We’re Only Human: Tips to Avoid Making Mistakes at Work
Happy Monday, y’all! Exploding kitchen. Burning hand. Piping-hot wax covering my arm. I don’t think a normal person would describe their romantic Valentine’s dinner date with the aforementioned...
View ArticleJust Shake and Make Up Already, Will Ya?
We all have that one person at work who we do NOT get along with. We clashed in the past over a disagreement. That person threw us under the bus in a meeting or in front of our boss. That person...
View ArticleFour Steps to Defending Your Career
Working in digital public affairs, people don’t always understand what I do day to day. Honestly, it’s pretty hard to explain to someone who’s never worked in a “behind the scenes” type of job. But...
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Career Confession: I HATE Unprofessional Emails
Non-capitalized subject lines, an improper greeting, the use of “LOL” or any other form of Internet/text message slang, emoticons, lack of punctuation, attachments with no content in the email body....
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Give Your Work Space a Promotion!
Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down. And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the… queen of the cubicle? I don’t know...
View ArticleKick the Negative Nancys to the Curb
As I sit here and write this blog while I watch my boyfriend play his Sunday night hockey game, I realize I’m not the best at balancing all that goes on in my life. Instead of bringing my laptop, I...
View ArticleTemporarily Coping With a Job You Hate
Have you ever worked at a job that you hated? You know, the job that makes you dread waking up in the morning? The one that puts you in a sour mood as soon as you walk in? The job that literally makes...
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A Tale of High Achieving Career Ladies
If any of you are like me, you worked your butt off in college to get decent grades and graduate with a major that seemed valuable in the real world. The cycle started at the ripe age of 18 when you...
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Get Your Creative Juices Flowing Today with a Creative Project
Are you starting your morning off dreading going to work? If so, challenge yourself to identify what it is that is causing the dread. If you don’t know what you dislike, how are you going to fix it? If...
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Going through a “Quarter Life Crisis” a.k.a. “Elle Woods Syndrome”?
For me, the term “Quarter Life Crisis” entered my mind only a few years after graduating college.This commonly coined phrase of Gen Y refers to twenty-somethings who are feeling strangely confused,...
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Life is Short–(Don’t) Buy the Shoes
Sometimes, a Career Girl’s gotta do what a Career Girl’s gotta do. And, sometimes, you want to do what you have to do… My main girl, Rosie.http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.23458 (Including the proper...
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Why an entry level sales job is a great way to kickoff your career
Most college students are absolutely petrified of those entry level sales jobs that require cold calling. Others feel they are “too smart” or that they just spent way too much money on their college...
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Get a Modern Day Career Path Dream Catcher
Not sure what your calling is? You are not alone. The twenty-something years of many of our favorite and most respected entrepreneurs did not start in a glamorous corner office at that investment bank...
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First Impression
First impressions are inevitable. Our brains make snap judgments of people we meet within a tenth of a second. So how can you make a great first impression for an important meeting such as an...
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Marriage Or Career? Don’t Ask Me.
Fair warning: If we haven’t seen each other in a while and you can’t think of a single thing to talk to me about that isn’t “when are you gonna get married?”, then I reserve the right to throw balled...
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Change is good for the soul
If you have ever sautéed vegetables, you know that if you fail to give the pan enough “umph!” the veggies will not jump and flip. You have to get the wrist involved and even use a little arm muscle...
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Roll With The Punches
Chances are, when you first started at your career, you read an employee policy or handbook and signed it saying you would abide by the rules. If you’re a student, you likely received a syllabus for...
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Why PR Can Benefit from More Female Leaders
The post Why PR Can Benefit from More Female Leaders appeared first on Ms. Career Girl. The news isn’t new: the majority of leadership and senior positions in the workplace are held by men. True, women...
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Why I Quit My Job Before I Had a New One
The post Why I Quit My Job Before I Had a New One appeared first on Ms. Career Girl. I’m sure you’ve heard tell that it’s a bad idea to leave your job before you have a new one, that prospective...
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3 Management Mistakes to Avoid: A Guide For New Managers
The post 3 Management Mistakes to Avoid: A Guide For New Managers appeared first on Ms. Career Girl. The ascent into management can be an exciting and nerve wracking time. You’ve been given a team of...
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