Jobs can come and go at any time and for any reason, and this is the unfortunate reality of living in a country in which the majority of states have right-to-work laws (essentially meaning your employment can end at anytime for any reason so long as it's no discriminatory). But, what does this mean for you?
Read MoreDuring a leadership panel comprised of successful entrepreneurs, the moderator asked, “What is the best piece of advice you received?”
A cold, the flu, the sniffles, are the gross parts of working with other humans. They are the modern-day office form of Thanos: * Finger Snaps * they are “Inevitableeeeee”.
Read MoreRed flags. Oh, how I wish I learned how to spot them early in my career during the hiring process, and, even more importantly, had the courage to run away from them! But as with most things, learning comes from experience and this takes years of trial and error.
Read MoreA lookout for these traits will help you have a better grasp of who is who on your team and help you either sieve out the bad apples or strengthen your team with team-building skills.
Read MoreSome people don’t feel the need for a LinkedIn account and mistakenly believe that LinkedIn is for “professionals” (i.e. not for blue-collar work or students), or they assume LinkedIn is just a fancier version of Facebook.
Read MoreThere are ways to overcome the feeling that comes with not being focused but it takes practice, consistency, and effort to sharpen it.
Read MoreA wise old sage once said, “People don’t quit companies, they quit managers.” This is perhaps one of the most truthful sayings about the workplace. Working with someone you fantasize about throwing in front of a train makes your life miserable but working for a manager that elicits the same feelings can be the stuff of nightmares!
Read MoreA wise old sage once said, “People don’t quit companies, they quit managers.” This is perhaps one of the most truthful sayings about the workplace. Working with someone you fantasize about throwing in front of a train makes your life miserable but working for a manager that elicits the same feelings can be the stuff of nightmares!
Read MoreThe biggest difference I see when it comes to women and black people: you don’t ask. You don’t ask for what you want.
Read MoreWe partnered with the team behind The Working Girl to give the black women in the corporate world some advice to help you keep pushing despite the obstacles.
Read MoreBack in October of 2018, I wrote a brief post on Facebook about why I agreed with Omarosa’s practice of keeping receipts and why black women especially must always be diligent when it comes to protecting ourselves in the workplace.
Read MoreIn school, my mom would tell me, “I send you to school to learn, not to make friends”…
Read MoreThese are a few of things that everyone thinks about the night before they walk into a room of people that can define their financial fate. But one thing that black women may think about, more than others, is not just their job credentials and what they can bring to the table, but their looks--mostly their skin color.
Read MoreEventually, I decided I didn’t want to settle for just a regular part-time job, and decided to become an entrepreneur and start businesses.
Read MoreThe burnout affects us all. It happened to me. I was at a company where I loved my boss but the work was limiting.
Read MoreSymone D. Sanders is a political commentator for CNN and was the topic for discussion when she received a message from a follower who criticized her for wearing long nails on television, especially on a popular and global news network.
Read MoreWith the hustle and bustle of New York City, this main character is a young black woman that has her head up high for a great job in the television business.
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