If you can answer any of the questions below, send your response(s) to ESSENCE magazine’s personal finance and careers editor, Tanisha A. Sykes at tanishastips@essence.com. Your story may appear in an upcoming issue of ESSENCE.
- Do you need a Career Makeover?
- Have you been laid off, fired or unemployed within the past year?
- Are you looking for a career, finance and lifestyle makeover?
- Are you just starting your career and desperately seeking career advice?
- Are you looking to switch careers, but don’t know how?
- Are you an industry vet who was downsized, and can’t figure out whether you should start a business or get back into the job market?
ESSENCE also wants to hear your career success stories.
Tell us your tips on:
- How you got hired!
- How you got a raise!
- How you got a promotion!
- How you got noticed by higher ups!
- How you got a flexible work schedule!
- How you kept your job through downsizing!
- How you turned a difficult job situation around!
- How you got past race at work!
- How you spoke up for yourself at work!
- How you became a playa at work!