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Jennifer Lopez And 6 Other Women Rule The Forbes ‘Celebrity 100′ List
Forbes put out what feels like its 87th list this month with the release of the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Jennifer Lopez, with her $52 million in earnings in the last year and omnipresent-like quality, topped the list. Six other women including Oprah, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga managed to nab spots in the top 10. According to the Washington Post, this female heavy top tier shows the importance of “us ladies in the whole being-famous-and-generating-money business, the sort of significant thing that studio moguls should probably pay attention to.” More »
‘I Was Sent Home From Work Because Of My Outfit’
Dress codes in the office have changed a lot over the years. Historians say it was in the 1960s that the rules for what to wear began to disintegrate. But there are still some employers that are very set in their ways and always expect a certain uniform in the workplace which not everyone is aware of or wants to believe, especially when it is 85 degrees outside. Can you imagine being sent home from work on a hot summer day because you weren’t wearing pantyhose? Well, this has actually happened. We talked to some people who were sent from work because of their outfit. More »
3 Things You DON’T Want to Do In Your Video Interview
Video interviewing is going to take recruiting by storm if it hasn’t already, and as a job seeker, you should make sure that you acclimate yourself to this interview style. However, with new technology comes a learning curve for those who use it. Fortunately, video interviewing is a breeze once you know the do’s and don’ts! More »
Should Companies Promote Young Workers To Connect With Gen-Y Consumers?
NARAL Pro-Choice President Nancy Keenan is resigning so that the organization can bring in “new blood.” She says the group needs perspective from younger women to stay relevant with changing voter demographics. Should for-profits follow their lead to reach Gen-y consumers? More »
10 Extremely Weird Reasons For Quitting A Job People Have Actually Used
According to a new survey, workers are more confident about the state of the economy. In fact, this confidence is giving them the courage to change jobs but instead of the typical reasons for leaving a job like “I got a better position with this company,” or “I want to relocate” workers are starting to give some very weird reasons for leaving a company. OfficeTeam surveyed more than 1,300 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees in the U.S. and Canada and found out what people are saying when they quit. Here are 10 of the weirdest reasons people have said they have to quit a job. More »
4 Ways To Brag About Your Career Accomplishments
Put yourself in an employer’s shoes. You have limited resources, no time, and you need to hire the best possible candidate for the job. You got a ton of applications, but who is the best?
When you’re looking at a huge stack of applications listing goals, skills, and experience, all you want are results. Insert the career accomplishment story. Check out these four ways you can show off your career accomplishments. More »
So Much for ‘Lehman Sisters’: Ina Drew Was Pressured To Take More Risks
It’s become a long-standing joke in the conversation about women in the financial sector: If Lehman Brothers was Lehman Sisters, could the whole financial crisis have been averted? Everyone from Arianna Huffington to Alliance Trust CEO, Katherine Garret-Cox has used the punchline to demonstrate that we need more gender balance on Wall Street. But does the resignation of Ina Drew show that women are just as capable of risky behavior that can seriously damage companies and markets? More »
Obama Tells Barnard Graduates They Can Shape The World And Courts Their Vote
Today President Barack Obama addressed the graduating class of Barnard College, an all-women institution. He told them they could not only shape their own destiny but the destiny of the world. The President is currently on a campaign to target single female voters as they are the nation’s fastest-growing voting group—and the most misunderstood. More »
8 Common Lies People Tell On Their Resumes
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson resigned this weekend after his company found out he had lied on his resume and stated that he had a computer science degree (he doesn’t). This got us thinking: what else do people lie about on their resume? We know that lying on a resume isn’t exactly uncommon, since 40% of people reportedly do it. Even though LinkedIn has helped reduce some of the common resume lies, it’s still a persistent problem among job seekers. More »
These Are 3 Things You Should NEVER Say To Your Boss If You Want More Money
There are three phases you should never say to your boss when you start a conversation if you want your career to go anywhere. “I think, I believe, I feel I deserve” will not help you negotiate better, according to author and co-owner of Women’s Roadmap, a consulting firm that helps push women into leadership roles, Selena Rezvani. More »
Women In Tech Are Dropping Like Flies
According to new data, the number of women in senior technology positions at U.S. companies is down for the second year in a row. Thirty percent of those polled said their information technology (IT) organization has no women at all in management.Though women like Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer and Virginia Rometty are very public women in tech, the lack of women in management will make it hard to recruit younger women into the field.
