Career Confidential: Christina Tanzola

403837_10102241545227274_1621371758_nAll of my friends have awesome Alamo pictures. Check out Katie Amey’s too.

As I was putting this post up, I got a little bit emotional. I love reading all the Career Confidentials, but I especially love reading the ones from my friends. These are topics we don’t always spend a lot of time talking about, so I always find their answers to be so interesting and insightful. More than anything else, I

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Career Confidential: Maren Murphy

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Full name?:

Maren Murphy

Position / Job title?:

Parks & Recreation Planner, Blogger at Bureaucrachic

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I love animals, so I wanted to be a veterinarian when I was younger. That was until I learned that vets have to take care of sick animals—sometimes very sick. My heart couldn’t take it.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did

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Career Confidential: Sarah Blaine

DSC_8391This is the first time we have had a POP STAR fill out our Career Confidential Q&A. I was pretty stoked when Sarah Blaine sent me back her answers. She definitely offers a new/different perspective on doing what you are passionate about, and figuring out a way to make it work financially. Her life is never dull, that is for sure! Last week she opened for Demi Lovato at The Dignity Gala, which celebrated those who

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Career Confidential: Rachael Genson

DSC_0448Full name?: Rachael Genson

Position / Job title?: Account Executive at INK Public Relations AND Blogger Extraordinaire

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

For a good five years, I was convinced that I would grow up to become a princess (until my parents informed me that, despite telling me I could be whatever I wanted, I could not, in fact, grow up to be a princess).

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Career Confidential: Lauren Pruner

LaurenFull name?: Lauren Pruner

Position/Job title?: Account Exec., and PR Team Leader. Blogger at PRBlonde.

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

An architect

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

I guess you could say I found a knack for building stories and brands, instead of homes. I enjoy writing, and wanted to be in a business built on relationships. PR is very

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Career Confidential: Miró Cassetta

254052_10150219743083350_2015648_nFull name?: Miró Cassetta

Position / Job title?: Marketing Manager at a tech company // lifestyle blogger at DoseOfDash.com // freelance marketing and branding consultant

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A child star on Broadway – my debut role would be Annie, of course. I even once complained to my parents that they weren’t stage parent-y enough. I know if I had just had a

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Career Confidential Part 2: Amber Link

183189_10201083097667673_1045994424_nLast week, the lovely Amber Link, was our Career Confidential. She had tons a great advice, so I decided to break it up into two parts! The cool thing about Amber is that she landed the dream job right out of college. I would listen to what she has to say because she is definitely doing something right!

Working at a cool, hip start-up has sorta become a badge of honor. Everyone is looking for that next big company.

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Career Confidential Part 1: Amber Link

525275_10200982214745663_347689135_nFull name?: Amber Link

Position / Job title?: Account Manager at Jobs2Careers

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I never had a clear idea of what I wanted to do, but I feel like I always thought I wanted to do something “different.” I was in choir from a young age, and thought that I might do something with that. As I got older, I realized that wasn’t really possible, and I didn’t know

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Career Confidential: Nikol Schiller

Nikol-3073-w (1)Full name?: Nikol Schiller

Position / Job title?: Account Executive at INK Public Relations

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I’ve always loved writing and wanted to write stories when I grew up. I loved fiction and was obsessed with Star Wars as a child, so I thought becoming the next George Lucas would be the end-all, be-all. Then, in high school, after Hurricane Katrina hit, I

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Career Confidential: Claire Hardee

1069901_611942855203_1951296055_nThis week’s Career Confidential is a good one from our very own contributor, Claire Hardee (Not Another Suzy Homemaker aka NASH). Ok, I know you are probably wondering where her columns are, but she is in the process of moving, so stay tuned. Even I am excited to see what she has cookin’ up because Lord knows that I could learn a few tips/tricks in the kitchen.

While Claire definitely doesn’t have your typical 9-to-5 job, I wanted her to

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