If you are preparing to graduate college in another month or so, you probably have more on your mind that just your finals. Figuring the career world, finding your way through interviews, moving – sometimes back in with parents can all be daunting and stressful. Here are some tips to keep in the back of [...]
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Professional Fridays: The #1 Best Technique for Acing the Interview
Interviewing is one of the most important aspects of professional development. Without a successful interview, it is not only hard to land a job, but it is also difficult to advance your career. As a college student I am not used to talking about my accomplishments. While I had received tips on interviewing, prior to [...]
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 [...]
Hard Work When You’re Young: Is Burn Out the Real Return on Investment?
When I read the Forbes article Millennial Women Burning Out at 30, I could definitely relate. While I was relieved to know that it’s not just me, I was curious as to why this burn out trend is seemingly impacting Millennial women more than men? First, I want to skip the usual “gender/generation” assumptions. Millennial [...]
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 [...]
From Dead-End to Dream Job: Taking Control of Your Career
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 [...]