Advice
Five Questions For: Lauren Berger
Editorial Team
During 15 internships as an undergrad, Lauren Berger learned all the ins and outs. She created www.internqueen.com and her new book, All Work, No Pay (Ten Speed Press) is all about the benefits of internships. We asked her Five Questions.
Book Bag: Lilly Ledbetter's Story
Editorial Team
Lilly Ledbetter writes about tough years in Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond (Crown $25). Her case led to her 2009 namesake legislation. Women For Hire talked to her.
Newsroom: Recruiters Favorite Questions
Editorial Team
If a recruiter asked what was the last thing you read, would it draw a blank? How about: “What would you change about what we do?” or “Want to play a game of tic-tac-toe?” Recruiters here divulge their motives behind favorite questions and tactics – valuable insight into what you might get asked and the thinking behind it.
Just Saying: Moms, Don't Feel Guilty
Editorial Team
Many moms feel they’re pulled in so many directions that their kids suffer. But here, author Christiane Erwin tells moms to “live, work, and parent unapologetically. I spent many years feeling that no matter what I did, it wasn’t good enough for someone. Now I know that there is no such thing as “not good enough,” there’s simply who I am.”
Newsroom: Young Women – Stressed
Editorial Team
Young women worry about finances, relationships, and ability to effectively manage their time while men are mostly stressed about work, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. But women (49%) say their stress levels have increased more than men (39%). Women are more likely than men (28 verses 20%) to report having a great deal of stress.
Newsroom: They Never Call In Sick
Editorial Team
When’s the last time you called in sick? Can’t recall? Check out what you have in common with workers who never do it. The Wall Street Journal reports that Elena Griffing, 85, hasn’t taken a sick day at an Oakland, Calif., hospital since 1948. Stacey Taylor, 50, has worked nonstop for 25 years at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital. “If I wake up not feeling well, I just figure I’ll soon feel better.” What’s your story on sick days? If you have ‘em, take ‘em – or only if you’re sick?