Shoptalk-A Little Venting
I am officially a business owner! I know many of you thought I already was but the truth is, I had a full time job on top of everything I was doing with bizMe. Pretty crazy hey!! I ... Read More
Can’t find a job . . . now what?
After four or five years, you have accomplished the big prize—your college degree! Graduation—a day in your life that you have looked forward to since you started your post-secondary education. As you relish the idea of no ... Read More
Busting the Post-Grad Career Blues
I remember visiting the bookstore with a friend back in 2006. We were high school seniors, deeply-immersed in the college application process. Way back in the career section, we stumbled upon a book that listed the average salary ... Read More
Performance Reviews–Confident or Fidgety?
Tomorrow is your Performance Review (PR) and needless to say, this creates a sense of exasperation in anyone's day. No matter how many hours or how much effort we put into the job, we can never ... Read More
Happy Hour Etiquette
Smart and savvy is the new protocol for prim and proper Happy hour is the best part of the workweek. Cocktails, snacks and flirting before sunset? It's a working girl's dream. Plus, play your cards right and you can ... Read More
Resume Writing Tips (from a Recruiter)
I talk to a lot of candidates on a daily basis as a recruiter. Whether I am talking to an active or passive candidate, there are a lot of questions around what to include in a resume. Much ... Read More
Young, Degreed and Green With Envy
This Isn’t What I Wanted! Are women sabotaging their careers by wanting too much, too soon? Do you ever find yourself mentally redecorating your boss's office and planning how to spend that raise? You're not alone. Today's young career woman ... Read More
Calling all socialites! Are you the best you can be? Quality over Quantity in 2011
I know that pair of shoes from prom 12 years ago mean so much to you and I know you don’t want to delete him from your friends list “just in case” but, it’s time to downsize! ... Read More
Is Office Romance the new Match.com?
‘Til death do us part . . . or until one of us gets fired! Are they? or aren’t they? may be the most whispered insinuations in the workplace as the possibility of a budding romance ... Read More
The YOU Plan
Accountability . . . a word that smacks us in the face with taking ownership, being responsible. It is so much easier to blame others or something else as to why we didn’t do something or accomplish ... Read More
