Are You Working Under a Micromanager?
When someone has been termed a micromanager at one time or another in their working career, it probably is not something they wanted to rush ahead and place on their resume for all the...
Category: Work
Take Time to Celebrate Your Successes
Answer me honestly – when is the last time you purposely celebrated a success in your life? Please say it wasn’t your High School graduation or your wedding! I’m talking doing something great but...
Office Wear Tips for a Successful First Day at Your New Job
CONGRATULATIONS you got the job! The night before, it’s almost as nerve wrecking as the moment you first walk into the reception of your new job and the young fashionista of a receptionist gives...
Gift Ideas for Your Co-Workers
Having to be in the company of your co-workers at least five times a day, eight hours a week, it is inevitable for us women to grow close and develop an intimate friendship with...
How to Launch Your International Career: A Review of Stacie Berdan’s GoGlobal!
If you’ve ever dreamed of building an international career, you must read Stacie Berdan’s Go Global! Launching an International Career Here or Abroad. I found myself nodding and smiling throughout this concise, convenient eBook....
A Manager’s Perspective on Extra Time Off
I work for a small company that is only able to offer part-time hours to most of its employees. A couple weeks ago, just as cold and flu season was starting to set in...
The Pressure of Being in Your Mid 20’s
I’m 24, living in New York City and refer to both my tiny apartment on the upper west side and my parent’s home in upstate New York as my “home.” Besides the fact that...
What’s New at Ms. Career Girl – November 2011
In honor of Ms. Career Girl’s 3rd birthday and looking ahead to 2012, I decided to start an e-newsletter that will provide snippets of additional content to loyal readers like you. Subscribers will be...
Nicole’s Entrepreneurial Life: I’m on an Ideas Freeze
I haven’t written an update about my “Entrepreneurial Life” in a while and with so many people asking me how things are going, here it is. The last few months have been interesting. I...
Career Question: Should I Take a Sales Job?
Dear Nicole, I graduated college about 6 months ago with a marketing degree and have had a really tough time finding a full-time job. I was offered a sales job a few days ago...