What to Do When You Don’t Get Along With Your Boss - Style Nine to Five

What to Do When You Don’t Get Along With Your Boss

You won’t get along with everyone in your workplace, and your bosses are included in that. It happens – personalities don’t always mesh well together, values don’t always align, or, worst of all, workplace disagreements come up. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t put in your two weeks – you can fix this […]

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Career Lessons That Make You Stronger - Style Nine to Five

8 Tough Career Lessons That Make You Stronger

Success isn’t linear. Throughout our career we will come up against challenges. Some of those will set us back, get us down and make us question our professional choices. The biggest lesson though, is not the negative impact these experiences have on us, but how we can flip the script and take something away for […]

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3 Ways to Improve Your Communications Skills - Style Nine to Five

3 Ways to Improve Your Communications Skills

Whether you’re in entry-level retail or the CEO of a fashion brand, communications skills are important to what you do. Think about it: every job you’ll ever be in includes a ton of communicating – sharing ideas with coworkers, speaking to clients and consumers, and having discussions with your higher-ups. As a result, you certainly […]

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3 Career Benefits to Being an Introvert - Style Nine to Five

3 Career Benefits to Being an Introvert

As an introverted person, sometimes I feel worried the workforce isn’t for me. Climbing up the career ladder sometimes seems harder than it would be to somebody more outgoing than me – for example, my extroverted friends have more connections in their field, or will have a better time at a networking event than I […]

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4 Ways to Gain Skills Without School - Style Nine to Five

4 Ways to Gain Skills Without School

School is expensive and time-consuming, and it may not even be right for you. But how else are you going to get ahead in your industry? How are you supposed to develop the skills necessary to get your dream job? A common misconception is that school is the only pathway to your dream career. It’s […]

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How to Interpret a Job Posting - Style Nine to Five

How to Decipher a Job Posting

I remember once sitting down to an interview for a company I desperately wanted to join. The role was for a very well-known Canadian fashion brand I had wanted to work with since I was a junior in high school. I also remember exactly how the hiring manager began the interview. She started off by […]

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3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Picking a Major - Style Nine to Five

3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Picking a Major

Is this you? It’s time to start thinking about further education, but you don’t have a single thought. Plenty of people have been there before – post-secondary education is a big step and the thought of locking yourself into a career you don’t like is a distressing one. If you have absolutely zero ideas on […]

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Cieja Springer

Style Nine to Five Spotlight Series: Fashion Purveyor Cieja Springer

Hailing from fashion capital of NYC, Cieja Springer is the multi-hyphenate fashion professional that has forged an impactful career as a fashion purveyor, style expert, savvy marketer and writer. She also hosts and produces her podcast From The Bottom Up!™ where she discusses career advice and opinions on the latest in fashion with industry professionals. […]

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When is it Time to Leave Your Job - Style Nine to Five

When is it Time to Leave Your Job?

Understanding that it is time to leave your current position can be a stressful experience. But, stepping into possibility and new opportunity by leaving your job can not only be incredibly beneficial for your career but empowering as you are trusting your abilities as a professional. If you’re thinking of making a career change or […]

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