Contributed by Rebecca Ang
Oh my God, that girl from accounting is walking straight towards me. Oh, what is her name? Is she the one on my team or is it the other brunette with the bangs? Why do they both have bangs?
Am I supposed to say hello? Look past her? Look at the floor? […]
Archive for May 2008
May 30th, 2008, 1:32 pm
Confessions of an Office Newbie
filed under Analysts and Associates
May 30th, 2008, 7:52 am
Secrets of NYC’s Top Female Attorneys
Recently, New York’s women leaders in law sounded off to New York Magazine about what it takes to succeed as an attorney at the top firms and at the top of their practice areas in New York. The women, whose practice areas range from securities litigation to corporate law to immigration, seemed to have one […]
filed under Breaking the Glass Ceiling
If you had been in Times Square at 4:00 pm on May 28, 2008 and happened to have looked up at the NASDAQ exchange you would have seen the most unusual sight. You would have seen 80 designer handbags sitting on the ledge of the window. Why? The owners of those handbags were ringing the […]
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May 28th, 2008, 1:33 pm
Ask-A-Recruiter: My Job Title Doesn’t Accurately Reflect my Responsibilities
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
This question came up at a recent coaching session with a new client: My last job has a title that sounds much more administrative than the actual job. How do I accurately list the title on my resume without pigeonholing myself into administrative jobs with a similar title?
There are few […]
filed under Expert Answers
May 28th, 2008, 7:31 am
30 Under 30: Jessica Zemple, Intellectual Property Exchange International
by Jessica Titlebaum
At 30, Jessica Zemple has taken on a big challenge. Her job is to build the technology infrastructure for the trading of an entirely new asset class. Traditionally, stocks and options for technology corporations derive their price from the market valuation of the enterprise as a whole. Zemple and the Intellectual Property Exchange International (IPXI) […]
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One week after Zoe Cruz was let go as President of Morgan Stanley, Erin Callan was appointed CFO of Lehman Brothers. And thus, the torch was passed to the new highest ranking woman on Wall Street. She has since proved a force to be reckoned with, bringing her unconventional management style (and note-worthy sense of […]
filed under Breaking the Glass Ceiling
May 23rd, 2008, 7:31 am
Where are the Women Business Gurus?
By Bailey McCann
Recently, the Wall Street Journal released its ranking of top business gurus, compiled by Babson College professor Thomas H. Davenport. The top 20 included household names like Bill Gates, as well as several authors currently featured the business section at your local bookstore. The one thing missing was women. Only one […]
filed under Next Level
Last night, a speech to his supporters in Iowa when he announced that he now had a majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic primary, Barack Obama said of his adversary, Hillary Clinton, “We have had our disagreements during this campaign, but we all admire her courage, her commitment and her perseverance. No matter how […]
filed under News
May 22nd, 2008, 7:00 am
Rising Stars Series: Interview with Ani M. Vartanian, VP of Rockwood Capital
Contributed by Heather Cassell
What a fascinating and dramatic world we live in, at least from Ani M. Vartanian’s perspective. With the credit crunch, Bear Stearns crumbling, foreclosure crisis, historical election year, political scandals, and the year hasn’t even hit the halfway mark yet.
“It’s better than reality TV,” said Vartanian, 32, vice president of the acquisition […]
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May 21st, 2008, 7:52 am
Ask-A-Recruiter: Do Recruiters Read Their Mail?
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
This question came up at a recent workshop which I led about what happens behind-the-scenes during the hiring process: Do recruiters read the cover letters, thank-you’s and all the other time-consuming materials that jobseekers are supposed to send?
If you ask ten recruiters the same question, you may hear up […]
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May 20th, 2008, 12:19 pm
Madeleine Albright has a Message for All Women
Contributed by Heather Cassell
At a recent event which gathered women business leaders together, former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright demonstrated that she is quite a story teller with a dry wit and many fascinating experiences to share, especially about women in the world.
At the Professional Business Women of California Conference in San Francisco […]
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May 20th, 2008, 7:46 am
The Downside of Flex-Time
Contributed by Bailey McCann
We all work too much, that’s a given. But in our quest for work-life balance are we actually causing our own balance problems? For example, my firm is more flexible than most when it comes to telecommuting and other flexible work solutions. I enjoy these options as much as our working parents […]
filed under Office Politics
May 19th, 2008, 7:36 am
WSJ Posts Tips from the Corner Office
In the past couple of weeks, the Wall Street Journal Law blog has run a series of articles filled with helpful tips for law firm associates called View from the Corner Office. This four part series includes a variety of gems and a couple of clunkers, as far as advice goes. Here, we save you […]
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The Intrepid Women series follows brave women who venture into the traditionally male dominated domains that have long been sources of entertainment for men in law and finance, but where women rarely tread. Previous excursions include steak houses and cigar bars.
For years, one of my Russian friends has been telling me about the Russian bathhouse […]
filed under Intrepid Women Series
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