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The Side ChignonMartha Stewart Weddings has some “holiday hair” tips that might come in handy. (Hat tip to A Cup of Jo.)

Slate has a great article by Kim France, the former editor of Lucky Magazine — she dishes on what makeup products she'll actually spend her own money on.

– The next time you need a recommendation letter, you might want to give the recommender this article. Meanwhile, Working Girl has some advice for creative ways to job hunt.

– Avoid the “pink ghetto” — Above the Law and The Careerist report on how more and more women are “staff attorneys,” with little chance of career advancement. On the flip side, Knowledge@Wharton recently shared some tips for career success from Amy Schulman, senior vice president and general counsel of Pfizer.

– Is Facebook for personal or business connections? She Takes on the World wonders.

8 Comments

  1. Interesting stuff. What is a “staff attorney”? Is anyone out there doing “staff attorney” work – and what does it consist of?

    1. It means that you’ve been taken off of (or never were on) the partnership track… and from what I hear, it is basically like being a full time doc-review person (except with a bit more stability & benefits )… not the worst job ever, but definitely not a great situation to be in.

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