Career advice for young women professionals.
Update: Check out our latest discussion on planning your career for babies. Over at Law.com’s The Careerist, Vivia Chen ponders one of the most interesting lessons from Sheryl Sandberg’s TED talk: “Don’t leave before you leave.” As she notes: But it was Sandberg’s third point that really stopped me in my tracks: Women sabotage their…
Reader L has an excellent question about references when you haven’t been working long… I’ve been at my current job for three years come March. It is my first job post-college, aside from a six-month internship. I am looking to leave. While the actual place of employment and coworkers are fine, I don’t enjoy what…
I know readers have discussed this a bunch in the comments, but I don’t think we’ve ever had a full post on perfume at the office, so let’s discuss! Reader S’s question is about perfume at work: I take a lot of care in selecting my clothing/hairstyle/makeup, and making sure that they are office appropriate….
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.
Reader S, a recent graduate, has a question that, unfortunately, I think a lot of people will be interested in: what should you do when the job hunt drags on (and on)? May I suggest a post on attorneys who, despite trying everything feasible, cannot find sustainable employment? I understand the whole “work for free”…
