The other day, I wrote a post on mentors, and where you can find them. I wrote it as part of a round table Holly Hoffman was putting together on her blog, WorkLoveLife. Well, the round table is finally up! Head on over to read 21 other posts about mentors. Among my favorites:
Related: 6 Ways To Find Your Next Mentor

Hey there guys! Before I give you your link love for the week, I’d like to indulge in a little bit of self-promotion. I’m thrilled and honored to report that Brazen Careerist has named me as one of the nominees in their Top 50 Blog Posts of 2009/Blogger of the Year contest! There are a lot of great writers on the list, and it feels pretty darn good to be among them. If you find me worthy of top honors, however, I’d appreciate your vote! Instructions — and a link to the other nominees — are at the link above but, really, all you have to do is tweet the following:
I’m voting for @stephauteri’s post in the #Brazen Careerist #BestOf 2009 contest: http://bit.ly/UaRsw
Hashtags, URL, and all. (That link, by the way, leads to my winning blog post.) I’d appreciate any Twitter love you can give me! (Plus, your votes enter you for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card. Coffee = Major Win.)
And now that I’ve gotten that out of the way… Read the rest of this entry »

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A little over a year ago, I ceased working in the city after the NY Sun folded. It was almost a relief as, by that point, I loathed my commute so much I was having panic attacks. But once upon a time, back when I was working at the Feminist Press, I didn’t mind the commute so much, because I was just so darn excited to get to work every day. Amazingly, I think I may have found that reason for commuting again, in a part-time Assistant Editor job at YourTango.
I am wildly excited to head into the office next week for three reasons: Read the rest of this entry »

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Hey there you guys. I thought I’d just quickly indulge in a little bit of shameless self-promotion by linking to my latest two published pieces.