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.
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Business Etiquette | Career | Changing Careers | Internships/Summer Jobs | Interviewing | Just Starting Out | Networking | School | Transitions | Unemployed
When The Job Hunt Drags On…
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”…
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How to Network When You’re on the Bottom of the Ladder
Reader A requests some advice on how to network when you’re at the bottom of the ladder… I would really really appreciate if you guys did a post about how younger people can network and meet more experienced people in their field without stepping on any toes! I’m a intern at an NGO in DC…
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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…
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Business Casual | CoWorker Problems | Fashion Gaffes | Just Starting Out | Looking Young | Mid-20s | Sexism
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…
