Step, Half, Full: Siblings without rivalry
When I was born, I had an older sister. First, I copycatted everything she did (older sisters, I can practically see you rolling your eyes) and then, with time, I adopted less of a...
Category: Career Confessions
Dating Mr. Manager – 5 rules for dating at work
Have you ever thought of dating someone in the office? I handed him a document, as I frequently did, and instead of saying thank you without looking up, this time he smiled and winked...
Different Types of Business Conferences For Women
Going to regular business conferences is an important part of managing your career. However, not all business conferences are the same. Some focus on industry techniques, while others focus on managing the specific work-life...
The Benefits of Mentoring
I was approached to be a mentor sometime last fall. At first, I was not exactly sold on the idea, or the benefits of mentoring. As someone in need of mentoring herself, what could...
5 Secrets of successful businesswoman
Lots of young female professionals are terrified they’ll never make an impact on their industry and be ignored and passed over for opportunities because they aren’t projecting the right image. I used to feel...
Protecting Yourself From Social Media Hacking
We’ve all seen the media disaster that ensues when a well-known brand falls victim to social network hacking and starts posting inappropriate comments. It’s happened to the world’s top tier corporations, even fortune 500...
6 Things You Should Accomplish Your First Year at a New Job
There are some key milestones that every new employee should achieve within their first year at a new company. How you fit in with your team and your professional growth the first year can...
Going through a “Quarter Life Crisis” a.k.a. “Elle Woods Syndrome”?
For me, the term “Quarter Life Crisis” entered my mind only a few years after graduating college.This commonly coined phrase of Gen Y refers to twenty-somethings who are feeling strangely confused, fatigued and questioning...
A Tale of High Achieving Career Ladies
If any of you are like me, you worked your butt off in college to get decent grades and graduate with a major that seemed valuable in the real world. The cycle started at...
How Weekend Productivity Can Lead to Success
My day yesterday was the epitome of a “lazy Sunday.” While I did laundry, made dinner and washed some dishes, I honestly just sat around in sweats and switched back and forth between football...