Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Photo by Brett Sayles from Pexels While many people associate creative careers with the stereotypical starving artist, that is not the case in every location. A combination of lots of job opportunities in creative fields and a low cost of living combine to make a great metro area for creative types. SmartAsset combined these two factors to…
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Did you know women negotiate four times less than their male counterparts and that female leaders who act like male leaders, more authoritatively and direct, are viewed more negatively? To help combat this problem, Rhonda Moret founded of Elevate for Her. Elevate for Her is a professional development organization with tactical programming…
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels “The future depends on what you do today.” This saying is very true for many of the decisions we make today and even more true for very impacting decisions like who to marry, where to go to school and making a career choice, among others. Making a career change is as important…
Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels According to a report by Gallup, 51% of American workers are actively looking for a different job and those who have already made a switch have collectively cost businesses $1 trillion. Aside from the cost of training new workers, there are several hidden costs that come with high turnover: a decline in team…
Photo by bruce mars from Pexels In Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming, Michelle shared a thought that I think hits home for a lot of women: “One day I made note of a New York Times article I read that reported widespread fatigue, stress and unhappiness among American lawyers – most especially females ones.” This is not just an…