Today our friend W e-mailed us with a personal question: So, my upcoming new job is seriously the first job I’ve ever had that I’m truly excited about. Obviously, I want to do well. I’ve never really cared about other jobs nor my performance in them. I realize this is totally cheesy and earnest, but … Read More about How to Be a Great Worker
Career Advice
Below, find some of our recent career advice stories. Have a question for Kat? Check out the Contact page.
How to Prepare Your Workload for Your Vacation
Update: We still stand by this discussion on what tricks and tips you use to prepare your workload for a vacation — but you may also want to check out some of our more recent discussions on vacations and work, including how to take a vacation without losing your mind. If you’re anything like we … Read More about How to Prepare Your Workload for Your Vacation
How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
Update: We still stand by the below advice on how not to gain weight over the summer recruiting season — but if you’d like to check out our more recent discussion on how not to gain weight as a summer associate, you can check it out here. Summer is nearly upon us! As law school, … Read More about How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
Red, Pink, Nude — What’s Your Power Lip?
Reader E sent us this interesting query… Increasingly, I see ladies in all situations and events wearing pink or lip-colored lipstick. Seems like the days of Revlon’s Volcanic Red or Love That Red are now only in the print magazines. Or perhaps only when the lady is actually wearing red clothing (oh, that’s really dated, … Read More about Red, Pink, Nude — What’s Your Power Lip?
Open Thread: Ways to Relax?
Today’s reader mail is asking for an open thread discussing relaxation techniques… so let’s discuss! What are your favorite ways to relax? It would be fun to see an open thread discussing what readers do to relax/pamper themselves. I just bought the Discovery Channel “Planet Earth” series, for example, because it was on sale and … Read More about Open Thread: Ways to Relax?
Poll of the Week: Professional rainboots?
As we are coming up the two year anniversary of this blog, we’ve been going through old posts and realizing which ones we should revisit in the light of new readers (and, awww, remembering the days when it took us 3 hours to figure out how to insert image URLs). So here’s today’s question — … Read More about Poll of the Week: Professional rainboots?
What Is the Casual-But-Professional Uniform For Women?
Today’s reader question brings up an interesting question, we think: What should the “casual but professional” uniform be for women? Here’s the reader’s question: In a couple weeks I’ll be wrapping up my MFA and have to do a public reading. Publishers and agents are known for showing up at these end of year readings, … Read More about What Is the Casual-But-Professional Uniform For Women?
Emergency Reader Mail: What to Wear to a Conference?
Readers, what are your best tips for what to wear to a conference? Specifically, what would you wear to a Saturday conference?
What Not to Wear, Chicago Bar Style
We’re getting a lot of questions from readers about this article at Above the Law. For example, from one reader: I am a 2L at law school and about to start as a summer associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. There was an article on Above the Law about an event in Chicago … Read More about What Not to Wear, Chicago Bar Style
Members Only: Which Professional Organizations to Join?
Today, reader D wonders which professional organizations to join for the biggest bang for her buck in terms of time and energy: My firm expects/requires us to join a professional organization, which presumably leads to networking which eventually leads to clients. Some attorneys are members of the Bar Association relevant to their practice area. The … Read More about Members Only: Which Professional Organizations to Join?
The Importance of … Not Being Called the Wrong Name
Update: We still stand by this discussion of the importance of not being called the wrong name — but you may want to check out our more recent discussion on how to handle being called the wrong name at work. It stinks to be called the wrong name — but what if it’s your colleague … Read More about The Importance of … Not Being Called the Wrong Name
Will Flats Fly with a Judge? How to Know Whether You Can Wear Flats to Court
An injured woman lawyer wondered: could she wear flats to court?