A Teacher’s Perspective: Career Advice I Wish I Would Have Followed
Although I enjoy my job as a teacher, sometimes I wonder what else I could have done with my life. I suppose that’s why I also started a website for teachers; there has always...
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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...
Cute Cubical Decor Really Does Exist!
I’ve been attempting to decorate my cubical for a while now. Plain grey walls aren’t really my thing, nor is standard office decor. Although some argue that decorating your cubical is unprofessional, I disagree...
4 Lessons from My Mentor
Thanks again for a great guest post by Nicole Martin of Employed Panache! Ladies, I have some bad news for you… College does not teach you everything you will need for your career. For...
Nice Girls Finish Last In The Workplace
I used to be very naive (and still am) in my thinking. I admit up until the last couple of years, I used to think everyone had a heart and wanted to look out...
3 Misconceptions about Personal Branding for the Everyday Professional
By, Nicole Martin As social networking grows in both our personal and professional lives, the subject of personal branding is becoming increasingly important. But even for those who social networking is not a priority,...
The Training and Education Value Proposition
“Give a man a fish; and you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”. -Unknown We have all heard this proverb and have...
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...
Career Girls: What Would YOU do?
By, Nicole Crimaldi One of our readers needs your help! I received an email from reader “Sarah” this morning which explained that her co-worker (a veteran of her company) had been slacking, causing big...
The Great Roommate Debate
By, Nicole Crimaldi To live alone or not to live alone: that is the question. For those of you who are like me and spent all four years of college living with roommates (and...