Coffee Break: What Makes You Pick (Or Ditch) A Job?
So we've talked about picking your employer, and how it's more like a marriage (even if the brief, Vegas, drive-through style) than you'd care to think (really, it is)...Yet, when you're sitting across from your potentially future boss, what makes you beam inside at...
Work It: Full Midi Skirt
This circle print full midi skirt from White House Black Market is perfect for Spring! Loving the pleated silhouette of this very lady-like full midi skirt, as well as the classic black-and-white pattern! This is an extremely versatile piece that can be combined with...
3 Reasons Why You Should Pick Your Employer Like You Pick Your Husband (Or One of Them)
If your first interview is like your first date, then picking, and committing, to an employer should be like entering a...professional marriage. From the initial butterflies in your stomach, to your first project together and private water cooler convos, you are in it...
Coffee Break: How do you prove implicit bias at work?
The recent case of Ellen Pao had us thinking about implicit bias in the workplace. You know, the type of bias that is not documented in emails, work reports or performance reviews, yet is a constant stigma looming over women at work. How do you prove...
Work It: Leather Satchel
Every now and then, you'll see "the" bag, with the right mix of elegance, practicality and "je-ne-sais-quoi", that you can take anywhere and never looks out of place...Like today's pick, this Kate Spade New York Cedar Street Hayden bag from Nordstrom. Love the sleek,...
How to Stop Picking the Wrong Job
I'm terrible at finding my way around places. Even with the most elaborate of GPS, I still manage to take the wrong turn, end up in the wrong state, or the right shoe store. Most of us have experienced that moment when you start asking yourself where you went wrong....
Work It: Floral Print Sheath Dress
Happy Easter week! As we prepare Easter, I'm drawn to floral prints and elegant, eye-catching dresses, like this Tahari pick from Nordstrom. Loving the soft bloom pattern, and the slimming black piping on this flattering dress. It's $128 at Nordstrom! I'd pair this...
This Is How You Never Fail At Work (Or At Anything for that matter)
One semester somewhere between middle school and my umpteenth serious acne crisis, my Chemistry teacher, this larger-than-life (literally) heavy-framed, smart beyond limits, lady, gave me my first failing grade ever on a major test. Ever. I was flabbergasted, shocked,...
The 411: Weekly News Update
Happy Sunday! Ours was a relaxing and easy week-end on this side of the blogosphere, plus or minus some loud kids' (apparently mine) screaming and object destructions here and there...As we're tentatively trying to sip on our coffees with a semblance of calm and...
L’Edito: Who Are You…Really (Not Just What You Do)?
Lately, I've been pondering about the real meaning of our careers, jobs, daily occupations, grinds, etc. Notice what you say when introducing yourself to someone else? "Hi, I'm Solange, I'm an accountant (and in the silent background of my busy mind: "I have a passion...
