September 4, 2013 by Contributor in Career, ETC.I just graduated from college about a month ago. The impending doom of the job-hunt has been stressing me out for months, like as in months before I even graduated. The past few weeks I have been searching the Internet for jobs, applying to multiple a day, and was getting discouraged whenever I received the “Thanks for applying, but no thanks” email. But I decided that it was time to let all those bad vibes go.
Why am I not letting all this negativity bring me down? Because it’s not going to help me at all in my job-hunt. Sure
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September 2, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., LifestyleI am not going to lie I had pretty low expectations for my birthday this weekend. The past year has been so crazy busy that the big day just kinda crept up on me. Birthdays are kinda like New Years; you build everything up, and it just becomes a disappointment. I have to tell you though, despite my best efforts to be a debbie downer, my birthday kicked ass thanks to the amazing people in my life. I feel so loved and appreciated, and it honestly feels really nice.
The one thing I do love about birthdays is they allow
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I love acquiring things cheaply. After we moved out of our college apartment, I bought a lamp at a garage sale for $5. It was a pretty sturdy looking thing, the only problem with it was the lampshade was a little icky. There was a stain on it and part of it was a little cracked and bent.  No big deal, I thought, I’m sure I can craft my way out of this one. Welllll several months later (when
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August 27, 2013 by Rebekah in Career, ETC.When you are not in school anymore, and the year isn’t broken up by summer vacation, winter break, etc., time just meshes together. I am so out of the loop that I didn’t even realize school was back in session until I had a “oh shit” moment as I sped through a school zone this morning.
I definitely don’t miss doing homework and taking tests, but I totally miss the excitement of starting a new year. I am sad that I no longer have a reason to buy school supplies and pick out a first day outfit!
For all the
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My sophomore year of college, I had an amazing year of freedom, living in a house with four of my sorority sisters. I relished in the idea of truly becoming an adult. Living with four close friends was like having that endless sleepover I dreamed about as a middle schooler. Then, summer came and I found myself with a great internship in the marketing department of the same hospital where my mom worked. This meant I was moving back home for the summer! HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!
After the first week at home, I was dealing with some major passive
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August 21, 2013 by Rebekah in Career, ETC.Wednesdays used to be such a drag. You are excited that you survived the first half of the week, yet Friday still seems so far. However, now that the new season of Duck Dynasty is back, Wednesday just became the #bestdayever.
It is no secret: I LOVE, LOVE reality TV. Thus, when my friend introduced me to Duck Dynasty I was instantly hooked. Every time Si talks I am pretty much LOLing on the floor, and I seriously have the biggest crush on Willie (okay, that might be kinda weird).
While the Robertson men and women are no doubt entertaining
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August 19, 2013 by Rebekah in Career, ETC.I have a bone to pick with most of the media out there.
I spend a good amount of time browsing business publications, and entrepreneurs are always depicted in one of two ways:
1) The “pie in the sky” depiction highlights the one in a billion that made it big ala Mark Zuckerberg. This is the person that every entrepreneur hopes to be; the person that is disrupting the status quo, and making real changes to society.
2) The hopeless, burnt out entrepreneur is the second depiction. You know exactly the one I am talking about. The person that is
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August 14, 2013 by Rebekah in ETC., LifestyleNext week, I am going to NYC, and I CAN’T wait!! Who wouldn’t be excited about a fabulous weekend escape? Not going to lie, when I am in NYC, I really channel my YOLO mentality, and live it up. My credit card usually gets a good work out (can’t be responsible all the time!).
Normally, I wait till the last minute to even think about packing, but I already started mentally packing. This is how excited I am!
I think every career girl should be required to live in NYC for some time to learn some real life lessons. Really,
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My alarm went off this morning, and series of expletives went through my head. Can’t I just sleep a little bit longer? If I am sleeping, then I am not forced to tackle my never-ending list of to dos. After snoozing about a 100 times, I begrudgingly got my lazy ass out of bed, and decided to conquer this lovely Monday.
Mondays set the tone for the entire week, so I need to have a happy, productive, successful day. I swear the impending doom of a birthday is seriously causing me to question my entire life. I am determined: this
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August 8, 2013 by Rebekah in Career, ETC.I receive a lot of e-mails from people looking for a job. They have gone through all the motions: interned at the best places, created a rock star resume, written a baller cover letter. However, they are almost always missing one important component: making personal connections!
I hate to break it to you, but Tweeting at someone is not an in-depth conversation. If you are currently looking for a job, will be searching for a job in the future or trying to advance yourself in your career, learn how to have a real conversation with people.
If you want to
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