2017 Update: We still stand by this advice below about long platinum blonde hair at work, but you may also want to check out our latest discussion of the best shade of blonde hair for being taken seriously at work. This is a perennial question: is long hair professional? And a corrollary: is long platinum … Read More about Can Long, Platinum Blonde Hair Be Professional?
Networking with Older Women
Reader R has a question that goes pretty well with our discussion of networking with older men — how to network with older women. Here’s the question: I’m a 24 year old summer clerk with a public defender’s office. I got the gig by networking through my friends; specifically, by getting to know their mothers … Read More about Networking with Older Women
What NOT to Wear to the Office
Update: I still agree with my advice in this post, but you can also check out our more recent discussion on what not to wear to work. So there’s this great piece on USA Today about how “business casual” can be confusing to some people — this one 24-year-old PR executive was shocked (shocked, we tell you!) when … Read More about What NOT to Wear to the Office
Music at the Office
Can you listen to music at the office if you’re junior — particularly through headphones? Does it make you look less professional or focused if you prefer to work while listening to music — and how can you tell if you’re annoying your coworkers?
How to Look Professional Without Looking Like You Think You’re In Charge
When you’re just starting out, how can you look professional without looking like you think you’re in charge?
Looking Young — or Acting Young?
A 31-year-old attorney worried she wasn’t getting job offers because she looked young. So we talked about the difference beween looking young — and acting young.
When Disaster Strikes: Acne and the Job
I thought this might be an interesting topic for an open thread — what to do when you wake up the day of an important meeting and find you’ve got a blemish on your face? In addition to being a serious confidence killer, it can make you look younger and lead you to being taken … Read More about When Disaster Strikes: Acne and the Job
There’s No Crying in Baseball: How to Keep from Crying at Work
2017 Update: We still stand by this discussion of how to keep from crying at work — you may also want to check out our recent discussion of how to get a poker face at work. Reader S has an interesting question about how to keep from crying at work… Recently, I posted to a … Read More about There’s No Crying in Baseball: How to Keep from Crying at Work
The Intern with the $9,000 Handbag
Is it a bad idea for an intern to carry a $9000 bag?
Does Long Hair Make You Look Younger?
Update: We still stand by this advice on whether long hair makes you look younger, but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion of how to be taken seriously when you look young. You may also want to check out our best advice for office hairstyles. Reader A has an interesting … Read More about Does Long Hair Make You Look Younger?
What to do when your male boss tells you you dress “too well”
Today’s reader question comes from a lawyer in a small, private firm on the East Coast, who was told by her male boss that she dresses “too well.” What does it mean when someone says that? And what should this young legal eagle do about it? I’ve been at my first job out of law … Read More about What to do when your male boss tells you you dress “too well”
What Makeup to Wear While Interviewing
2017 Update: Check out our latest discussion on the best interview makeup! Today’s reader mail is another request for interview advice, this time in terms of makeup… I have several on campus interviews for 1L summer jobs the first week in February. I have my conservative gray and black suits. I have my sensible Nine West … Read More about What Makeup to Wear While Interviewing