How Boomers could ruin your career and what you can do about it

Most people think of Baby Boomers as the managers in today’s corporate world, but that leaves out a huge population of employees that aren’t managers – they’re contributors just like you. Some are at a senior level but either chose not to become a manager or never received the opportunity. Coming in as a Gen [...]

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Making the most of your early twenties

There is a short span of time where you are no longer a teenager and not yet have all the responsibilities of adulthood, marriage, and mortgages. This can be the best time of your life or it can be a waste. Before you plunge into “full” adulthood take my advice as someone who has passed [...]

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Public transportation etiquette

If you’re like me, you’ve felt the wallet crunch as the gas prices have reached historic highs. I work in the city so parking is not cheap. I’m not ready to give up my SUV for a squash-able Mini Cooper or spacecraft-looking Toyota Prius either, so I take public transportation to work instead – which [...]

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Is there a honeymoon period in the workplace?

I knew the honeymoon period was over in my marriage when my DH told me to “stop whining” when I stuck out my pouty lip about something instead of him saying that I was “cute”. After the honeymoon period there is a tendency to criticize more and forgive less. My coworkers that have been at [...]

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Do’s & Don’ts of Interviewing: How to make them want you

Last week I saw perhaps the most brilliant interviewing technique and wondered “why didn’t I think of that myself?” I was asked to be one of the interviewers for an opening on my team and was blown away by how well this one candidate did across the board despite being the underdog on paper. Don’t [...]

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Negotiating your first corporate salary

It’s that time of year again where I must send my accomplishments of the year to the Big B in hopes of a raise and bonus. This brought me to remember my first salary negotiation all of two years ago. I can’t stress enough how important it is that you negotiate for a higher first corporate salary. Sure [...]

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Best thing you can do for your career

One of the greatest pieces of advice I received in college was to develop a relationship with at least one of my professors each semester. This would give me a network of professors that would support me, share advice with me, and (maybe most importantly) be able to write recommendations for me. The same rule applies to [...]

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How to avoid the ‘secretary’ label

Most companies don’t use the word “secretary” anymore – companies have become more creative with terms like “administrative assistant”, ”client service representative”, and my favorite, “project coordinator”. I don’t care what they call it, it means you’re going to be answering calls, setting up meetings, doing paperwork, filing, and copying. If that’s you’re calling in life – [...]

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