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DinnerGrrls.org’s Mom Needs An Intern

by Anittah Patrick
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Are you organized? Diligent? Can you laugh at dumb jokes? Intern at the DinnerGrrls.org mothership!

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PINK’s Empowerment Tour

by Anittah Patrick
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New Yorkers: take a quick poll re: your interest in attending PINK magazine’s annual empowerment conference.

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Let Your Future Employer Self-Select

by Anittah Patrick
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Some clients, bosses, or love interests will only prove to be complete pains in the neck. Learn how to avoid these energy-drains and instead find the people and partners that will have you happily firing on all cylinders.

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Back To School Tips

by Anittah Patrick
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How to arrange your home office for maximum productivity, juggle classes and work, say no without feeling guilty, and bounce back from a layoff. Plus: a fun tool for making a motivational diploma.

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On Being Savvy: A Chat with Emily Bazelon

by Daisy Atterbury

How should savvy women approach their careers? Double X founding editor Emily Bazelon shares her thoughts with DinnerGrrls.org’s very own Daisy Atterbury.

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Read My Resume And Tell Me What To Do

by Anittah Patrick

What to include in your resume and your cover letter as well as the way you comport yourself at everything from a networking event to a job interview is a function of what your ultimate objective is. Writer’s Digest editor and past DinnerGuest Jane Friedman shares wisdom from Derek Sivers.

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Job Seekers’ #1 Mistake

by Anittah Patrick

I chatted with a woman last night who was recently down sized from Big Law.  Her expertise is in real estate, and there’s not the same kind of demand for lawyers with this skill set in these times.
“Well, hey, I’ve got a commercial lease I need to negotiate if you want a fun little per [...]

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Does Hiring More Women Boost Profitability?

by Anittah Patrick

Does putting more women in charge help businesses increase their profits?  Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow explores this in her May 3, 2009 article “The female advantage” at Boston.com.  From the article:
The numbers are certainly striking, but their meaning is not yet fully understood. Correlation does not equal causation: While the link between higher levels of female leadership [...]

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