9 Lives for Women Blog

One of the things that I want to do with this blog is give “case studies” of job searches women have underway, and provide advice and direction.  So here goes… E.D. of Pennsylvania wrote this to me:“I’m re-entering the corporate setting after being out for 11 years. I ‘ve spent the time running my own business…

One of the hardest things for women to learn—in or beyond the school years—is the difference between skills and attributes.  When you’re looking for a summer job, an internship or a real job after graduation, it’s important that you focus on skills. If I could teach you only one lesson through this blog it would be…

Here’s a networking quiz…which of the following is the most effective way to network?    Hand out your business card to everyone you meet—and even post it on the community board at the carwash   Attend every networking meeting that you can find and hand out as many business cards as possible.    Find a really quiet coffee…

Ever heard the expression “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know?” Rest assured that the knowledge you’ve acquired through endless hours of studying will indeed pay off, but it’s also very true that “who you know” will be an even more powerful factor when you’re out looking for a summer or permanent job….

In a precarious job market, you have to have eyes in the back of your head.  Even the best job can become the worst job when a department is restructured, and in a difficult economy you just never know when your job could be in peril. This means that to some degree you always have…

No bout of the flu is as bad as a case of the motherhood guilts.  And if your husband, your mother or your best friend is making you feel guilty about working, it’s an ailment you just can’t shake. When I was growing up my mother did not work, but I was especially intrigued by…