3 Job Search Mistakes Most People are Making
I’ve received lots of great emails from college seniors and recent grads this week. These emails make me even more excited about the Job Search Boot Camp Guide coming out next month! Many of...
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Monday Must-Reads: Are you part of the new “driveby” culture?
The Psychology of Making Huge Career Jumps. It’s all about psychology folks. Read this great example. Also, if you aren’t already subscribing to Ramit Sethi’s blog, I highly recommend you do. It’s awesome for...
Your 1st Quarter Review: Create a System if you want to Change Your Life
It’s almost the end of 1st quarter already-whoa! For those of you in sales- good luck hitting your numbers during the next week or so. For accountants- our thoughts are with you during busy season. Many...
Dear Bloggers, I’m Sick of Reading about Passion
Happy Friday! Friday is most corporate-goers’ favorite day of the week. Perhaps it consists of an unhealty breakfast from McDonalds, excitement about weekend plans or just the simple joy of knowing you don’t have...
What Apartment Shopping Taught me about Careers
Dear Apartment Gods, Please, oh please let us find a dog-friendly 2 bed/2 bath within walking distance of the L. We’d like parking included. We also wouldn’t mind granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances...
Social Media 101 is coming to Chicagoland!
You may have noticed that Matt Cheuvront of lifewithoutpants.com and I hang out a lot online. It all started over a meeting about this very website. Since then, our friendship has grown and so...
How to Apply The Rules of Dating to Your Job
My favorite dating book of all time is called “Why Men Love Bitches.” Girls, you need to get this book. Guys, pretend you didn’t read that first sentence. I don’t want you to know...
Annoucing Ms. Career Girl’s Job Search Boot Camp!
You may have noticed that I have something exciting cooking. I’m writing a pretty cool job search guide for college seniors and recent graduates. It all started because of your emails and tweets. Many of...
Monday Must-Reads: Why losing your job, being married and reclaiming your day are awesome.
The “Well, shit…I lost my job, it sucks, but it sort of feels OK” post This is one of my favorite posts written by Matt Cheuvront. Maybe it’s because I happened to be emailing...
One Family’s Recipe for Happiness
1 cup of patience 5 cups of optimism 3 cups of unconditional love Sprinkled with a passion for your career I spent the first two days of this week at the strangest funeral I’ve...