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Episode 28 College Edition | How to Find Your First Job After Graduation
Finding your first job after graduation is a piece of cake when you’ve been using your undergrad to get experience. But what if you’ve been “finding yourself” for four years and have nothing to show for it?
Episode 27 College Edition | How to Get Experience Before You Have Any
Everybody's bitching about this, but it's completely fair for employers to ask for 3-5 years of experience from recent college graduates. Vanessa & Holland tell you why.
Episode 26 College Edition | How Do I Pick a Major?
You can study underwater basket weaving if you want, but pick the right major in college and these four years can be a major investment in your career, your next three moves, and getting what you want.
Episode 25 | Know Your Worth & Demand It Every Time
We say it all the time: you are the only one advocating for you. So you’ve gotta know your worth and remind yourself of it every day.
Episode 24 | New Job Red Flags
We’ll respond to “Emily” and sprint to the CEO’s office when it’s Miranda Priestly calling and we’re wearing Jimmy Choos. But until then, what do you do when you’ve just started a new job and people are yelling, running, and maybe even sexist?
Episode 23 | Managing Up, Down & Around
Your work product is perfect, your results are stellar, and your performance reviews are top-notch. So why does someone younger and less experienced get the promotions you want?
Episode 22 | You Are Not Your Job
What you do is not who you are (unless you’re a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker), but what do you do when you have nothing else to fulfill you?
Episode 21 | Two Weeks’ Notice (Not the Movie)
The ink on your offer letter is dry and you’re about to GTFO. It’s time to give your two weeks’ notice! (And no, we’re not talking about Sandra and Hugh.)
Episode 20 | Imposter Syndrome Means You’re Doing It Right
Feeling imposter syndrome on your 5th or 50th or 500th day in corporate America? Don’t worry, that means you’re doing it right.
Episode 19 | Is Corporate America for Moms?
Is Corporate America for moms? Absolutely, as long as you define what you want in both motherhood and in your career.
Episode 18 | The Elasticity Clause
We all want to do the least amount of work for the most amount of money, but how far beyond your job description are you willing to go to get more money?
Episode 17 | How to Ace an Informational Interview
Want to level up your career? Get as much information as humanly possible. Enter: the informational interview.
Episode 16 | Putting the Junior Back in Junior Level
Gird your loins, because it’s time for some tough love. In this episode, Vanessa lays down the law on entitlement, expectations, and ego when you’re the most junior person in the room.
Episode 15 | Not Your Mother's Resume
Resumes. You've got one. And it needs help. It's time to bring your resume into the 21st century.
Episode 14 | New Year, New Job, New You
When it comes to starting a new job, expectations are low. So you can either skate through your first month or start building an empire: the choice is yours.
Episode 13 | Changing Careers: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Career change is inevitable, so remember this: there's nothing that you can't do.
Episode 12 | A Word on Mentors
Do mentors choose you or do you choose them? Should mentors always be women? What’s the difference between a mentor and a manager, and WTF is a champion?
Episode 11 | How to Be a Good Remote Worker
Remote work is not all ring lights and laptop stands. It takes self-knowledge, a strong community, and practice.
Episode 10 | How to Quit Your Job and Keep Your Bestie
We all adore a work bestie, but what if you want to quit your job? Can you keep your bestie? Do you have to choose between friend goals and career goals?
Episode 9 | Ghosts of Corporate Holidays Past
It's the most wonderful time of the year… Or is it?