While most of you are pretty sure that working with your mom wouldn't be the happiest of situations, following in your mom's footsteps is a possibly more harmless way of sharing interests. Surely it's possible to put your own twist on any job and make it your own, which is exactly what these famous women have accomplished with their mom-inspired careers. Start the slideshow!
"Get ready to work, baby. It's going to be really tough and you're going to have to work a lot. And you're going to get jaded. And you're going to say God I hate this, but you really love it. So just try to remember that."
Last night's episode of The Office followed Michael, Pam, Oscar, and Darryl on their field trip to the job fair at a local high school. Michael told Pam to bring only one piece of paper with them to the fair, because "a blank sheet of paper equals endless possibilities." When a kid signs his name on the single sheet of paper, Michael insists that it's damaged goods and unusable. Michael sends Pam on the hunt for a new sheet of paper and she's obviously frustrated with Micheal's stubborn and insensible antics. Are any of you familiar with I-want-things-the-way-I-want-them demands (even if they don't make any logical sense) that Pam has to deal with from her boss? I've sure been there before. Check out the clip below, and if you missed last night's episode BuzzSugar has a full recap!
Your mom would get upset with you when you were a kid when you didn't say thank you, and you probably scoffed a bit at her sensitivity. My dad was always reminding us kids to thank our mom, but the meaning of it all didn't come together until I was older. Not that we weren't polite or ungrateful children, but the act of saying thanks to your mom doesn't always come naturally when you're a kid. You think she's supposed to do nice things for you like cooking dinner and making ginger ale runs when you're sick and it's all just part of the job. I'm not a mom, but I've heard it's the toughest job in the world and you bet I believe it — that's why I'm in no rush to have my own little Savvies anytime soon. Salary.com just came out with their annual mom report that puts a salaried figure on the work that both Working Moms and Stay-at-Home Moms tend to perform. To see how much a mom's work would be worth just read more
It's no secret that a night at the movies isn't the cheapest entertainment these days. Movie nights make great dates, but personally I'm not a big fan of going to see a flick with a group of friends — it's difficult for everyone to agree on a show time and you don't actually get to hang out with each other. When I'm in the mood to be social, going to the movies is more of a waste of money than a fun time. Instead of going to your local theater this weekend and downing a bucket of fake-buttered popcorn (my eternal junk food weakness), why not host a movie night at your place?
Someone is bound to have a Netflix pick that's been sitting around unwatched, and if not Buzz has tons of great reviews on movies she loves. You can find a selection of free movies at your local library, which makes for an even less expensive evening. You could do a theme and ask everyone to bring a related snack, but it would be just as fun to make homemade popcorn on the stove and invite your friends to bring anything they'd like to have in addition. Cheap movie, cheap snacks, comfy couch, stick-free floors, being able to talk throughout the show and rewind the good parts? Sounds like a great night to me.
TeamSugar member ErieIndiana is moving to LA and will need a new job in her new city, so she submitted her résumé to my Resume Remedy group to get it ready for her job search. She's concerned about what's appropriate to include and what isn't and said, "I have research experience from college but I am unsure whether or not I should keep it. I am also published... but should I include that as well? It pushes my resume to 2 pages and it might not be important to the jobs that I apply for. I imagine that I will only be able to apply for assistant/entry level jobs because I don't have a masters."
Order, order! She has a lot of varied experience and manages to pack it all into one page, but we're getting quantity and not quality. Instead of focusing on certain experiences and highlighting them with specific examples of her accomplishments, it shows her range of experience without telling us much about what she got out of all of that work. You're trying to sell yourself with your résumé, and can't do a good sales job if your means to an end isn't put together well. Tailoring résumés is always a good idea, and it's especially important if you have varied experience. Only include your vast research experience if it's relevant to the position for which you're applying; otherwise, choose one or two of the research gigs and place them after your work experience. Also, in general it's a good idea to list your experiences from most recent to oldest.
Are you a woman with a firm grip? A new study shows that you may be more hireable. Ninety-eight students were put through two tests that included mock job interviews and having their handshakes rated by professional handshake raters (who knew that was a job?!). The two judging parties compared scores and discovered that the students with strong handshakes were also the most hireable.
The leader of the study, Greg Stewart, believes that your handshake tells a lot about a person and is a crucial part of a professional first impression. He thinks that a strong shake gives important nonverbal clues about someone's personality, and interestingly, women who participated in the study and exhibited a strong handshake seemed to have an advantage over men. So what does it take to get an A on your shake? According to Stewart, "Good handshakes involve a firm, complete grip, eye contact and vigorous up-and-down movement."
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