With all the serious blog posts about resumes and interviewing tips lately, today I decided to share a personal story. I have a feeling many young entrepreneurs have experienced something similar. I had a bit of an emotional...
Today’s Senior Series post was written Rob Pitingolo, one of the 5 amazing college seniors picked to be mentored and prepped by me for their first job and life after college. Around this time...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Take 5 minutes to watch the awesome video below, made by boxofcrayons.biz (@boxofcrayons). I promise it will rejuvenate your mind and your attitude. In Review, The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun: 1. Get Focused:...
Ok folks, I wasn’t gonna do it, but after receiving some provoking messages after a tweet I sent out about Heidi Montag, I’m doing it. Let’s start talking: is plastic surgery good for your...