We’ve heard it a hundred times – networking is key to professional success.  But networking is more than just “meeting people.”  Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be featuring posts specifically about networking events – receptions, happy hours, and the like.  We all know to dress appropriately and bring business cards, but how [...]

When I saw burning Magnesium in my high school Chemistry class, I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. It burned with such a fierce, pure, white light that I felt as if I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. As the rest of my classmates shielded their [...]

Dear U.S. Navy: A long time ago, I dedicated my life to public service.  Having spent time in both the government and nonprofit sectors, the time will come soon for me to consider joining our armed forces.  It’s been in the back of my mind for a few years now.  I spent time on Capitol [...]

“Leadership is inside out.  You can’t take a poll to find out what you believe in.”  Watch this video to learn more about former Congresswoman Jane Harman’s lessons learned about women and leadership after serving nine terms in the US House of Representatives!

One way to start getting off the sidelines if you are early in your career is an internship with a Congressional office or campaign.  While most of what you do won’t be very glamorous, they’re all the things that everyone says about internships—you get your foot in the door, you meet people, you learn how [...]

It happened months ago, and yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t the only one who hadn’t yet heard.  With the distressed economy at home and the political unrest abroad, it would have been an easy announcement to miss.  But it shouldn’t have been. This past June, Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz became the [...]

When I was 23, the momentum of my career came to a staggering halt. As a graduate student, I completed an internship at the United Nations in New York, then moved to Washington, DC, to pursue a congressional fellowship. Yet despite these achievements, with my degree completed and my fellowship over, I was unemployed, and six [...]

The argument remains: Do we, as women, still live in a male-dominated society? Or have we finally achieved a sense of equality? Perhaps this will be a debate that never ends, in a “chicken or egg” cul de sac in which each side can produce convincing and fact-based arguments, but no conclusion is really ever [...]

As some of you may know, I’ll be starting law school in just a few weeks. I’m pretty excited about it, although it will mean a lot of changes in my life (Homework! Moving across the country! Doubling my rent!). But I know it will be an important step for me, both as a person [...]

I’ve seen a lot of chatter the last week about college students needing to know what majors will pay off.  That is a horrible idea.  You find what you love and do it the rest of your life.  I’m still working on that.  I had been doing what I’d always wanted fresh out of college [...]