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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- 15 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble posted on October 31, 2018
- Rock Climbing at Equinox posted on January 25, 2016
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- 8 Productivity Habits Everyone Needs to Succeed in Their Career posted on October 21, 2024
- How to Fake It Until You Become It posted on January 8, 2015
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- Inside the Mind of a Go-Getter Girl posted on October 30, 2014
- 6 Tips for Better Small Talk posted on December 14, 2015
- 17 Work Journal Prompts That Will Help Your Career posted on October 30, 2016
- How to Beat Job Burnout posted on January 16, 2017
- 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your 20s posted on November 3, 2014
- Fitness Files: Y7 Yoga Studio Review posted on February 20, 2015
- Career Profile: Brit Morin, Brit + Co posted on November 2, 2016
- How to Make a Bullet Journal posted on February 17, 2017
- Career Profile: Nisha Dua, BBG Ventures posted on November 22, 2017
- Career Profile: Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal and Girlboss posted on January 2, 2019
- 4 Things You Must Do After Your Annual Review posted on March 23, 2015
- 20 Thought-Provoking Journal Prompts posted on February 16, 2016
- The Best Cookies in NYC posted on December 4, 2016
- 30 Questions to Improve Your Self-Awareness posted on February 24, 2017
- Career Profile: MaryBeth Pecha, Amber Hanson, and Kathryn Ekloff, Persist The Game posted on February 27, 2019
- Revitalize Your Workday Morning Routine posted on November 18, 2014
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- 5 Types of Difficult Coworkers and How to (Almost) Deal With Them posted on March 6, 2017
- Career Profile: Jamie Petkanics, The Prepary posted on July 2, 2014
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- How to Strengthen Weak Ties and Expand Your Network posted on March 24, 2016
- How to Track Your Work Accomplishments posted on February 8, 2021
- My Scoliosis Story posted on February 17, 2012
- Career Profile: Amy Stone, Gap posted on July 30, 2014
- Career Profile: Nathalie Vaandrager, Sloane Stationery posted on December 3, 2014
- 5 Ways a Side Hustle Can Advance Your Career posted on August 10, 2015
- Homemade Protein Bars posted on April 22, 2016
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
- Career Profile: Amanda Keegan, ‘Good Morning America’ posted on September 9, 2015
- Career Profile: Shannon Maguire, Comedy Central posted on January 18, 2017
- Everything You Need to Know About the Paleo Diet posted on May 5, 2017
- Career Profile: Amy Astley, Architectural Digest posted on May 2, 2018
- Career Profile: Sierra Barter, The Lady Project posted on October 1, 2014
- How to Quit Your Job posted on November 30, 2015
- These 10 Simple Tips Will Take You From Average to Exceptional Performance posted on October 24, 2016
- How to Ace Your Annual Review posted on January 9, 2017
How to Gracefully Exit a Networking Conversation
It’s possible to tactfully end the conversation without ending the relationship. Try these tactics to make a graceful exit.
Career Profile: Barbara Whye, Intel Corporation
"Persistence and optimism will always yield successful outcomes."
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The best is yet to come.
5 Ways to Stop Complaining About Work
You might have valid concerns, but the last thing you want (if you also want a promotion) is to be seen as a constant complainer or the office gossip.
Career Profile: Ammara Yaqub, Ammara
"I think it is important to be resilient and persevere – achieving success out the gate is sometimes easier than sustaining that success over a long period of time and some failure is inevitable. It is important to view failure as a hiccup and not an endpoint."
Career Profile: Leesa Evans, Stylist and Costume Designer
"You are at your best when you trust your instincts and calmly believe in yourself."
How to Get a Job After College
It might seem like you need to have five years of experience and an Olympic medal to get an entry-level job, but you don't!
Career Profile: Lisa McCarthy and Wendy Leshgold, The Fast Forward Group
"You can do way more than you think you can and it’s usually the stuff that gets in your head that gets in the way."
Career Profile: Rachel Tipograph, MikMak
"Risk-taking is a luxury and if you're in a position to do it, seize it."
How to Survive a Toxic Workplace
You're toxic, I'm slipping under. (And getting a new job ASAP.)
Should You Take a Job Just for the Money?
Money can't buy you (a job you) love.
Career Profile: Sasha Benz, All My Friends Are Models and Cinq
“Every overnight success takes 10 years. This is something that I have found true more than anything. Everything takes time, guts and perseverance. No true success story comes without battle wounds."
How to Make Friends at Work
Let's be friends.
Career Profile: Lauren Berger, Intern Queen
"You miss 100% of the chances you don’t take. Just ask. What’s the worst that can happen?"
Career Profile: MaryBeth Pecha, Amber Hanson, and Kathryn Ekloff, Persist The Game
"I wish I would have known it's okay to take risks, experiment and fail. I think as women, we're so concerned with checking all the boxes, being prepared and not ruffling feathers. I'm generalizing, but this is how most of us were conditioned from an early age. I wish I would have been more curious to try new things, and that I would have gone easier on myself. I wish I had known it's better to prioritize progress over perfection."
Career Profile: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Allergan
"It’s a marathon, not a race. You will get opportunities to keep reinventing yourself professionally and you don’t need to do the same thing throughout your career. Change is okay, in fact, I strongly recommend it!"
Career Profile: Lori Wright, Microsoft
"What matters is how you pick yourself back up again after the setbacks and keep marching forward."