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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- 22 Personal Development Journal Prompts posted on December 16, 2016
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- Rock Climbing at Equinox posted on January 25, 2016
- Career Profile: Elizabeth Kiefer, Refinery29 posted on May 6, 2015
- FitReserve Review posted on July 30, 2015
- Career Profile: Lauren Pruner, Weber Shandwick posted on February 19, 2015
- Career Profile: Kathryn Finney, digitalundivided posted on August 17, 2016
- 15 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon posted on July 10, 2017
- Career Profile: Carly Heitlinger, The College Prepster posted on January 19, 2012
- Career Profile: Katie Schloss, Founder of Three Jane posted on June 3, 2015
- Career Profile: Cait Weingartner, Founder of Pretty and Fun posted on May 27, 2015
- How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome at Work posted on August 14, 2017
- Fitness Files: The Bikini Body Guide Round 2 Review posted on February 20, 2017
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- The Physique 57 Solution Review posted on March 13, 2018
- How Paid Paternity Leave Can Help Close The Gender Pay Gap posted on May 20, 2019
- How to Ask Someone to be a Job Reference posted on February 26, 2014
- Career Profile: Amy Astley, Architectural Digest posted on May 2, 2018
- Career Profile: Lucy Kaylin, O, The Oprah Magazine posted on February 24, 2016
- 8 Productivity Habits Everyone Needs to Succeed in Their Career posted on October 21, 2024
- How to Do a Money Cleanse posted on May 3, 2015
- Career Profile: Caitlin Abber, Women’s Health posted on April 13, 2016
- How to Write a Career Manifesto posted on December 1, 2024
- My Sorority Story posted on January 1, 2014
- Career Profile: Alison Chace, Pink Wisdom posted on April 20, 2016
- Career Profile: Emily Belden, Writer posted on April 12, 2017
- Career Profile: Kimberly Barnes, ContentPark posted on August 30, 2017
- Career Profile: Brittany Lo, Beautini by B.Lo posted on November 26, 2014
- The Tone It Up Tour posted on September 11, 2017
- How to Answer the 15 Most Common Job Interview Questions posted on February 22, 2021
- How to Stay Organized During Your Job Search posted on February 24, 2014
- Career Profile: Mackenzie Horan, Design Darling posted on June 18, 2014
- 7 Ways to Have a Better Morning Routine posted on February 13, 2015
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- My 2017 Word of the Year posted on January 1, 2017
- Career Profile: Evgeniya Khromina, Panah posted on May 3, 2017
- Career Profile: Lindsey Johnson and Liz Eichholz, Weezie Towels posted on October 11, 2018
- How to Start a Remote Job posted on March 1, 2021
- Blog Better: Twitter Tips for Bloggers posted on July 11, 2014
- Gingerbread Cookie Recipe posted on December 9, 2014
- Career Profile: Michela Aramini, Founder of The Lovely It Girl posted on May 20, 2015
- Career Profile: Carly Potock, Google posted on August 5, 2015
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- Career Profile: Lillian Garcia, The Way U posted on February 1, 2017
- Career Profile: Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox posted on November 15, 2017
- Career Profile: Maile Pacheco and Jennifer Musselman, beGlammed posted on November 14, 2018
- How to Ask for a Job Referral posted on February 3, 2020
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."