Nothing is more important than the impression you give in a face-to-face interview. Recruiters and Hiring Managers can learn a lot about a candidate over the phone, but it is the face-to-face interview that will make or break your opportunity to receive an offer from the company you are interviewing with. We are in a new wave of interviewing. Ten years ago we would not have imagined substituting an in person interview with...

Innately money-hungry Americans stuck in a recession can only hope for one thing: jobs, jobs, jobs. With so many companies cutting back or closing down, we can’t help but wonder what the future of the job market will be.Fortunately, if you’re in the healthcare field, customer service or the food industry, things are looking “up”. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, these are projected to be the largest growing jobs f...

Sometimes, a professional life can quite literally be a bumpy ride.My friend Rachel, fresh out of teaching school, often hides out in her car during her lunch break. She needs a quiet place to prepare for her afternoon classes, and has a hard time finding privacy and relaxation at the busy, urban school where she currently teaches. “I loved hanging out in my car, and it became a sort of mini-office for me,” she says. “I’d p...

Ready. Set. Action plan. More and more, businesses are discovering that employee action plans are an efficient, uniform way to keep employee and potential employee ducks in a row. It makes sense. Before a business becomes a business it is typically birthed through the breeding grounds of a business plan. To transfer that organizational philosophy to the individuals who comprise the business, expecting that they create their...

I remember visiting the bookstore with a friend back in 2006. We were high school seniors, deeply-immersed in the college application process. Way back in the career section, we stumbled upon a book that listed the average salary of each job. She was set on becoming an art teacher. I knew I was destined to be a journalist. At the time, our future salaries were our only source of concern. In a little over a year from now, we...

"She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not switch herself this way and that; she must not shout; and she must not, while wearing her bridal veil, smoke a cigarette." – Emily Post (Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home, 1922) When we think of etiquette, we often think of those traditional dos and don’ts our mothers taught us. Don’t put your elbows on the table....

With every job there comes responsibility, and with responsibility comes stress. Especially now, when young bizgirl’s find themselves lucky to have jobs, the pressure of staying on top of their game can sometimes cause them to crack.Lauren Rozea, an Assistant Director of a nation-wide tutoring chain center said she compartmentalizes her stress away which is unhealthy for her.“I bottle it up and try to ignore it,” Rozea says...

Spring is upon us and we are sure you are ready to ditch those sweaters for chic dresses and lightweight blouses. Before you go on a shopping spree, we want to talk about the best trends for the office and how to keep them Workchic. Some of the top trends we have reviewed are digital and floral prints, Lucite jewelry, denim handbags, collarless jackets, and mixing and matching patterns. Keep these trends professional with o...

Why Gen Yers are lacking old-fashioned people skills, and what we can do about it I recently saw the film Up In The Air. Besides being a lovely excuse to stare at George Clooney for two hours, it also provoked me to think about Generation Y and their “soft skills” (skills like manners, friendliness; basically, what makes you a nice person to work with), or lack thereof. These musings were due to two reasons: first, the m...

If I mention the name Tiger Woods, some may think “what an idiot”, others associate the name with “the world’s greatest golfer,” and others are left in bewilderment thinking, “I just don’t get it.” Tiger is an icon, a corporate brand for the game of golf and everything the sport represents. His was a personal brand portraying character and achievement, almost at hero status for his seemingly boyish charm, his determination...