career tips

  1. Career Advice

    Top work-from-home jobs in 2013

    By Sarah Brooks on Apr 21, 2013
    It’s very real and very possible to earn a full-time income (or more) while working from home. Let’s take a look at the top work...
  2. Career and Time Management

    Career horoscopes: March 11 - March 17

    By Christopher Renstrom on Mar 11, 2013
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    There’s a difference between competitive and combative, and you will want to make certain not to cross that line on March 12....
  3. Career and Time Management

    Career horoscopes: March 4 - March 10

    By Christopher Renstrom on Mar 4, 2013
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    A rare Saturn/Pluto sextile on March 8 will bring relief to those who owe money, as well as to those who are owed. If you owe money,...
  4. Career Advice

    Simplify your work life now

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 25, 2013
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    Nearly everyone is stressed out by her job at some point. To reduce stress in your work life, simplify it with these essential tips.
  5. Career & Money How-tos

    How to sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 21, 2013
    Learn specific, women-focused techniques for closing a deal on the seemingly impossible – like selling a ketchup Popsicle to a woman...
  6. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    WNBA star Kara Lawson shares her food secrets

    By Jessica Watson on Jan 10, 2013
    When Kara Lawson, star of the WNBA Connecticut Sun, made the decision to go vegan several years ago, she became one of the few...
  7. Career & Money How-tos

    How to create an award-winning resume

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 10, 2013
    A potential employer’s first impression of you is your resume. Make sure yours has them wanting to hire you before they even meet you.
  8. Career & Money How-tos

    How to successfully ask your boss for a pay raise

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 7, 2013
    You want to make more money. In fact, you know you deserve to make more money. It’s time to sit down and ask your boss for the...
  9. Food & Recipes

    How to become a successful female chef

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 1, 2013
    If you aspire to be the next Rachael Ray or Giada (that is, Giada De Laurentiis, but she needs no surname), your dream can become a...
  10. Career & Money How-tos

    How to become an entrepreneur

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 1, 2013
    Women entrepreneurs own almost half of all businesses in the United States. With more and more women leaving the traditional...
  11. Budgeting & Saving

    Working Mom 3.0: Holiday money matters

    By Stephanie Taylor Christensen on Dec 4, 2012
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    When you’re a work at home mom, juggling career and family obligations during the holidays, every penny counts — so why not leverage...
  12. Career Advice

    How to be a successful business owner

    By Sarah Brooks on Oct 19, 2012
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    Owning your own business and working for yourself is a dream for many but only a reality to a few. In fact, only about 11 percent...
  13. Career Advice

    Strategic uses for office gossip

    By Kat Robinson on Aug 2, 2012
    We spend most of our lives at the office or at work-related functions. A natural part of groups is gossip, and it often leads to...
  14. Super Moms Guide: Time Management

    The secret is revealed... less is more

    By Dana Brownlee on Jul 30, 2012
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    Recently, while I was dressing for my morning jog, I caught a glimpse of a CNN story about Marissa Mayer, the Yahoo CEO who had...
  15. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Baby Gizmo: They test the gear, so you don't have to

    By Sherri Kuhn on Jun 29, 2012
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    When you have a baby, you are immediately thrown into a world of crazy gear and accessories that can quickly overwhelm any new...
  16. Career Advice

    How an unpaid internship will get you ahead

    By Kori Ellis on Jun 26, 2012
    Though you won't be earning any cash with an unpaid internship, that doesn't mean you won't be gaining anything. Internships have...
  17. Career Advice

    Working Mom 3.0: 3 Ways to benefit from failure

    By Stephanie Taylor Christensen on Jun 19, 2012
    Being a work at home mom involves devoting your heart, soul, energy and passion into a path marked by uncertainty. Small successes...
  18. Mom & Dad

    You're a work-at-home mom? Are you crazy?

    By Monica Beyer on Jun 8, 2012
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    When you work from home while staying at home with your children, it can be very difficult to separate family time from work...
  19. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Chasing the Dream: Managing your priorities

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jun 6, 2012
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    How do you balance the responsibilities of parenthood with your big dreams? An expert offers some important advice.
  20. Mom & Dad

    Going back to work after maternity leave

    By Monica Beyer on May 25, 2012
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    The day you've been looking forward to — or dreading — has arrived. You've been home six weeks or several months after your baby was...
  21. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Chasing the Dream: How to be a work-at-home success

    By Sarah W. Caron on May 23, 2012
    Working at home is a lot of things: rewarding, fun, challenging and flexible, to name a few. But how do you do it well? It all...