Why your social presence sucks

Why Your Social Presence Sucks2

//Photo Courtesy: Contra Girl // Time for some tough love darlings. Here’s the deal: The job leads, introductions, and valuable connections that are a direct result of social activity are so powerful that you, a blossoming career babe, can’t afford to suck at social media. Last year, Jobvite reported that  73% of recruiters are using social media to vet candidates. Recruiters are now reviewing social profiles to uncover mutual connections and …

Why I’m thankful for my career

thankful for my career

Gird your loins ladies, this week we’ll celebrate one of my favorite (and most glutenous) holiday’s, Thanksgiving. I love this time of year mainly because I’m not at all above a good food coma and passing out at 4PM. But also because I happen to be a big believer in “giving thanks.” In fact, one of my fondest memories of recent Thanksgivings is when my boyfriend and …

4 Times online dating and online networking are NOT the same thing

//Photo Taken By Christina Slaton// A few weeks ago I spoke to a class of undergrads on getting a job after graduation. Typically it takes a minute or two for the class to warm up to me. I come in guns blazing, enthusiastic about careers and networking, and they’re like – can you just get me a job so I can pay rent? My answer – …

Blogger tip: 19 blog topic ideas

19 blog topics

You know when you literally have nothing to write about? I’m the first one to admit, there are days when figuring out what to write about feels about as easy as trying to remember 7th grade long division. Even for novice writers, the struggle is real. I’ve found the best way to solve this problem is to develop a list of blog prompts and topic …

26: Best Year Yet

Yesterday was my birthday!  This year, the day completely snuck up on me. Before I knew it, the clocks changed and I was ushered out of my quarter-life and into the unchartered territory of my late-twenties. All day yesterday I went back and forth between reflecting on year 25 and goal-setting for year 26. Either way, my mind was a complete mess and not at all relaxed. Why …

3 Elements of a badass online portfolio

Killer Online Portfolio

Ah, It seems like just yesterday I was stumbling through WordPress version 1.1.4 publishing my DePaulia news articles in desperate hopes of developing some remanence of an online presence.   Those were the days before I knew better. Before I knew what constituted a good website. Before using phrases like “personal branding” was a daily occurrence. I look back on my first website and can’t help but laugh. It was …