Pencil Skirts and Pinot Noir : MyBlogHer Profile

Part of the reason I've been so busy at work lately is that I have been sitting on interview panels a couple times a day for the last two weeks. As such, I have interviewed close to 20 people, for both entry-level and mid-level manager positions. I collected a number of tips of things NOT to say in your interview from both college new hires and folks that have been around the block a few times. These are all actual quotes from actual interviews where I was the interviewer.   Read more >

Two kids in two years has meant that I get very little time to myself in the morning.  Last week I estimated it at 15 minutes; today my mother called and so it was shortened down to nine.  Nine minutes!  Fortunately, I’ve sufficiently honed my “beauty” regimen that I was ready on time and still had time to drink my coffee before I headed out the door.  (And yes,  Read more >