Learning on the Job: How to Build Soft Skills
When I was about to graduate from college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Majoring in English had been challenging and rewarding,…
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How To Effectively Give (and Receive) Criticism
When I was taking writing workshops in college, I didn’t realize that learning how to offer and receive constructive criticism would be one of the…
How My Retail Job Made Me a Better Person
In high school and most of college, I worked at American Eagle Outfitters. I started as a regular sales associate, but after a year, I…
How to Survive Embarrassing Office Moments
Have you ever been embarrassed at work – I mean truly horrified? About two years ago, I was walking with my boss and my boss’s…
How to Job Search Using Social Media
It can be exhausting to send out job application after job application and hear nothing back. I know — I used to spend hours doing…
Bringing Your Identity to Work When You’re the Underdog
When I started my first job out of graduate school, I was elated. I had just survived a quarter-life crisis and quit my soul-crushing PhD…
New Grad, New Mom: Lessons Learned in My First Year Out of College
I graduated from college eight years ago, but similar to today’s 2020 graduates, my first year out of college was much different from the norm.…
How Dating is Like Job Hunting (and How to Succeed with Both)
A few weeks ago, I had a job interview and a first date on the same day. Later, I called my mom to talk about…
Money Moves: 5 Easy Tips for Stacking and Stashing
I’ve struggled with money problems more times than I could count. My first post-college job was as a part-time blog writer making $11 an hour.…
How I Learned How to Say No (Minus the Guilt!)
For many years, I prided myself on being the queen of “yes.” If a project needed some extra hours at night or over the weekend,…
