Do Glasses Help in a Job Interview?
Remember the Will & Grace episode where Will said “Wearing glasses is the intellectual equivalent of stuffing a sock in your pants.” to Jack? While the quote is fantastic, it begs the question: can...
Category: Job Search
Bilingual Ladies Are Highly Employable
Today’s post is by, J. Salvage Approximately twelve percent of the US population speaks Spanish. The United States houses the fourth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world. Depending on one’s state of residence, this...
New Job or New Career: Planning Your Next Move in a Tough Economy
Today’s post is by Kate Manning. Growing up, most children imagine themselves in a job they love. Many children dream of becoming a rock star, professional athlete, doctor, or even as a banker and...
Writing an Online Dating Profile or Resume: Truth or Dare with a Smattering of Deception
Playing up your resume and and finding love is a lot more similar than you might think. Putting substance to your online dating profile and writing something inspirational about yourself in a singles online...
Job-Seeker Advice: 6 Tips for Getting Your Résumé Noticed by Recruiters
Thanks to today’s guest poster Sheryl Coonan for these GREAT resume tips! We all know that in this economy, there’s no time for a flawed first impression. Recruiters generally spend a mere 30 seconds...
Changing Careers: Where to Start
Today’s guest post by Shannon Suetos addresses a topic that is relevant to many of us: changing careers. This can be a long, yet VERY rewarding process. If you’ve changed careers, we want to...
Bridging the Gender Wage Gap: Knowing When and How to Ask For a Raise
Even though women, for the first time in our country’s history, represent over fifty percent of the workforce, and even though more women than men hold degrees in advanced education, there still remains a...
8 Tips for Advancing Any Career
Everyone wants to live up to his or her potential in life. For some people, this means that they want to have a big family or contribute to charities. For others, it means advancing...
Learn What Others Do to Find Your Ideal Career
Two weeks ago my sister Jay (a high school senior) and her boyfriend visited me downtown to look at DePaul University. Afterwards, we sat outside at one of my favorite Lincoln Park spots and...
How to Stay Motivated When Missing the Goal
Whether you’re trying to stay motivated in work, motivated in school, or motivated in anything else, setting goals really helps. But what do you do when you’ve missed your goals? This can cause your...