Working the Room

Oct 16, 2010, 3:29 am EDT
Events to catch this week

Here's what's happening around the room this week: July 27 “It Might Get Loud”: Davis Guggenheim, director of “An Inconvenient Truth,” turns…
May 20, 2010, 7:15 am EDT
A lesson in how to quit a job well from Campbell Brown

By now you've probably heard that Campbell Brown quit her anchor job at CNN. What you may not have read was her complete letter explaining her reasons.…
May 18, 2010, 10:42 am EDT
Top 10 mistakes made by entrepreneurs

It has a long name: The University of Maryland's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business (... and breathe). While…
May 14, 2010, 1:28 pm EDT
Girl Scouts' Jan Verhage prepares to "Make New Friends"

"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, and the other's gold." Jan Verhage successfully had a packed room of friends and fans singing along…
May 12, 2010, 5:19 pm EDT
Good job advice from a dad

In case you haven't seen the caps and gowns, it's college graduation season. With the end of college comes, for most, the beginning of the job search. Over…
May 10, 2010, 9:37 am EDT
How the Post-It Note Came to Stick

The Post-It note is about to celebrate its 30th birthday. But those sticky notes might never have stuck if not for the belief and tenacity of its inventors. BNET…
May 7, 2010, 12:10 pm EDT
In celebration of working moms

I'm, always caught a little off guard when I catch up with friends or relatives and they ask, "You're still working full time?" I'm never sure if it's…
May 6, 2010, 10:57 am EDT
Huggies' MomInspired program looks to fund moms' product ideas

Moms are naturally innovative people. There's a reason that whole necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention cliche features a mom. Huggies is looking to capitalize…
May 4, 2010, 3:08 pm EDT
Crystal City's Bulb Blitz coming up

Need some new bulbs for your garden? The Crystal City Business Improvement District will enlist the help of local gardeners May 7 during its Bulb Blitz,…
Apr 30, 2010, 6:28 pm EDT
Getting schooled in business with NFTE, National Lab Day

This has been a week where the students were the ones doing all the teaching. On April 28, I dropped in at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Dare…
Apr 29, 2010, 10:26 am EDT
Nuts and bolts advice about what not to do in job interviews

I'm a sucker for 1-2-3 journalism. Five tricks to increase Web traffic? 18 things you must do to get the job? Six ways to flatter abs? Yup. Put a number…
Apr 26, 2010, 2:19 pm EDT
How to network without looking desperate

CBS MoneyWatch.com has a good post today listing five simple rules on how to network without looking desperate. It has some good tips, as well as examples. Two…
Apr 23, 2010, 8:43 am EDT
Clean out your closet, help a girl go to the prom

Ladies, we all have that stash o' formal gowns and (gasp) bridesmaids dresses at the back of our closets that just aren't getting out nearly enough. Why…
Apr 22, 2010, 5:12 pm EDT
Outsmarting your job hunting competition is easier than you think - but it will take work

Editor's note: This blog also appears on What's Next, Gen Y?, a blog geared toward the new generations entering the workforce trying to figure out their…
Apr 20, 2010, 4:23 pm EDT
Words and phrases not to include on your resume

There are plenty of articles and advice-givers out there telling people what should be on their resumes: More achievements. Clearer descriptions. Better…