Even for those who love their careers, burn out is an inevitable part of the working world. Burn out is exhaustion and stagnancy created by work overload and constant stress. When left unmanaged, burn out can lead to depression, helplessness and deterioration of...
Lately here at Classy Career Girl, we have gone back into the time capsule and done some updating and refreshing. This past week we refreshed our very first blog posts here from 2010. Wow, what a journey to re-read and see what we were thinking as we created this...
6 months ago, our location independent adventure began. We uncluttered and eliminated 75% of our stuff and fit the rest into a 8x10 storage unit in San Diego to head out to experience what it was like running a business from the road. We packed up our car and drove...
If you love to communicate and share what you know, don't wait any longer to start making videos for YouTube. Making videos gives your business a face. It increases the trust that people have in you because they get to know you and your personality. Get over your...
You may be really used to using LinkedIn as a tool to find a job but if we look even closer, Facebook is also a great job search tool. Technically, the number of Facebook users is five times the size of LinkedIn members. And for that reason alone, job searchers should...
The best way to narrow down your options and figure out what your ideal career fit is is to get out from behind your computer and start talking to people. It’s time to fall in love with a strategy called an "informational interview" to get information about a field of...
Writing a resume. What? You think that sounds boring? Don’t worry, I’ll make it fun. This article will help you polish up your resume and optimize it for your dream career so that you can truly shine on paper. The details really do matter here so we’ll focus in on the...
Email is still the most powerful way to communicate online. Every day, people check their inboxes multiple times per day. Don’t you? People sit in front of a screen refreshing until they get that gratification of knowing someone else in the world cares about them. It...
Business networking is key to reaching your career dreams and goals. This is where we’ll take it to the next level. First let’s go over some of the barriers and excuses that may be holding you back to reaching your career goals. We will dive into how you can conquer...