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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- How to Cope With Job Search Rejection posted on November 18, 2024
- Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble posted on October 31, 2018
- How to Give Effective Feedback at Work posted on August 3, 2015
- 9 Essential LinkedIn Tips for Personal Branding posted on February 15, 2016
- 7 Ways to Have a Better Morning Routine posted on February 13, 2015
- How to Stay Focused on the Job Hunt When You’re Unemployed posted on June 22, 2015
- The Best Bloat-Fighting Foods posted on April 15, 2016
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- Career Profile: Erin Zaikis, Sundara posted on November 12, 2014
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- NYC Guide: Weekend Ritual, Books and Beans posted on April 19, 2016
- Fitness Files: The Fhitting Room Review posted on August 28, 2015
- 5 Good Finds: April 2020 posted on April 30, 2020
- The Benefits of Disconnecting posted on March 10, 2016
- Fitness Files: The Bikini Body Guide Round 2 Review posted on February 20, 2017
- How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Job?” posted on January 23, 2015
- 22 Journal Prompts for Goal-Setting and Self-Reflection posted on December 16, 2016
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
- Career Profile: Michelle Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer posted on December 13, 2018
- How to Find the Best Job for You posted on January 12, 2021
- Staying In Touch After College posted on September 22, 2014
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- Career Profile: Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code posted on March 30, 2016
- Career Profile: Terry Hurlbutt, Good Morning America posted on January 23, 2019
- Career Profile: Holly Casto, Charm and Gumption posted on May 14, 2014
- Introducing…Elana Lyn posted on February 7, 2015
- Summer Reading List posted on May 26, 2015
- Career Profile: Kate Westervelt, Wayfair posted on November 18, 2015
- 4 Tax Tips to Make Filing a Piece of Cake posted on April 7, 2016
- Stop Believing These Nutrition Myths posted on July 22, 2016
- Must-Read Books for April posted on April 11, 2017
- Career Profile: Arielle Patrick, Edelman posted on November 8, 2017
- Career Profile: Amy Astley, Architectural Digest posted on May 2, 2018
- Career Profile: Libby Leffler, SoFi posted on February 6, 2019
- Coffee Date: Melissa Meredith of Southern Vogue posted on January 31, 2012
- How to Write a Job Application Follow-Up Email posted on May 25, 2014
- Inside the Mind of a Go-Getter Girl posted on October 30, 2014
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- How to Quit Your Job posted on November 30, 2015
- How to Persue Personal Development posted on February 18, 2016
- Career Profile: Amanda Freeman, SLT posted on February 8, 2017
- Career Profile: Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox posted on November 15, 2017
- 5 Good Finds: April 2018 posted on May 15, 2018
- 30 Day Challenge: Meal Prep posted on August 2, 2018
- Career Profile: MaryBeth Pecha, Amber Hanson, and Kathryn Ekloff, Persist The Game posted on February 27, 2019
- Learning Through Leadership: The Post Graduate Benefits of Going Greek, Part III posted on October 18, 2013
- NYC Guide: Summer in NYC posted on June 23, 2014
30 Day Challenge: Spin and Barre
Getting back in shape.
Career Profile: Joan Kuhl, Why Millennials Matter
"It is absolutely critical to, 'Lift as you climb.' This is a core value for my leadership style and I’m intentional about making time for women at earlier stages of their life and career even while I am still struggling to figure out my own."
May 2019 Checklist
Check! Check! Check!
Career Profile: Jillian Cohen, Virtual Health Partners
"There is no better reward in life than knowing that your vision has helped to make lives better."
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."
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."
5 Good Books: Volume 21
Good reads.
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 an Entry-Level Job
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."
5 Good Books: Volume 20
Here are a few books I read and enjoyed recently.
Career Profile: Rachel Tipograph, MikMak
"Risk-taking is a luxury and if you're in a position to do it, seize it."
