Interviewing

There will be plenty of posts about the dreaded interview, but this article was well recommended for some "surefire" tips and tricks to acing an interview. From the Online Education Database (OEDb), it lists some great ideas such as "practice your writing skills" or "take a refresher course." It starts from getting ready to look for work, what to do before interview, during and after. Some great tips that everyone should know. (via)

More interview stuff?

• 10 Killer Job Interview Questions (via)
• 25 Questions to Think About Before Your Next Job Interview (via)
• 64 Interview Answers You Need To Know (via)
  

Appearance Does Matter

Awhile back, I read that salary correlates with height. I am 5'1" and that makes me sad. I have also heard that beauty (attractiveness / handsomeness / whatever you want to call it) also correalates with salary - among many things.

Now, I don't think I'm unattractive, but I know that there are ways you improve your attractiveness that can improve your "image" in the office.

An article from Working Girl blog titled "How To Be "Pretty' At Work" gives some more detail in regards to this trend and some simple tips to improve how you appear in the office.

"Dress well" is a big one. I highly suggest investing in a solid work wardrobe. Clothing that will always appear to be classic. Investing in an iron board and iron would also be highly suggested (or having a great dry-cleaner).

Remember: it's about quality, not quantity, so think twice when you're picking between buying 5 cheap sweaters versus one or two nice ones. The nice ones will last longer and look better in the long-run.

Savings. Graph from Time Out New York

I felt this graph illustrated how your savings should look pretty sufficiently. Sadly, rent is indeed 30% on here (It's New York! What'd you expect!?), although nationally, most people recommend it be about 24% of your income.

A good place to start with personal finance is I Will Teach You To Be Rich. This is a great blog with a lot of great tips in regards to investing your money and working through tricky money situations. Currently they are running a "Save $1000 in 30 Days Challenge" which would be a good time to implement if you're looking to save a little cash. Everyday (this began Nov 1st) he'll be listing out a new tip. He's on tip 7 (although he should be on 11, but he skipped over the weekend). Some of the tips may or may not apply to you, but they are still some good ideas to save even just a little bit of cash. Anyone should practice a little frugality in a poor economy. It's a safe and easy way to "prevent" any money disasters.