Become a Real Cougar in the Workplace

Single-minded women know the term “cougar” as it relates to their personal lives, but Linda Franklin has a different take on what it means to be a “real cougar.” She shares her personal experiences and their impact with SMW readers.
Linda Franklin’s Story
As a woman who has undergone a complete 180-degree career shift myself, I know [...]

Navigating Office Politics

You love your job. You even love some of the people. But oh the politics.
Workplace politics can be an issue for both women and men. Yet women sometimes have more difficulty dealing with this kind of situation than their male coworkers. And single women can become especially frustrated by workplace interaction that seems to require [...]

A Single Woman’s Job Search

Ask any single woman involved in a job search and she’ll tell you it’s different for her than her married or partnered friends.
Being single means going it alone—from the early stages of deciding to look for a job, to the how and where to search, to the interview and negotiation phases of the process.
Amid it [...]

Rev Up Your Job Search

Single-minded career woman, start your engine—your job search engine, that is.
You’ll want all the power you can harness, particularly in the current employment market, and a job search engine can help.
Searching Online
If you’re a savvy job seeker, you already know that a variety of online sources advertise open positions. No doubt you regularly comb the [...]

Green Careers for Women

Last year, SingleMindedWomen.com reported that green is the new color of employment, and the color continues to be in fashion when it comes to careers.
In fact, there are arguably more green employment opportunities than ever before. What’s more, the trend is likely to continue.
Growing Green
Part of it has to do with stimulus money. Government funding [...]

Finding a Job on Twitter

What if a little bird could help you with your job search?
Well, it may not be the bluebird of happiness, but social networking and microblogging site Twitter can be one tweet job search tool.
Say What?
As a career-minded woman youre always who embraces the latest technology trends such as Twitter, so you’ll definitely want to spend [...]

The Obama Presidency and Your Career

Today, Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States of America. How will his presidency affect your career? As single-minded women know, layoffs and job losses have dominated the news for several months. President Obama pledges to reverse the trend by creating new jobs. But where will these jobs come from?
Get energized. A goal [...]

Does Being Single Hurt or Enable Professional Growth?

The pursuit of a relationship has the power to serve as a distraction from achieving other important goals, such as professional ones. It can become so overwhelming that it pulls you away from investing energy into your career. Time at the office can be wasted daydreaming about finding true love or dawdling away the hours [...]

Workforce Diversity: Why You Should Care

These days, large companies generally include a statement about workforce diversity at their corporate websites and in their job ads. What does the emphasis on workforce diversity mean to you as a single-minded woman?
Statement of Intent
The concept of workforce diversity isn’t entirely new. Years ago, companies often used the term “equal opportunity employer” to convey [...]

Soaring Fuel Costs and Your Job: Is Your Career Running Out of Gas?

The high cost of commuting has many people questioning their jobs, and even their career paths. Are you one of them?
Feeling the Squeeze
Pain at the pump isn’t an illusion. In the United States last month, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was more than $4.00. And that was the bottom-of-the-barrel price; if your vehicle requires premium, [...]

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