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Episode 108 | How NOT to Be Corporate America's "Pick Me Girl"
How do you get credit for your impact in Corporate America, without being a Pick Me Girl?
Episode 106 | The Goldilocks Test (a.k.a. When to Fire Someone)
There’s a very simple way to tell when it’s time to fire someone. Here's what to do about the results.
Episode 105 | Four Is the Shortest Quarter
If you’re planning for a full quarter’s worth of work in Q4, plan again — Q4 is Corporate America’s shortest quarter.
Episode 104 | Encouraged to Interview Internally? Congrats! You Got the Job
Internal promotions are the best kind of promotion inside Corporate America, so if you've just received an invitation to interview internally, take it.
Episode 103 | Changing Careers? Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond
When it comes to changing careers, you gotta start at the bottom. You can learn, burn, and level up quickly, and the best way to do that is in a small market (red feather boa optional).
Episode 102 | The Art of the Counter Offer
A.k.a. know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, and never forget what you want.
Episode 101 | Corporate America Is a Giant Group Project. Get Used to It.
Is your co-worker really your co-worker if they don’t actually…work?
Episode 100 | "I'm Just Here for the Bloopers"
Vanessa’s only here for the blooper content, and it shows.
Episode 99 | Vendors Are Friends, Not Food
We’ve talked about how to handle vendors that won’t leave you alone (see Episode 96, a.k.a. Vanessa’s rant about “breakup emails”), but how do you let down gently a great vendor you just can’t work with right now?
Episode 98 | Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! (For Tomorrow We Follow Up)
Went to a networking event and connected with an exec who wants you on his team? Well done! That’s why you go to these bullsh*t things! Here’s how to follow up.
Episode 97 | Please Bore Someone Else with Your...Questions
This is the the TL;DR on executive communication (because that’s all that higher-ups care about).
Episode 96 | I Am So F*cking Tired of Breakup Emails
To all sales people everywhere: Stop. Sending. Breakup emails.
Episode 95 | Location, Location, Location
There’s an art to getting exactly what you want out of an interview and negotiation process, especially when a relocation is involved.
Episode 94 | Let Me Help You Out with That Real Quick — Psych!
Picture this: it’s been ten months since you were terminated, and the company is still asking you for passwords and access codes. Do you help them out? Charge for your time? Let it burn?
Episode 93 | Fences vs. Electric Collars (a.k.a. Knowing Where Your Power Ends)
Kicking a$$ and taking names is all well and good until you say something you shouldn’t or get too big for your britches.
Episode 92 | It’s Not You, It’s Me… Or Is It? (Making Sure Your Mentor Is the Right Fit)
Mentors are one size fits one, so make sure you know why you’re seeking mentoring mentorship *and* that your chosen mentor can do the job.
Episode 91 | Go Ahead, Slide Into Their DMs (…the Person Who Used to Have Your Job)
So you’re about to start a new job and you run across the LinkedIn profile for the person who held your role before you. Do you reach out or let sleeping dogs lie?
Episode 90 | How to Get Away with...Murder? (aka Interviewing for a New Job While You Have One)
You have a job interview on Friday, right in the middle of your current workday, AND it’s an hour away. What do you do?
Episode 89 | Remote Work Is Detrimental to Your Career
Women finally have the seat at the table. When you choose remote work, you’re giving up that seat.