I know many readers are huge fans of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers (Business Plus)(affectionately known among commenters as NGDGTCO). I’ll be honest here: I haven’t read it yet myself! But I knew enough to sit up and take notice when the author, Lois…
When you’re just starting out, how can you look professional without looking like you think you’re in charge?
A reader wondered: what is the best way to change your professional name after divorce?
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…
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.
