Your Personal Brand
It’s January! (Okay, not yet, but we’re closing in!) + Why You Need To Think About This Now
How would it feel to be standing strong, full of accomplishment as you enter 2013? It never fails: Every January, I talk to amazing people who want nothing more than to feel the freshness of the new year. Instead, ... Read More »
Knowing Your Power
How often do you truly feel powerful, Career Girls? For many of us, power is not a part of our everyday vocabulary. If we think of power, we often think of it in terms of being respected and well-liked. But, ... Read More »
Body Language Can Help You Fake It ‘Til you Make It
Today, notice your body language when your emotions go up and down. When your boss annoys you, are you crossing your arms, slouching? When you’re excited, are you leaning forward in anticipation? Sure, we all know our body language can ... Read More »
The Powers of Persuasion in Business Settings
Confession: I was a high school speech nerd. That’s right. I was in speech, student congress, drama — You name it. If there was a speech to give, I was giving it. And one of my favorite categories? Persuasive speaking. ... Read More »
Personal and Professional Mistakes: There Is No Line
When you leave the office, you leave behind your desk and your job description and enter into your personal world. But you don’t leave behind your mistakes in either world, or your blunders. The time of complete separation of personal ... Read More »
The Art of Managing Multiple Career Interests
Some people have known exactly what they wanted to do for a living since they were a child. And then there are some of us who can’t seem to decide, who have many passions, and who have trouble managing our ... Read More »
At Interviews, Even the Waiting Room Counts
Career Girl Network featured an article in June 2011 about the “Most Important Person in Your Company” — the receptionist. And as important as a receptionist can be in the image a company puts forward, that same person can be ... Read More »
How I Went from “No Makeup” to “Glamour Girl” Without Waking Up Any Earlier
If you’d met me in college, or even a year or two into my career, you would have encountered a young woman who spent most of her time with her hair in a ponytail and wearing little to no makeup. ... Read More »
Getting “Pitch Perfect” in Your Value Proposition
Jodi Glickman is the author of “Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say It. The Secrets of Getting Ahead” and was also the September 2012 speaker at the Professional Women’s Club of Chicago luncheon. Her presentation at ... Read More »
Punch Above Your Weight
I have a strange confession to make. Sure, I’m a girly girl. I wear makeup daily and love dresses and jewelry. But I also love….boxing! In high school, I loved that my parents had HBO so I could watch Friday ... Read More »
