Mary Ann Naples is the Vice-President of Talent at OpenSky (https://opensky.com/). OpenSky is a website that enables individuals to shop for exclusive sales on products endorsed by celebrities and experts. In this video Mary Ann talks to NEXT for Women about positioning your past accomplishments. She talks about leaving Simon & Schuster to start her own publishing company. She tells...
Is Your Dream Internship Far Away from Your Town? Try A Virtual Internship!
I know from experience that internships are a great way to gain career experience. I started working at NEXT for Women as an intern right after I graduated from college. I had a degree in marketing, but my internship at NEXT made me realize just how little I knew about marketing in the real world. My internship at NEXT filled...
I Need A Change But I Can’t Seem To Figure Out What I’m Made To Do Or Will Be Happy With On a Daily Basis. Help!
Dear Jules, I’ve moved around for the last 6 years. I have a marketing degree, but I dread the thought of another administrative position or sales assistant position. I’m not experienced with up to date online marketing and feeling behind and competing with new graduates even though I have a over 10 years working experience. I need a change but...
Be Peanut Butter
I have a dog named Edgar whose whole raison d’etre is to kick cat ass. Unfortunately, I also have two cats. Peanut Butter and Mozart. Peanut Butter is a cat-hater’s cat. He’s got all the swagger of a cowboy, and the cool detachment of a pouty model. Tail up, shoulders back, when he saunters into the kitchen, he owns the joint....
Stand Tall! How Being Proud Can Help Your Job Hunt
“So, what do you do for a living?” When you’re hunting for a new job, this question can be seriously depressing. You might suddenly start mumbling about how you’re “in between jobs” or “it’s really tough out there…” Stop! Stand tall. Seize the moment. This is a perfect opportunity to briefly tell someone what you want to do and subtly seek out his...
The Employed Girl’s Guide to The Job Search
My interviewer didn’t call when he was supposed to. I am a journalism major at the University of North Carolina with magazine aspirations. Experience is my only potential safeguard against postgraduate poverty, and so for every season there is an internship. In my quest to fill summer, I lined up a phone interview with an Important New York editor at...
Signing In Is Not Enough: How To Really Link On LinkedIn
Social media has completely changed the way employers view potential job candidates. Where employers used to just be able to find you on Facebook or MySpace, there are now entire social media venues dedicated to helping you find a job. LinkedIn is the pioneer in this category of networking websites. It can be your best friend if used correctly and...
Pigeon Poop And Confidence: How I Landed My Dream Internship
An ambitious student, Brittany had an interview for a dream internship at a high profile magazine. She had prepared everything for the interview and she was ready…until New York City pigeons decided to put a kink in her plans. Read Brittany’s Office OMG! moment here and learn how she handled this unexpected surprise. Ever since I saw The...
Find the Intersection of Passion And Profit (spreadsheet included!)
You’ve seen the above diagram before, right? And you thought to yourself, “Yes! That makes perfect sense. I’m on the road to career enlightenment! Except… I don’t know what fits inside that magical Venn diagram.” Before you head back to square one, I’ll give you an actual method (yes, there’s even a spreadsheet involved) to get yourself on the road...
Tweet It! Finding Employment In 140 Characters Or Less
Twitter long ago outgrew its juvenile roots as a monument to celebrity narcissism. What was once a forum for mind-numbingly mundane proclamations (“just brushed my teeth!! mmmm minty!!!!”) has become a new source, a marketing tool and even a leader of revolutions. The little social media that could has become a very big social media indeed, one that has...
Inside The Mind Of A Confident Job Seeker
You know that friend who’s holding out for the perfect job, that candidate who seems perfectly relaxed in the waiting area, or the roommate who says she nailed her interview? Maybe you’re one of those people, but more likely, you’re wondering how they’re so confident, and how you can be that way, too. Let’s get inside the head of a...