by Katie McKee | Jun 26, 2017 | Ask a Mentor, Featured Home
Got your own career conundrum you’d like advice on? Then sign up for the WCA mentor program. It’s free to members! Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk Dear Mentors, I have 30 years experience in the communications field behind me, and have a senior...
by Women Communicators of Austin | May 23, 2017 | Ask a Mentor, Featured Home
Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. Dear Mentors, I am fairly new to freelancing, and I wonder about the etiquette of making referrals. If someone sends some work from a third party my way, is it usual to pay a...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Apr 25, 2017 | Ask a Mentor, Featured Home
Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. Dear Mentors, I’m relatively new at the company so unsure how to handle a difficult co-worker, who has been here over 10 years. She’s abrasive with most people (although does seem to have a good relationship with...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Feb 21, 2017 | Ask a Mentor, Blog, Featured Home
Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. We flipped the tables this month, and asked our mentors to recommend some mentoring resources. Here are two suggestions from WCA mentor Jenny Magic. 1. MyNextMove.org First up, a handy, fun quiz that helps you identify the...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Jan 26, 2017 | Ask a Mentor, Blog, Featured Home
Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. Dear Mentors, My boss and I had an ugly parting of the ways this week and, even though I’ve been in the job two years, I know she won’t give me a reference. How do I handle that on my resume: do I leave the company...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 15, 2016 | Ask a Mentor, Featured Home
Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. Dear Mentors, How do you figure out where you fit into the new digital frontier when you have been out of the professional workforce game for over ten years? I am confident in my knowledge, skills and education but not in how...
