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Bullish: Not All Publicity Is Good Publicity (And How to Get the Good Kind)
By: Jen Dziura | Comment | Jul 29, 3:03pm ETPeople should stop saying “Any publicity is good publicity.”
In 1910, William Jennings Bryan used the famous whistle-stop train to campaign for a proposed Constitutional amendment against special interests. That is: to spread a message, he literally spoke out of the back of a train, after which more coal was … More -
Do Not Apply For a Job At A Place You Regularly Shoplift Clothes From
By: Lilit Marcus | 3 Comments | Jul 28, 10:38am ETHere’s a hint for erstwhile job applicants: if you’re going to submit a resume somewhere, try not to submit a resume to a store you regularly shoplift from. A woman in Barrie, Ontario, applied to work at a clothing store. However, when she came in to interview, employees recognized her … More
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You Need A Drink: But Do You Need To Be A Vodka Taster?
By: Jennifer Wright | Comment | Jul 27, 5:02pm ETAt some point, every little boy and girl dreams of growing up to be a vodka taster. It’s probably because we’re so influenced by Disney movies like “Mommy Needs A Vodka Soda” and “Mickey And The Vodka Martini.”
And it’s a very important job! According to quality control experts “The regular … More -
Personality Qualities Way More Important Than Anything on Your Resume (Part II)
By: Jen Dziura | 8 Comments | Jul 22, 1:21pm ETIn last week’s column, Personality Qualities Way More Important Than Anything on Your Resume, I noted that “An impressive resume is the new high school diploma.” A resume is a formality, it’s background information and you’re in the foreground — if you’re looking for work, you should depend about … More
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Should You Be Comped for Time You Spend Dressing for Work?
By: Lilit Marcus | Comment | Jul 19, 10:21am ETAn interesting case just went down in Germany: a police officer who had to spend 15 minutes a day putting on his uniform and riot gear has won a suit (heh) claiming that he is owed additional pay or vacation time in compensation. That’s right: the guy is getting an … More
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Bullish: Personality Qualities That Are Way More Important Than Anything on Your Resume
By: Jen Dziura | 13 Comments | Jul 15, 2:32pm ETI have spent the last couple weeks working on a new profession I had not even been previously aware existed: textbook punch-up. Have a dry, academic-sounding textbook? Call a comedian who majored in philosophy! Now your textbook is full of logic jokes!
This has prompted me to think: … More -
Exclusive: Former 'Top Model' Allison Harvard Is Not Working In the Fashion Industry
By: Lilit Marcus | 16 Comments | Jul 13, 10:55am ETA Gloss spy spotted America’s Next Top Model Cycle 12 runnerup Allison Harvard last weekend in Brooklyn. However, she didn’t spot Harvard at a modeling shoot or fashion show – Harvard was working as a cater-waiter at a wedding and wearing chunky glasses that helped conceal her recognizable eyes. Harvard … More
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Video: Etsy is Now Hiring Finger Painters
By: The Gloss Staff | Comment | Jul 12, 12:38pm ETEtsy, a website that sells handmade and vintage items ranging from finger puppets to furniture, is now hiring. If you hold interest in any of the following activities, we encourage you to submit a free application today:
Writing in code.
Finger painting.
Wearing tinfoil hats.
Anything relating to cephalopods.
Punch dancing, arm fighting, and ramming.(Video … More
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Bullish: Maybe You're Not Actually a Lazy Procrastinator
By: Jen Dziura | 5 Comments | Jul 8, 2:57pm ETI have a love/hate relationship with certain “motivational” literature. On the one hand, there are some good ideas, one of which I’m about to recount.
On the other hand, the idea that your happiness is entirely dependent on your mental state can keep you from taking action to actually make … More -
An Excerpt of Lilit's Book Is In Cosmopolitan Magazine
By: Jennifer Wright | Comment | Jul 8, 11:51am ETYou should read Cosmopolitan this month. Specifically, you should read page 162, where you’ll see an excerpt of The Gloss editor Lilit Marcus’s upcoming career book Save the Assistants.
Now, I know, career books suck. But that’s they’re always written by some CEO who hasn’t been an assistant for 40 … More -
There Is a Frustration Venting Store For Women in China
By: Jennifer Wright | 1 Comment | Jul 7, 4:34pm ETAnd in it, you smash televisions with a baseball bat. The Frustration Venting store, located inside a mall in Shenyang, supplies televisions, cell phones and other basic appliances which women then pay to smash to smithereens. No men are allowed, and the environment has a distinctly feminine feel. There are … More
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Unemployed: What Can Those Hollister Shirtless Models Do Now?
By: Taylor Levins | Comment | Jul 2, 2:34pm ETYou know them, I know them, and now they have nothing to do. I’m referring to those poor, shirtless, well toned Hollister boys who stand outside of the store. What are they doing exactly? Promoting the store? Maybe. Looking good? Definitely. But since Hollister’s Soho store had to close due … More
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Bullish: How Business Is Like Dating
By: Jen Dziura | 3 Comments | Jul 1, 3:02pm ETBusiness is a lot like dating. Like cold-hearted, competitive dating among people who don’t love each other. In other words, like awful, awful dating.
Once upon a time, when I was considering moving to New York, I looked for jobs. A Director of Marketing position was available at … More -
How Ladies Make Money: Advice From 1890
By: Jennifer Wright | 2 Comments | Jun 29, 10:43am ETWe were reading JaneHasaJob when we stumbled across this gem from the turn of the century magazine The Homemaker. It taught us that, when it comes to making money, even “if women do not reason as well as men they seem to have intuition, or some other faculty, which … More
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Bullish: What to Charge for Your Work (and What to Pay Your Assistant)
By: Jen Dziura | 6 Comments | Jun 24, 2:53pm ETI once put up an ad on Craigslist for a personal assistant. I’m not very good at managing people, and I know that1, so I wouldn’t want to mislead anyone, Save-the-Assistants style. The ad basically said, “I’m a big idiot with lots of stuff going on. Here … More
