New Release, 2018

Good Morning! 

Looking for something to read? Check out any of these novels written by incredibly talented women! Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi, Accidental Heroes, by Danielle Steel, I Am Enough, by Grace Byers, Covert Game, by Christine Feehan, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, by Jill Twiss.

Happy Reading!

Hugs,

Lisa :)

The Power, By Naomi Alderman

 I know I am a little late to the game, but I have no choice but to talk about this amazing book. I actually heard about this book from a former professor of mine. I passed him in the grocery store and he said, "Have you read, The Power, by Naomi Alderman?" He briefly described the book to me, and I went home that night, and bought the book from Amazon.

Alderman has set up a world of, what if's? What if women had this power that men could never have? What if men were raised to be cautious of women? What if men suddenly had to stay in groups for safety?

It is a gritty story about what women may do if they suddenly have an actual physical power. How would the power be used?

Roxy, Tunde, Allie and Margot, all hail from different parts of the world and share their experience of the evolution of the power.

I don't want to share too much about the story, but trust me when I say it is extremely relevant to the rocky times the world is currently facing. It poses important questions about gender, mothering, compassion, and power.

Happy Reading!

Hugs,

Lisa :)

You can purchase The Power,  by clicking on any of the below links.
                                                  

Atlanta Career Fairs 2018

Graduation is around the corner, and the pressure is on to find a job. I have had several people tell me they are landing interviews left and right. When I ask how they heard about the job I am surprised to hear their answer is at a Job Fair.

The Job Fair. I always figured these were mythical events created to have in movies and books. I found it hard to believe that so many people seeking out such limited job openings in a central location would actually be successful at landing a job among all the chaos. Alas no. I even had one classmate share that she not only got an interview because of the fair, but she also got the job. 

WOW. A Job. With vacation, 401K, insurance...a REAL job. All because she listened to her mentor and attended the job fair at Georgia Gwinnett College. 

It was an important lesson for me to learn. In the digital age it can be easy to get lost in the sea of online applications. The job fair is a great chance to meet someone face to face and make a lasting impression. This is a chance to outshine your (possibly) mundane resume.  

So let's take a look at a major job fair happening in Metro-Atlanta this year. 

Eventbrite.com has information on Atlanta Career Fair. The fair is on April 5, 2018 at The Westin Peachtree Plaza from 11am-2pm. The web page gives you the opportunity to upload your resume on the site when you register for the fair. It is a free event, so if you have the time you should make an effort to go to the event. The job industries represented range from accounting to entertainment. It looks like it will be a great opportunity at landing an interview. 

Good luck to you all! Happy hunting! 

Best, 

Lisa :)

C's Make Degrees, But What About Careers?

If you are about to graduate you have probably heard the saying, c's make degrees, and never have I believed that more than now. The pressure of graduation gets heavier every day. I feel myself start to slip on my papers and assignments. I keep thinking that as long as I graduate who cares what my GPA is?

Well apparently, a lot of perspective employers care. With graduation coming in a little less than two months I have been living on Indeed.com. It is a website that connects you to thousands of job listings around the world. That search will leave you with the need to curl up in the corner and beg for your mama. Anyway, I have noticed that more and more companies are asking for my GPA along with my degree or graduation date. Also, there have been a handful of companies asking for a copy of my academic transcript. Let me be clear, these are not jobs in the education field, and these are not jobs for any type of school systems. These were jobs in PR, Marketing, Administrative Assistants, Editing...the list goes on.

So, now I can't help but wonder if the adage should be, c's make degrees, but not careers.

I always believed that grades only mattered if I wanted to go on to graduate school, but now I am not so sure. In an age of over saturation for several careers such as, pharmacology, education, nursing, business, marketing...it looks like companies are now looking for other ways to sort out the cream of the crop from the job pool.

 I recently noticed that in my college career at Georgia Gwinnett College I have only had two professors who did not have their doctorate. It wasn't until I started thinking about graduate school that I realized GGC was making a statement with their staff. They choose to hire the best of the best.

So, yes you can graduate with c's and you will have the same degree as the girl you sat next to in every composition class, but it may not be enough to get you the career you always wanted.

Keep Calm and Make the Word Count!

Hugs,

Lisa