Whether you’re an established professional or just budding in your career. It can be a struggle to reach success. By building a personal brand you can make powerful use of your time in reaching your goals and create lasting impressions on customers and peers. In Building Brand [You], Cyndee Woolley, APR, shares seven vital lessons to…
Leaving college and entering the “real world” is scary. There’s no question about that. Suddenly, you’re responsible for paying your own bills, buying your own groceries, and finding a real job. And even entry-level jobs seem to have ridiculous requirements for prior experience. How’s a young person supposed to find a job? Well, we’ve got…
Taryn Kutches is a co-founder of a startup company called Parker Design. Their first product is a backpack for professional women which she designed herself. She is planning on launching a Kickstarter campaign this fall to raise funds to start producing their bag. At the same time doing everything to get her mission in front of…
When it comes to saving as a woman, there are a number of considerations that you will need to take into account. Whether you’re looking to save so you can become financially independent, whether you’re looking to head on your next holiday, or you simply want enough cash to be able to treat yourself as…
Many people don’t ever consider buying second hand when they are in need of something. Most of us are stuck in our routines of going to the same high street shops and never looking elsewhere. Part of the charm of second-hand items is their history; vintage clothes have become more popular in the past few…
Changing careers can be gratifying, but also extremely stressful since a huge part of your life will depend on the choice you make. Before changing careers, ask yourself these questions to gain some clarity before making a decision. Unfortunately, and here’s a spoiler alert, there’s no right or wrong answers to these questions. Still, these…
Job searching can be hard. It can take years of experience. And sometimes you even need the right connections to make a career for yourself. A mentor once told me that for every 10 or so jobs that I’d apply for, I’d likely only hear back from three or four. Maybe. Being an English major and Theatre…
It’s a common problem in the modern world that most people need to get a great job by first getting to university, graduating from college, and obtaining a suitable degree. But at the moment, due to austerity and other various issues, it seems that other people are not able to go to college because they…
Do you love staying fit and keeping on the go? Then you probably hate the idea of being stuck in an office or cubicle all day, every day, staring at a computer screen. Who could blame you? No one dreams of this type of career when they leave college, but they do get stuck with…
