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Our sixth annual Women’s Directory features an extensive list of businesses and services that specialize in meeting the needs of local women. You’ll find everything here from counselors and personal trainers to yoga studios and colleges.
Book
Club Favorites
by Wenda Reed
Who better to ask for book recommendations than a book club?
After all, they meet regularly to dissect, discuss and wring the meaning
out of the latest literary offerings, and they have strong opinions about
what works and what doesn’t. We checked in with several groups for
their recent favorites. Here’s what they had to say.
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Sleep
Hygiene
by Marianne Scholl
When it comes to good sleep habits, I
am an evangelist. Mention that you’ve been suffering from insomnia
and I’ll make it my mission to convince you to join me in following
the basic tenets of “sleep hygiene.” That’s
because I spent years tormented by an inability to fall easily to sleep,
and I know all to well how miserable it is to toss and turn throughout
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Meaningful
Networking
by Lauren Soderland
if you think networking is passing out business cards to build your address book, think again. Meaningful networking is establishing relationships with other professionals. It often starts with a cup of coffee, and if done well, will lead to long-term connections that benefit everyone involved. Lauren Soderland, a development professional who is a graduate of University of Washington’s... continue reading
Seven Steps to a Midlife Career Transition
by Elizabeth Atcheson
It’s not just your imagination. Sadly, it really is harder to get hired when you’re over 50. A 2005 study conducted by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that workers under 50 were more than 40 percent more likely to be selected for an interview than those over 50, and most professional career counselors agree that the economic downturn has exacerbated... continue reading
Best Practices for Cover Letters, Résumés and More
by Wenda Reed
As we go into the New Year, Washington State’s unemployment rate is finally dipping below 9 percent. Still, there are close to 300,000 people competing for jobs in the state (about 120,000 of them in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That can mean dozens, if not hundreds, of people vying for the same position. To be successful, you first need focus... continue reading
Look
for a Flexible Job Through Mom Corps
by Wenda Reed
The chief security officer at a local residential energy company needed help, but not full time. The Seattle branch of the national staffing firm, Mom Corps, found him a professional working mother who is thrilled to be working reduced hours that leave her time for family priorities. A global clean-water and antimicrobial technology company based in Bothell needed an in-house general counsel... continue reading
Debunking
Myths About Online Security
by Nancy Ferrell
Sally considered herself fairly tech savvy, so she was stunned to learn that her privacy was compromised. More than $70,000 was missing from her combined bank accounts and had apparently been transferred to a bank in Bellevue using an account that had been set up online using her Social Security number, the answers to security questions she had registered with her... continue reading
Finding
My Voice in the Pacific Northwest
by Kristin Hannah
There are few things more important in life than finding one’s voice. It’s the way we express who we are, and it’s inextricably linked with the way we see the world. For a writer, it’s doubly important because it is the wellspring of our vision, and it is our vision that informs and creates our writing. If you’ve found a writer that you love, whose books you repeatedly buy, chances are... continue reading
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