Networking Buzz
Email: Your Subject Line Is An Action Item
It’s one of the biggest problems you face every day at work – your emails aren’t getting returned. You write them, meticulously at times, and people just don’t respond. Could it be that perhaps you’re not putting the action item ... Read More »
Fix Email Miscommunication: Amplify Your Signal
Admit it, we’ve all been there. At some point in your career, you’ve said something like these frustrated statements: What do you mean, you don’t understand? I emailed it to you! Didn’t you get my email? Seriously, we had a ... Read More »
4 Tips for Sending a Professional Email
I’ve received a lot of emails from students at my alma mater and young professionals interested in learning more about the media and communications industry. Most of the time these emails are clear and professionally written, but occasionally I receive ... Read More »
Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC) Celebrates 15 Years
The Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC) is celebrating 15 years of bringing professional women together and helping them reach their goals both professionally and personally. In honor of this milestone PWCC is inviting you to their 15th Anniversary Celebration. ... Read More »
What To Do When Your Favorite Website Crumbles
Admit it, you’ve tried every social media site out there, even the ones that didn’t last. Did you ever have a profile on MySpace? What about Friendster? Are you asking yourself right now, “Does MySpace even exist anymore?” It does! ... Read More »
Networking: Building Professional Relationships
They say “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” With at least 70% of available jobs never listed, using your network is more important than ever. Your professional network can be anyone from your cousin to your ... Read More »
LinkedIn and Your Brand: What the Experts Are Saying
Here at Career Girl, we believe in having a strong personal brand. Here’s a question, though: does your brand jump off the page when someone views your LinkedIn? Because LinkedIn has a prescriptive formula for its pages, it’s not easy ... Read More »
When to Connect With Professionals on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook
How soon after meeting a professional should you connect with them on social media? If you connect too soon after or even before a meeting, are you being a stalker? These are questions I’ve heard many people ask when trying ... Read More »
Why Brainstorming Groups are So Powerful
When I moved to San Francisco earlier this year I knew I had a very limited network and what I am trying to do with my business Why Not Girl! would be much more difficult because I didn’t have the ... Read More »
How to Connect with Anyone
Whether you are looking for new business, a new job, the love of your life (or maybe just a date for Friday night!), networking is an unavoidable fact of life. Most of us don’t love to do it and could ... Read More »
