Bosses- They Don’t Have ESP.
It’s so freakin’ EASY to blame our bosses. “Yeah, I didn’t get the promotion. My boss is such a $%*.” “Well, I would have gone on that trip for the conference if my boss...
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Help a Sister Out! Give Guidance.
How many times have you overheard the new chick or dude near you make a complete bonehead comment? On the phone, to a client, to a peer – it happens. Typically, we roll our eyes and get...
Should you ever take a job you hate?
I’m picky. I admit it. I’m picky about everything – friends, hair, jewelry, and boys; and yes, I am picky about employment – even in this employer’s market. Now that I work in two...
Utter Madness
The 20s are a mad time but there is mad and there is mad. I’ll take you back to almost two months ago in February, which was one of the most difficult months of...
Why Soft Skills are Essential to Career Success
When you hear “Soft Skills” – what comes to mind? I must admit I had no idea what are soft skills when I graduated from college. I quickly realized on my first job at...
Why I Miss College
This is a post dedicated to the nostalgic feeling I’ve been having about my college days. College is the time of your life for many of us who go through the traditional college experience....
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...
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...
10 Guerrilla Job Search Tactics That Work
In my opinion, there are two things most job seekers do wrong: they are too general and they are too boring. I frequently write about the #1 problem of entry-level candidates: lack of focus....
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...