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career advice May 31, 2018

10 Phone Interview Tips to Make a Lasting ImpressionAdvice from a workplace expert.

By Melania Hidalgo

work Sept. 12, 2017

How I Get It Done: Bookstore Owner Sarah McNallyThe owner of famed New York bookstore on her early morning routine, why she’s stopped reading newspapers and the importance of a good pen.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Aug. 9, 2017

How the Founder of Millennial Wedding-Registry Start-up Zola Gets It All DoneOn journaling twice a day, the stress of growing your business, and how she can count bachelorette parties as “market research.”

By Dayna Evans

advice July 26, 2017

Ask Polly: I Hate All Jobs!You aren’t wrong that offices can be miserable.

By Heather Havrilesky

how i get it done July 12, 2017

How I Get It Done: Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey, Finery Co-foundersBrooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey on SoulCycle, beauty essentials, and going into business with your best friend.

By Priya Rao

July 6, 2017

How the Co-Founder and Global Editor-in-Chief of Refinery29 Gets Things DoneChristene Barberich on the importance of staying confident, her complicated morning routine, and the one thing she never leaves home without.

By Dayna Evans

work bitch May 2, 2017

Career Advice From a High-Powered BusinessladyOn the release day of Ivanka Trump’s Women Who Work, I, a high-powered businesslady, have some advice to give, too.

By Dayna Evans

May 2, 2017

What It’s Like to Be an Art Curator for Creative TimeOn speaking directly with the communities you work in, reading the work of your colleagues, and hoping dire times will inspire great art.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Apr. 26, 2017

What It’s Like to Be a Stuntwoman on EmpireOn being covered in bruises, why she’ll never agree to an underwater scene, and why stunt work is easier for men.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Mar. 28, 2017

What It’s Like to Be a Professional Travel WriterOn never leaving home without a pair of slippers, the hell that is tax season, and how she tries to blend in wherever she goes.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Feb. 28, 2017

How the Founder of a Pro-Diversity Tech Start-up Gets Everything DoneOn refusing to drink Soylent, what a typical pitch meeting looks like, and working through the night.

By Dayna Evans

Feb. 21, 2017

How Fashion Designer Eileen Fisher Gets Everything DoneOn employing one mantra to reduce stress, logging off on the weekends, and how being the boss has changed her.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Feb. 7, 2017

How a Tarot-Card Reader to the Stars Spends Her DayOn sleeping like a monk, staying in touch with nature, and how she talks to non-believers.

By Dayna Evans

Jan. 10, 2017

How a Top Chef: Just Desserts Pastry Chef and Cookbook Author Spends Her DayOn building in a cappuccino break every day, letting her mind wander, and why cookbooks help her stay inspired.

By Dayna Evans

Dec. 6, 2016

How We Get It Done: Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, Founders of theSkimmOn five-minute intervals to stress, traveling with a uniform, and learning how to divide and conquer.

By Dayna Evans

Nov. 29, 2016

How Fashion Designer Kate Spade Gets Everything DoneOn making it in fashion, why being a mother is the most important job in the world, and drinking Diet Pepsi to wake up.

By Dayna Evans

how i get it done Nov. 8, 2016

How the CEO and Co-Founder of Blavity Gets Things DoneOn knowing when to put her phone down, gaining stress weight, and seeing opportunity in everything.

By Dayna Evans

taking care of business Oct. 26, 2016

7 Tips From a Civil-Rights Attorney on How to Get a Job in Public ServiceAn interview with Maya Wiley, former legal counsel to Bill de Blasio, professor at New School, and chairwoman for the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

By Dayna Evans

what’s in a name? Apr. 10, 2015