how to prepare for an interview
Consider your wardrobe. What are you going to wear? You should wear a blazer. Definitely wear a blazer. Should you wear a skirt? I mean, it’s still cold out. You’re not allowed to wear jeans, right?...
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Internships. A college tradition. I did the internship thing last summer, sitting in an office pretending to be a grown up. There are two ways this can go – either you are really busy or you are...
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The Internship. You’re probably not getting paid. If you’re anything like me, you’re working for your mom’s friend who owed her a favor. Your boss has no idea what to do with you, because your boss...
View Articlehow to write a cover letter
Photo Credit: Waponi via Compfight cc Writing a cover letter is probably the douchiest thing you will ever have to do. The entire purpose of this letter is to tell somebody else that you are great,...
View Articlesix things I learned at #herconference
If you follow me on twitter (hint hint) you may or may not have noticed that I’ve been at the Her Campus Intercollegiette Conference this weekend, both as an intern (helping sell t-shirts, stuffing...
View Articlei [heart] my major: journalism
This is the sixth post in That Girl Magazine’s revived I [heart] my Major series! Do you have deep and unreasonable affection for your chosen course of study? Would you like to encourage younger folks...
View Articleplease shut up about millennials, i’m begging you
It looks like we’re still doing this. Saying things about millennials. I asked us to stop, but I guess we’re not stopping. Fine. The latest offense comes from psychotherapist Brooke Donatone writing at...
View Articlelet’s not give big companies free labor anymore
It’s time to start figuring out your summer plans, college kids. Time to start perusing the job boards for something that will make you look good and won’t be too boring. Time to find another unpaid...
View Articlethings i have posted in my high school alumni facebook group vs. reality
Every few months, the “class coordinators” for my alma mater, a K-12 private school outside Washington DC, ask all of us for updates on our lives that they can put in the alumni magazine. And so every...
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