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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
- The Best Questions to Ask at Networking Events posted on June 13, 2016
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- 7 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- How to Write a Job Interview Thank You Note posted on February 12, 2014
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- How to Get Hired as a Recent Graduate posted on May 12, 2014
- Career Profile: Micaela English, Town & Country posted on July 8, 2015
Career Profile: Katherine Eskandanian-Yee and Chessa Eskandanian-Yee, LeaderEQ
"Don’t let limitations of the mind scare you. If someone thinks you cannot do something, show them you can. There really should be nothing in your life that limits you. Embrace your weird, that is what makes you, you."
Career Profile: Jordana Abraham, Samantha Fishbein, and Aleen Kuperman, Betches Media
"Be proactive and put in the effort. Sometimes work is going to feel awful and you’re really not going to want to do what you have to do. When all you want is to get through the next dreadful project, instead of rushing through it and doing a mediocre job, try to reframe the challenge not as a work task but as a task that is actually helping you work on yourself."
January 2019 Checklist
Hello, 2019!
Career Profile: Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal and Girlboss
"The thing about resilience is that it requires setbacks. If you have nothing to recover from you’re likely not taking enough risks. Failing is a form of moving forward because if you’re curious and self-aware, you get to learn. Failure is essentially a free education: How cool is that?"
My 2019 New Year’s Resolutions
Let's do this!
My Favorite Career Profile Quotes of 2018
All the inspiration!
Career Profile: Melanie Whelan, SoulCycle
"My advice to anyone who is early in their career is to focus on the ‘coulds’ not the ‘shoulds.’ Don’t worry about what you think you should be doing, but rather what you want to be doing, what you’re passionate about and how you can make the most impact to your teams."
How I Knew I Was Ready to Become a Full-Time Freelance Writer
You've got this!
Career Profile: Amanda Zuckerman, Dormify
When Amanda Zuckerman went shopping with her mother to furnish her freshman year dorm room at Washington University in St. Louis in 2009, they went to more than five different stores. Their frustrating shopping experience would inspire Dormify, now a multimillion-dollar company headquartered in Manhattan.
Career Profile: Michelle Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer
"Invest in your network and relationships. A smart person once framed it out very clearly for me – the tools you have are your time, talent and relationships. Invest in building and strengthening all three!"
Career Profile: Kasie Hunt, NBC News and MSNBC
"Never let anyone take you less seriously than they take your male peers. Don’t fail to notice when that happens and don’t fail to do something about it."
December 2018 Checklist
New month, new goals.
Career Profile: Maile Pacheco and Jennifer Musselman, beGlammed
"Careers are a delicate balance of pushing your boundaries and driving toward success and knowing when to take your foot off the gas to recalibrate and ask yourself, 'Am I still enjoying this?' And if not, that's okay. Give yourself permission to grow and do something different."
Career Profile: Brooke Baldwin, CNN
"Be okay with feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s those moments that will really make you who you are – in work and life. And when you’ve found your path…help other women find theirs."
How theSkimm Got 100K People To Commit To Vote In The Midterm Elections
The midterm elections are less than a week away and theSkimm team may be campaigning just as hard as the candidates. The team launched their second nonpartisan "No Excuses" campaign in September to get at least 100,000 people to vote this November.
Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble
"I think collaboration is at the core of greatness and creativity. Working together, asking for help when you need it and giving help where you can makes not only everyone’s work better, but it also makes the working environment a lot better."
