Last week, I had the chance to hop on a call with Marla Malcolm Beck, co-founder of Bluemercury. Bluemercury is one of my favorite places to buy makeup. The thing that’s really different about Bluemercury? All of the employees are incredibly knowledgable about the products. When I went to Georgetown, I’d pop in every now and then…
Non-Negotiables In a Job (Guest Post by The Prepary)
Jaime is my go-to for career advice. Especially when I was working in an office-environment, I felt like I constantly had questions. Whether it was negotiating a raise or figuring out how to take on more responsibilities or address a concern in the office, she always has the best advice. (And the experience to back…
Welcome to the Real World
When graduation finally rolled around (for me it seemed so fast and so slow at the same time!), I thought I would be relieved. Finally. No school, no exams, no group projects. Instead, I was stressed about finding the “perfect” job and freaked out over being thrown into the Real World. Even with a bit of…
Guest Post: Air Force
Brittany emailed me a month ago sharing her story about being in the Air Force. On the blog, I tend to focus on women and careers that are most like mine (bloggers and entrepreneurs and writers), but that’s only because it’s what I know. Obviously there are a million different types of careers out there. I’m…
The 3 Things That Matter the Most In An Interview
I’ve been getting so many questions via email and Tumblr about job, college, and internship interviews. To be completely honest… they’re not my forte. At all! The handful of interviews I’ve done for jobs have always been sources of stress for me. And, I’m rusty. So… I turned to my friend Jaime who always has…