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10 Lessons From the Corporate World
Alexandra Levit said it best when she told new grads They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. Here are a few things I’ve learned about the corporate world—particularly related to creative...
View ArticleMentorship Connection Success Story
In December of 2008, I launched Mentorship Connection, a volunteer project to connect students with professionals. During the course of the project, dozens of connections were made, and I heard a...
View ArticleSite Redesign
I’ve finally updated my site design from a modified WordPress template to a customized site design, thanks to Jeff (it’s nice to be dating a web designer). If you happen to be reading this in your...
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Surviving Change
M.J. Ryan, author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For, is full of advice for new grads. Life after graduation, as she says, is one of the most challenging times a human being...
View ArticlePermanent Facebook Vanity URLs – More Than 3.3 Million Women Are Out of Luck
“Think carefully about the username you choose. Once it’s been selected, you won’t be able to change or transfer it.” -Facebook Approximately 23% of Facebook users are college aged females. Statistics...
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Stability After College: How Long Does it Take?
During college, I had always assumed that the process of finding stability was a fairly straightforward formula: get a real job after college = make money = feel stable Simple, right? As it turned out,...
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Get the Job You Want (Even When No One’s Hiring)
“No one wants to hire a candidate whose intellectual capital is stale” —Ford R. Myers In my audio interview with Ford R. Myers, author of Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring, Myers covers...
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Are Big Cities Better for Your Career?
To be fair, I’m biased—I chose to start my career in a big city. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Allow me to lay out a few quick points (and note that I’m talking fairly specifically...
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Chicago Ad Creative Turned Award-Winning Novelist
Marcus Sakey started his career in advertising. Ten years later, after a combination of fateful events, he made the leap into the world of writing novels. He’s now an award-winning novelist based out...
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Chicago Gals’ Guide Summit
When I was a student at Michigan State University, my decision to travel to New York City for a weekend conference to network with professionals and other students set me on a path that ultimately...
View ArticleThe Importance of an Online Portfolio
(Sorry for my long absense—I’ve had an exciting few weeks) Barbara Nixon recently asked a number of professionals for some advice for her students. Should a Public Relations student’s portfolio be...
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The Art of Proving Yourself in a New Career
If you’ve found yourself in a postgrad internship or entry level job, you’ve likely run into a few transitional frustrations here and there. Maybe you feel the tasks that you’ve been given are a bit...
View ArticleBrill Street Announces Top 50 “Gen Y” Employers in Chicago
A new study by Brill Street, a gen y career site (full disclosure—my fiance does some work for them) highlights the top 50 companies to work for in Chicago. The study gives an inside look into the...
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Self-Promotion for Introverts – an Interview with Nancy Ancowitz
“In many cases, and especially as you get up the ladder in the work world, you really often can’t tell an introvert from an extrovert—because many introverts who are far along in their careers have...
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New Job, New You – An Interview With Author Alexandra Levit
back in 2008. She’s back again to talk about her latest book, New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career. The book features stories from real people who have reinvented...
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Untemplater Founders, Jun Loayza and Monica O’Brien
Monica O’Brien blogs at Social Pollination, and she recently wrote a book by the same name. She currently does marketing consulting for small companies. Jun Loayza is the cofounder and chief marketing...
View ArticleOn Company Loyalty
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to write about for some time, in part because it’s something that I’ve dealt with personally. I remember having a serious conversation with my friend, Kevin, the...
View ArticleSpeaking at Chicago PR: Get in the Loop
I’ll be speaking next Friday, February 12 at Chicago PR: Get in the Loop, presented by PRSSA of DePaul University. If you’re planning to attend, swing by and say hello. I love to meet students and help...
View ArticleChicago Career Networking Event
Those of you who are looking for career advice (which I imagine is everyone, given the focus of this blog) may find this event worthwhile: Though you can’t change the economy, you can change your...
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Big Agencies May Seem to Have All the Glamour, But Don’t Count Out the Little...
Photo: Fishing for the big one by HikingArtist.com During my time speaking at the PRSSA Get in the Loop conference hosted by DePaul last week, I had the opportunity to chat with a number of students...
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