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Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

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...
Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: Intimidated by Job Descriptions

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...
Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: How Do I Respond to Office Politics for Greater Success?

by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 17, 2016 | Ask a Mentor, Featured Home

Edited by Sandra Kleinsasser & Julie Tereshchuk. Politically Speaking, You May Need to Vote with Your Feet All this talk of elections, voting and the like made us go diving back into the Ask a Mentor archives for this still-timely advice. And yes—we endorse this...
Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: Too Old For a Mentor? Degrees and Careers?

by Women Communicators of Austin | Sep 26, 2016 | 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, Am I too old for a mentor? Yours, Ms. ACertainAge Dear Ms. ACertainAge, No matter your age, stage...
Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: How Do I Adapt to Corporate After Freelancing?

by Katie McKee | Aug 15, 2016 | Ask a Mentor

Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk Dear Mentors, How do I reconfigure myself and adapt to working in a corporate environment after freelancing with multiple clients? Yours, Ms. NeedALifeHack Dear Ms. NeedALifeHack, Making the shift from being a free agent to...
Ask a Mentor: I Walked Without a Reference

Ask a Mentor: Any Advice For an Intern?

by Katie McKee | Aug 15, 2016 | 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, What advice do you have to interns? What qualities do you look for, or is it all about...
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