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9 Signs You Need An Assistant
You just missed a lunch with an important client because you didn’t even write it down when you made the date. Your boss is asking about the email she sent you and you realize you never even read it. It may be time for you to get an assistant. According to career expert Lorraine Pirihi, when you first start out in business, you will no doubt do most things yourself, yet to continue trying to keep control of every task that needs doing by handling everything yourself, youll never be able to grow your business successfully. “You’ll run out of time and also be limited by your own skillset. The same applies when you commence a new management role, you want to make a good impression and show that you are capable of handling all your responsibilities without asking for any assistance. Thats fine if you can manage doing that effectively and maintain your sanity. However, if you are having difficulty and suffer in silence, other people
on your team, colleagues and clients will eventually notice anyhow.” This is why you should consider getting an assistant. Here are 10 signs you are in need of one.
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7 Ways To Keep Control Of Your Job Search
While it’s easy to blame the world around you for your problems, it’s not going to get you into a job any sooner. Not only is a total loss of control terrible for morale, it isn’t attractive to employers who are looking for strong, self-sufficient employees.
The next time you find control slipping through your fingers, try these seven tips to maintain your focus and stay in charge of your job search. More »
Yahoo CEO Resigns Over Resume Lies
Scott Thomson, who became CEO of Yahoo in January, resigned over the weekend because he appeared to lie about his academic record on his resume. Because of the nature of these claims Yahoo’s board is continuing its investigation to determine whether it could fire Thompson with cause, which means he would lose out on millions of dollars in severance pay. More »
Jessica Simpson’s Baby Business Kicks Off With $800,000 Pictures Of Her Daughter
Jessica Simpson’s baby business is in full launch mode now. It has been reported that People magazine has already secured the rights to the exclusive photos of her daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson for $800,000.
This is more than the $75,000 Jessica was reportedly trying to get for photos of both her pregnancy and the baby. Interestingly enough, Jessica is not considered magazine cover blockbuster material anymore, but the magazines know a celebrity baby adds extra dollar signs, according to HuffPo. More »
Poll: Do You Think The Power Suit Look For Work Is Over?
Earlier this week The Wall Street Journal declared that we are seeing the last days of the power suit look for women right now. Women don’t have to dress like men anymore in the workplace. Now they can wear patterns, and flowers and pink and peplum if they choose to. Christina Binkley of The Wall Street Journal wrote, “The matched crimson suit—once deemed essential for a female executive—reflected an era when women tried, often clumsily, to fit into male molds. There was also a militant element to that office apparel.” She wrote of her days at Procter & Gamble in the 1980s when she was informed by a boss that only the “secretaries” wore dresses. More »
Are You Ready For Speed Interviewing? Neither Are We
There is speed skating. There is speed dating. And now there is speed interviewing. If there is anything you want to rush, it is the time you take convincing someone you deserve and our well-qualified for a job. Speed interviewing is actually becoming a real trend at some companies. Do you think you can survive it? More »
‘My Mom Is My Career Hero’: 6 Inspiring True Stories
Mother’s Day is this weekend, as if you could possibly have missed all the TV ads, store displays, and hourly email reminders from the online florist you used to send mom a last-minute bouquet last year at this time. The Hallmark version of “honoring mom” is all about remembering the meals she made you as a kid and the coffee chats you have with her now. But since this is a career-focused site, we thought we’d take a look at how our moms have inspired us not at home, but in the office. Here are six inspiring stories from career women (and one man) who say, “Mom is my career hero.” More »
