Weekly News Update
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- Business Insider pointed out why the advice “dress for the job you want” is flawed (featuring a quote from Kat from this NYT article we recently shared).
- Vogue profiled Veda's collaboration with Nicolette Mason for an extended-size capsule collection.
- Huffington Post reported that in her new book, Becoming, Michelle Obama was concerned that her fashion choices would be too “showy” as a black first lady. Meanwhile, The Washington Post shared that her book had the most pre-orders for an adult book since 2015's Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee, and The Guardian provided an excerpt.
- Speaking of being criticized for what you wear, we liked this recent tweet from Congress member-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- Business Insider also suggested that maybe sometimes it's OK to submit a resume that is two pages instead of one.
- Fairygodboss listed some of the most offensive things to say at work — and what to say instead.
- Harvard Business Review shared five solutions for smart people to stop undermining their own success.
- GOOD shared 12 illustrated (sarcastic) ways to be less threatening at work, based on How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.
- FiveThirtyEight explained how it's easier than ever to get the recommended amount of exercise.
- The Washington Post recommended eight literary podcasts for book nerds.
- Your Equal Opportunity Exploitation Laugh of the Week: Huffington Post reviewed The Outlaw King on Netflix, including the buzz about Chris Pine and, um, “cinema's emerging member.” (Language definitely NSFW.)
- We continued our Week in the Life of a Working Mom series with an engineering manager in the Midwest.
- We took a look back in the CorporetteMoms time capsule.
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
Kat, I was so proud of you being quoted in the NYTimes that I told my dad, and sent him the article. He said that he remembered reading it and that is why he also believes that Corporette is a great resource for women seeking to acheive in this society ruled by men. He told me he often thinks of me as a person who could benefit from reading more of your wisdom on this sight! YAY Kat!
On another score, I read the HBR article about how smart people often sabotage themselves in the work place. Although I was NOT one of the smartest persons in High School (measured by my test scores), I knew how to get a long with peeople well. I think that is why I was able to acheive so much AFTER my first job serving subpeenies. Having worked here for quite a few years, I now understand the value of cooperation and dealing with others with no heirs of grandeur. I think that is why I get along so well at the firm! YAY!!!
OMG the tweet from Eddie Scarry about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just about made me blow a gasket for too many reasons to list. Good grief. I just can’t. And good for her for calling him out on it.
Good grief.
I just can’t.
So incredibly offensive. I liked Twitter’s response, though!
I’ve assumed (and been told) that the one-page resume rule only applies when you’re very early in your career. I could conceivably condense my resume from two pages to one, but it would basically just be a list of orgs/titles and dates with no description at all. That type of resume would only be useful to a person who was extremely familiar with my field and what various titles signify at the specific companies I’ve worked at.