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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 – …

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 …

Why it’s important to switch up your work routine

Switching up your work routine

//Photo Taken By Christina Slaton// Last week I took a trip back to the beautiful city of Chicago. Yes I made it a whole six weeks in Austin before I was chomping at the bit to be reunited with my best friends. Are you proud of me? However hanging out with my girlfriends was actually the added bonus of my actual reason for going back to Chicago …

Blogger Tip: Building your blog power team

Blogger Power Team

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 …