debate about whether or not to change my name after getting married, I decided to go for it (I settled on making my maiden name my middle name). I wasn’t sure where to start...
Author: Nicole Emerick
What Would Your Career Makeover Look Like?
Meet “Christina.” She is 23, majored in Marketing and is 6 months into her first job as an Account Executive. When she interviewed, she was under the impression that she would be doing brand...
Leave Me Workout Advice & Enter to Win Our Summer Giveaway
I spent part of my day at work yesterday researching motivational content for my online goal setting client. I came across lots of advice about exercise, clean eating and making the most of your Mondays. I discovered...
Style Your Home: Orange
After an early morning blogging session at Starbucks a few Saturdays ago, I decided to make a few retail stops on my way home. I went into The Container Store, Banana Republic, Gap and...
Starting a Blog? Consider Your Brand First.
Some of the most popular posts of all time on MsCareerGirl.com are about starting a “side hustle.” For those who haven’t heard me use this term before, a side hustle is a hobby or...
Brides: Have You Heard About Storymix?
I am a newlywed and my wedding pictures/video are the best money I ever spent. My whole house is covered in wedding pictures and they make me happy every day. But I spent a...
Meet Sara Sutton Fell, Founder of FlexJobs.com
Name: Sara Sutton Fell Age: 39 Location: Boulder, Colorado Where did you go to college and what did you study? UC Berkeley, an interdisciplinary major for “Society, Technology, and the Environment” Tell us about...
30 is NOT the new 20. Stop lying to yourself.
A few months ago, my friend and former professor Mark Lacker said I HAD to read Dr. Meg Jay’s book “The Defining Decade.” I’m so glad I did. My/our generation (Gen Y) has been fed...
Does a “DIY Career” Appeal to You?
While doing research for my client MobileGear.com – a company that was created to support the rise of today’s “mobile” worker – I came across some really interesting websites that inspired today’s post. These...
April Roundup
This month the MCG team is proud to say we survived the launch of the “New & Improved” Ms. Career Girl! Coordinating a slew of editorial changes and new technology among a team of...