I am spending the next few days in the Windy City, which is exciting for a few reasons:
I am meeting with a handful of new PR firms to see if we can work together in the future. I have flown through the Chicago airport a million times, but I have never actually spent any time in the city. It is kinda cold there (well, cold relative to Texas), so I am finally getting to preview my Fall wardrobe!
These mini vacays are the best part of my job because they keep my life exciting, and I love meeting new
I have a lot of old (and often oversized) t-shirts that I hold on to from school, community events and my husband outgrowing (or shrinking) his Old Navy t-shirts. I keep them with the hope that I can turn them into a more wearable item for myself at some point. This summer I decided to take the common DIY racerback tee and add some length to it to have a casual dress to take with me to the beach.
It was the perfect piece to bring to the beach, so before I returned to my burning hot state of Texas
Hello! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week! This seems to be a common theme in my life: everything takes a little bit longer than I originally anticipate. I have learned to just accept it and embrace the mantra, “better late than never”.
Since I started my blog, I have been wanting to incorporate a column called, “Workin’ Girl Wardrobe”, where we take a peek into the closets of bad ass career ladies to see what they are wearing to work.
Getting dressed for work can be challenging. You want to look professional without being stuffy. And most importantly,
During my recent job hunting endeavors, in which I have endlessly applied to 9-5 pm jobs, I have had a revaluation. I’m not even excited about job prospects because the 9-5 position is becoming a bit outdated. Who says that I have to work for a company I don’t even care about just because it is a societal norm?
After talking to a friend about my frustrations, she gave me some of the best advice I’ve gotten in awhile. Now I know I’m very fortunate to have a college degree and my parent’s support, which lets me explore my options.
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
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
