I’ve been thinking about cover letters a lot lately –– probably because I’ve applied to well over a hundred jobs in the past two years. I’ve spent countless hours searching, revising resumes, and writing cover letters. And where has that gotten me? Well, I was...
Because I’ve written for some well-known publications, I often get PR pitches to cover new products or research. In the past couple years since having my son, I’ve been writing more frequently about motherhood and, thusly, receiving emails shoving random baby gear down my inbox....
Somewhere along the line, employers forgot that hiring is a two-way street. At least, that’s what it seems like based on most of the job postings I read. Yes, I always read job postings all the way through, and most of them do a terrible...
It's the start of 2020 and I'm making some changes. Most importantly, after about eight years of side hustling, I'm freelancing full time. That's right; your girl is a free agent. Well, not quite. I have a 10.5-pound person dictating most of my day –– even...
I've read a lot of articles about how to prepare yourself for working remotely. After all, with high-speed internet, laptops, and Slack, working from home is "really having a moment." So, naturally, the think pieces, articles, and listicles have ensued. Some of them explain how to...
I wrote this piece almost two years ago and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. After my wedding in October, I breathed a big fat sigh of relief and immediately felt like I could do anything. And, I've really tried to do just...