At some point in your career, you will attend a conference. Some of you may be excited because it means time away from work! But for others, it means socializing, networking, and meeting people you don't know, which can be nerve-wracking and intimidating. (Not to...
Dear Classy Career Girl, I purposely have no friends (I'm a happy loner). I've been that way my whole life. I have no online accounts whatsoever (Facebook, Linkedin, Myspace, etc). Will I not be hired just because of THAT? Thanks, Happy Loner Networking Advice: Do...
Do you dread the question, "What do you do?" We often say the boring and typical response of what our profession is. For instance, you would say, "I am an accountant." The problem with this is that it really doesn't tell the person you are meeting much about who you...
Recently, I was discussing "the job search" with a few unemployed classmates from my MBA program who are searching for their next opportunity. They told me that right now the only way that they can get a call for an interview is if they are referred by another person....
I would not be where I am today without the mentorship and advice of other women. My mentor sat me down, got out her Rolodex, connected me to her network and encouraged me. Because of her, I got my first job before I even graduated from college. On the other hand, I...
Dear Classy Career Girl, I am a rising college senior, with the ambition to take a "gap year" before applying to medical schools next spring. I deleted my Facebook earlier this year for many reasons, most of which relate to the "drama" associated with students using...
Classy Career Girl readers beware! Don't make this networking mistake that I witnessed this week! The Background: A career counselor at my school referred an MBA student to talk to me to discuss my current job as a consultant and how he could get a job at my company....
Hi friends! So I haven't given you lovely readers an update on my 4 X 4 networking challenge lately. You may be thinking, did she give up? Well...yes and no. After going through some personal challenges (which I will share with you sometime soon), I decided to...
If you want to get a toe up on the career ladder as a young professional, LinkedIn is the perfect place to begin. LinkedIn is the top social media business professional’s website online with more than 100 million professional members worldwide as of March 2011,...