Fake It Til You Make It

Valerie Young is the author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It.  Among her lessons for (mostly) women who suffer from Impostor Syndrome is “learn to fake it.” Young spends considerable time on the subject of why men suffer … Continue reading →

Keep a Career Journal

I recommend that professionals keep a career journal as a way to remember your accomplishments and outcomes over the year. You can also use it to record goals and measure your progress on them. Why write these things down, you might ask? Surely I can remember the big things I accomplished. You’d be surprised at … Continue reading →

Guest Post: Five Career Skills You Won’t Learn in College

College offers you great experience and knowledge, but skills like those above are ones you won’t pick up during ‘the best years of your life’. Continue reading →