Career Match II
Use the clues of your personality code to find a lifetime of gratifying work and success.
Entries by The Glass Hammer
Ask-A-Recruiter: Surviving A Lengthy Unemployment
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart In this down market, many people were laid off simultaneously, so it is taking longer to find a job. Are there are any special tips when you have been unemployed for several months with no job in sight? The same basic job search rules apply in an up or […]
Last Woman Standing: The Firing of Zoe Cruz
“The real problem is that the proverbial glass ceiling is self-reinforcing. The traits that a woman must develop to duke it out on the trading floor are the same traits that will come back to haunt her as she ascends the ranks of management.” This is the central thesis behind the extremely well researched and […]
How to Achieve Work/Life Balance
Contributed by Karen Elizaga of www.forwardoptions.com. Karen is a life and career coach for women and girls. All too often, the achiever/overachiever in us zealously books appointment after appointment and takes on one commitment after another. At work, we feel compelled to be the “go to” woman in hopes that we will make significant career […]
The Forex Forum 2008
The Euromoney Forex Forum is the leading event for the buy side and has specifically been designed to examine the latest market trends and exploit these trends to make money and manage FX risk more effectively.
Should Employers Accommodate Working Mothers with Flexible Work Arrangements? Part 2
Contributed by Jacqueline Church Sorting it Out – Examining Ourselves First A lot of women wrestling with issues of being a working mom have unwittingly adopted the role model of both their accomplished, career-driven fathers AND their accomplished, stay-at-home mothers. It doesn’t necessarily occur to them until the two things come to a head, usually […]
Deborah C. Wright, Chairman and CEO Carver Bancorp, Inc.
The Distinguished Speakers Committee is delighted to bring you an opportunity to meet Deborah C. Wright, Chairman and CEO of Carver Bankcorp Inc. at a luncheon hosted by FWA Platinum Circle supporter Merrill Lynch.
Pros and Cons of Socially Responsible Investing
Contributed by Alana Elsner For some, the issue of social responsibility may seem new- a post-millennial development- part a new consciousness about the world around us that spurred the onslaught of hybrid vehicles and carbon credits. But for others, like the executives at Trillium Management and the Calvert Group, socially responsible investing began decades ago. […]
Laying the Foundation Through Networking
Back in February, I emailed a senior marketing manager at a commodities exchange and asked him to have coffee. I met him at the Chicago Trading Forum last October, and after bumping into him again at the Financial Times’ Meet the Press event, I wanted to know more about his role at a large Chicago […]
Simmons School of Management 29th Annual Leadership Conference Dialogue & Discovery
As pioneers of the women’s leadership concept in 1979, this premier event has established an enduring tradition of dialogue and discovery among ever-growing audiences of business and professional women.