Sensible advice for the upwardly mobile, career minded professional!
By Khalilah Starks Happy New Year! Today is the first official Monday of the year. For many, it’s the first full week back at work. No matter how great or horrible 2012 was for you, you have the ability to make 2013 a great year. So, to help you make it your best year ever, I’m giving y
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By Khalilah Starks Today, it was announced that Citigroup is cutting 11,000 jobs. That’s 11,000 people who will be looking for employment. When the news hit, I started to think about something that I’m extremely passionate about – Marketing Company U! Wanna know who Company U is? It
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By Khalilah Starks Children never cease to amaze me. If you pay attention, there are lots of lessons that we can learn from them. Recently, my daughter took up knitting. From the very beginning, she naturally excelled at knitting. She even used an advanced knitting technique on her first
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By Khalilah Starks Recently, I was inspired to post the following on Facebook: “We spend too much time in our own little bubble. Burst that bubble that you’ve created for yourself. Expansion means new opportunities. Do something different. Do things to meet new people. Break out!
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By Khalilah Starks I’m starting a video series where I’ll be answering questions that you submit on a weekly basis. In this first video, I answer 4 questions about LinkedIn that I received from my followers: What are these endorsements that I see on LinkedIn? Should I accept invitatio
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By Khalilah Starks Social media can be so much fun. You create your own little world where you connect and share your thoughts, pictures, whereabouts and anything else on your mind with friends and family. It’s your world, your page – Your profile. And, since it’s yours, you can say whateve
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By Khalilah Starks It’s the end of the week. What did you accomplish this week? Did you get praise from your boss for a job well done? Did you get praise from a client? Did you finish a big project? Did you close a deal? If you accomplished anything this week, no matter how small, w
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By Khalilah Starks Money, money, money! We all want more, right? Well, even in a tight employment market, you can get more money and dramatically increase your salary. And, when I say dramatic, I mean double digit percentage increases. Yes, it’s possible and I’ve seen it firsthand. Her
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There’s a lot of talk about following your passion in the pursuit of career happiness. But, many of us have struggled with figuring out our passion. Personally, I struggled with determining my passion for a while. But, here’s the thing, it was right under my nose. I was doing it every da
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By Khalilah Starks Find the one thing that you could do for free and then find a way to get paid for it. That’s what many people see as the key to career happiness. And, I do agree. It’s all about utilizing your natural talents and marrying them with your passion. But accomplishing th
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