Update: We still stand by this advice on how to wear stockings without ripping them — we’ve also updated links below. You may also want to check out our guide for how to wear pantyhose for work! More reader mail to catch up on… I thought this reader Q was particularly relevant given some of … Read More about How to Wear Stockings to Work Without Getting Runs and Rips
We’ve had a number of requests for how to build your wardrobe for a summer internship, so ladies, this one’s for you! (You also may want to check out our post on affordable office attire!) {related: guide for summer associates} Suits. Yes, you will need more than one suit, but not as many as you … Read More about Building Your Wardrobe for a Summer Internship
The summer golf outing thrown by your company or firm can be one of the trickiest for women professionals.
We got this request in from a reader, and thought we might resurrect an old feature — The Hunt — in which we look for a great basic, available now, in a variety of price points. Here’s the request: As an incoming summer associate at a large NY firm, I’ve been wondering – what kind … Read More about The Hunt: Appropriate Bags for Summer Associates
Wondering how to use ShopStyle to cut down on time spent holiday shopping or otherwise hunting for the perfect item? Here are our tips.
Liking these posts? Follow Corporette on Twitter — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale.) – The NYT proclaims the return of the interview suit. (To which we ask: did it ever really go away?) [NYT] (We’ve attached one of our favorite interview … Read More about Weekly Round-up
What are your best tips for dressing professionally if you’re busty, ladies? A lot of times for our daily workwear recommendations, people will note that they couldn’t get away with that, as they’re too well-endowed to wear a certain dress. It’s one of the sad facts of clothes that most “professional” outfits seem to be … Read More about Ten Things About… Dressing Professionally if You’re Busty
The most junior person on the team — whether woman or man — frequently gets assigned the more secretarial duties, such as FedExing letters, contracts, briefs, and document productions to the same people over and over (and over) again. (And, instead of re-delegating the secretarial task to the secretary, the junior person often ends up … Read More about Tool of the Trade: FedEx.com
We realize interview week is over at some schools; for others they’re still to come. Still, callbacks will be going on well into September and October, so we thought we’d share some advice on interviewing. Depending on where you are in your career, you may want to check out our best on-campus interview tips, the … Read More about 10 Things About … Interviewing
For the busy woman, shopping online is sometimes all the schedule will allow. (Whose bright idea was it to have store hours from 10 AM to 8 PM, anyway?) It’s actually our preferred mode of shopping — so long as we don’t pay for shipping. For some reason, no matter how great of a discount … Read More about Tool of the Trade: Retail Me Not
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In “The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic … Read More about zThe Hunt: Interview Tote Bags (redirected)
As the summer dwindles for summer classes of future MBAs and JDs, we thought we’d give some advice on how to say goodbye (and hello).
