//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 …

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 …

//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 – …

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 …

Get friendly. Your blog depends on it. You know how they say it takes a village to raise a child? Well, it ALSO takes a village to raise a blog. Something I discovered early on in blogging was the importance of building a network of people who can help support your site. I like to think of this network as your blogger “Power Team”. These individuals …