Here are 3 “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. By Christina Vuleta (Founder, 40:20 Vision) Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? #1 – Make yourself a priority. You can spend so much time doing good job and being liked [...]
Posts Tagged "Career Advice"
Interview With JPL Systems Engineer Nagin Cox
February 13, 2013 – 8:00 am
The following are excerpts from an interview with JPL Engineer Nagin Cox. She helped send the Curiosity Rover to Mars in August 2012. By Sophia Viklund (Co-Founder, BackCode) & Esther Nam (Web Developer, Cars.com) Nagin Cox joined Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1993 and has since served as a systems engineer and manager on multiple [...]
Why Women Tech Execs Can And Must Thrive On Risk
January 16, 2013 – 12:13 pm
“No risk, no reward,” goes the old adage. It’s important to stretch one’s boundaries, try something new, perhaps fail, but learn, and move on. By Shellye Archambeau (CEO, MetricStream) The stereotypical image of women as risk avoiders is changing fast. More women are occupying the boardroom, making important strategic decisions, and taking on high-risk responsibilities [...]
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – A Mentor Will
December 20, 2012 – 9:00 am
Sometimes asking for help is the most important thing a person can do in their career. By Wendy Lea (CEO, Get Satisfaction) You need to know that what got you here won’t get you there. At a certain point, you must recognize that you can’t go the entrepreneurial journey alone. Let’s talk about relationship building [...]
5 Ways To Make A Great First Impression (Career Advice)
December 3, 2012 – 8:00 am
Research findings show that a firm handshake characterized by strength, good eye contact, and a completeness of grip, leaves a positive impact. By Kelly Studer (Career Stylist, Kelly Studer Consulting) At one point or another, we’ve all had an experience meeting someone new and not have it pan out the way we thought it would. [...]
Is This What A Business Woman Looks Like? (Hint: There Is No Cookie Cutter)
November 5, 2012 – 9:00 am
Successful women ask for what they want, and more importantly, give themselves what they need. By Blake Landau (Founder, Artemis) If you would have asked me to create what I thought a successful business woman looked like when I was 15 years old, I would have drawn something similar to what we see in the [...]
Sheryl Sandberg Explains Why Younger Women Should Pursue Tech Careers
October 8, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Facebook leaders Sheryl Sandberg and Jocelyn Goldfein share advice. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The most influential woman in tech right now, Sheryl Sandberg, outlined some clues for younger women searching for a career or job in today’s economy. In a post to Quora last week, she gave three pieces of advice [...]
The New Girls’ Network: The Science Of Office Politics
August 29, 2012 – 6:00 am
Mothers are 79% less likely to be hired, only half as likely to be promoted, offered an average of $11,000 less in salary and held to higher performance and punctuality standards than an identical woman without children. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls’ Network) Advice literature for women is a crowded field and [...]
Develop Your Voice As An Engineer, A Speaker
August 24, 2012 – 6:00 am
Editor’s note: A longer version of the guest blogger’s “Develop Your Voice” talk will be presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration (October 3-6 in Baltimore). By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) When I first started working, I was happily learning all kinds of new stuff: source control, working in a team, unit testing, [...]
3 Tips For A 20-Something Woman From A 40-Something Woman
June 26, 2012 – 8:00 am
Here are 3 “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. By Christina Vuleta (Founder, 40:20 Vision) Trends point in the direction that women have more choices and freedom’s today – to marry or stay single, to have children alone, in wedlock or not at all, to work or stay [...]
