I could be having the best day ever, you know the days when the stars are aligned–my hair isn’t frizzy, the barista prepares my iced coffee perfectly, I land major placements for all my clients, etc.—and yet I still have this gnawing sense of guilt in the pit of my stomach. It seriously never goes away. I think it might be a hereditary Jewish guilty kind of thing
If I am out having fun with my friends, I feel guilty for not being at my computer working. On the flip side if I decide
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
So, I just got approval from my editor at Entrepreneur.com to do a series on branding. Being the nerd I am, I am completely stoked to look at how some of the coolest companies successfully use a myriad of tools to establish a cohesive brand. The companies I am going to cover don’t just have customers: they have fans. As I started to plan out my first column, it got me thinking about the importance of personal branding. Even if you aren’t aiming to an entrepreneur, it is important to create a personal brand that helps you stand out professionally.
As my job has been job-hunting the past month, I can say that I feel like an expert at phone interviews. I mean, I really know how to nail them. At first I found them to be quite nerve-racking, I always thought I was better in person, making eye contact, and reading their body language. But I’ve actually come to realize that there are ways that phone interviews can actually be beneficial to the interviewee (is that a word?).
After doing a few over the past few weeks, I have found some things that really seem to help. Here are
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
I 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
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
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,
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!
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
No big deal, I thought, I’m sure I can craft my way out 