Is Penelope Trunk Feeding Gen Y “Career Crack”?
Sorry, Penelope. I’m back. My fellow career blogger friend Nick Corcodilos pointed out a blog post written by Penelope Trunk that I couldn’t help but question and discuss here on Ms. Career Girl. In...
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Busting Myths About Networking
By, Anne Brown & Thom Singer, co-authors of Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates www.SomeAssemblyRequiredBooks.com Networking is not a simple game of connect-the-dots between whom you know and whom others know. Using...
Chat with Katharine Brooks, Author of “You Majored in What?!”
Today I had the chance to chat with the author of one of my favorite career books for college students and graduating seniors. Katharine Brooks is the author of “You Majored in What?!” and...
Little Things are Big Things at Work
I made a mistake at work last week. I did not miscalculate my numbers. I did not break procedure. I was simply going way too fast. We’ve all been there before: it’s a super...
The New Career Girl: Gen Y Women Redefine Success
Two weeks ago I asked you what your 10 year vision looked like. Last week I asked you to consider some awkward scenarios that apply to women at work. And you already know that...
Monday Must-Reads: Get What You Want
Why Networking is a Waste of Time for Some Grads. Yep, it’s true. Some recent grads are wasting their time. Interview with Kerry Hannon, nationally acclaimed personal finance contributing editor and retirement correspondent for...
Love Dove? Be Their Next Correspondent
What do you do when you are crabby, stressed out or are having an “ugly” week? I go to my local drug store. Then I buy something that smells good in the beauty department...
Are You Guilty of Common Female Prejudices at Work?
Last night at dinner my 17 year old sister was telling me all about her AP Psychology class. Her class is watching a film in which ABC set up different awkward situations to see how the...
Effective Immediately: Meet Emily Bennington!
Today’s post is an interview with the one and only, Ms. Emily Bennington. Emily and I met in person for the first time in Columbus, Ohio about 2 weeks ago. We spent the day...
Stop Searching, Start Working: 2 Things You Should do while Unemployed
“Make your life one giant networking event.” ~Dan Schawbel I graduated college in May 2009 and it wasn’t until I let go of the idea that I needed to spend all day every day...