Weekly News Roundup

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– Fashion.Style.Beauty points us to the Jimmy Choo sample sale happening online now. She picks her favorites, but mine is pictured here… :)  Tons of beige shoes, ladies!

– AlreadyPretty shares her tips on buying handbags. (Or you can just be like me and buy far too many and then rotate them frequently so you never get sick or annoyed with any of them.)

– The Lawyerist reminds us of last year's “Peep-Toe Gate” and offers some tips for how to wear them to a conservative office.

– Finally, a use for old ripped pantyhose (for those of us who don't have swim practice, at least): No Nonsense is accepting all brands of old pantyhose and turning them into park benches. What a great idea… (thanks to Reader N for the tip!)

– Great on the Job goes through the five main communication mistakes we make at work.

– U.S. News suggests 10 ways to ace a phone interview. Meanwhile, FINS debates the age-old question: should your resume be in PDF or Word format? According to the WSJ, the job market (for MBAs, at least) is heating up again.

– The Careerist points us to a great interview in More magazine with Mika Brzezinski, who talks about how she fumbled before she finally learned how to ask for a raise effectively.