You survived the interviews, you got the job offer. Now you’re getting ready for your first day. Changing jobs is one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. But if you’re prepared ahead of time, that first day, and subsequently first week, can be easy and smooth. Get a good night’s sleep. Eat [...]
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Are You A WINner?
Networking can be stressful. Walking up to strangers, job-grubbing, the part where you realize you forgot your business cards…It’s also tough to make contacts in new cities. Especially the transition from a hyper-political town like DC to a hyper-everything town like New York City. That’s where the Women’s Information Network (WIN) comes in to save [...]
Professional Fridays: Your Guide to Being Successfully Unemployed
The Professional Fridays column usually features great information for on-the-job issues. Unfortunately, there are the 10 percent of us who have no job at which to be professional. It’s not all pajamas and ice cream at 3pm. Having been unemployed a couple of times, I know about the issues that no one tells you about. [...]
Professional Fridays: How to Know When a Career Shift is Right for Your Future
In a 2005 Stanford University commencement speech, the late Steve Jobs advised the young graduates to ‘find what you love.’ He explained to the audience that our lives are limited, that death would come for each of us. Death is a certain fact. What isn’t certain fact, continued Mr. Jobs, is how we each proceed [...]
Professional Fridays: Using LinkedIn to Get the Job You Want
Years after it started, I am amazed at how many of my friends don’t use LinkedIn, despite it having more than 120 million members in 200 countries. LinkedIn is the number one professional networking site on the web, and not using it can seriously hinder your job hunting prospects. One of the best uses for [...]
Professional Fridays: Staying in Touch with Your Network
In the professional world, time is tight, and business coffees, lunches, and after-work drinks can often seem a daunting task as you try to stay connected to all the people you meet at networking events, business meetings, and happy hours. Perhaps you’ve even finished a summer internship, but know you won’t be looking for a [...]
Professional Fridays: After the Networking Event (Part III of III)
This is it! Part III of III in our series on making the most of networking events. It may seem like your job is done once your heels are kicked off, but in order to make sure you squeeze every ounce of value from your event, be sure to take the following five actions. 1) [...]
Professional Fridays: Making the Most of the Networking Event (Part II of III)
Last week, we wrote about how to prepare for a networking event. But what do you do once you get there? How do you make the most of the event? The 5 tips below will ensure you don’t end up standing in a corner by yourself, eating and drinking the night away while great networking [...]
Professional Fridays: Preparing for a Networking Event (Part I of III)
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 [...]