Exciting news! I’ve recently been named Editor-At-Large for career website TheGrindstone. Check out this site for all the latest news, gossip, and research for professional women– delivered with a fun twist. Their tagline? “Where work comes to play.”

My column will appear a few times a month, and I’ll be acting as their spokesperson on tv. Here are two of my latest segments, on Today Show, chatting about career change, and CNN, with tips for Creative Resolutions.

I had the pleasure to recently attend and speak at the Corporate Council Women of Color Conference.  It was an amazing, empowering event geared toward women attorneys at top firms and in-house at Fortune 1000 companies. Over the course of two days, leading legal and human resources executives presented on topics from transitioning in your career to negotiating a raise to understanding body language cues when networking. (I had a fun job: presenting a fashion show of stylish work looks in conjunction with Saks Fifth Avenue). Here are ten great nuggets of wisdom heard–and overheard–at the conference that I think all GGGs can appreciate:

1. On negotiating salary: You make the case for getting a raise everyday– or not– through your actions and attitude at the workplace.
2. Usually, the mentor chooses the mentee– not the other way around.
3. Sitting on a corporate or non-profit board is an unparalleled opportunity to network with leaders in your field.
4. Raise your profile in your industry by speaking on panels or conferences twice a year. The more high profile, the better. Bonus points if your picture is prominently featured in the program.
5. Continually ask yourself these two guiding questions about your job as you move through your career: 1) Am I happy? 2) Is this good for me? If the answer is no, then you need to make some changes.
6. Just shaking hands with someone establishes the equivalent level of rapport as if you’d spent three hours of face-to-face time with that person. — Patti Wood, body language expert
7. When shaking hands, the most important thing is palm-to-palm contact. Extend your hand at a slight diagonal angle, as if you are landing a plane– instead of perpendicular to the floor. (from Patti Wood)
8. Not really a career tip but very useful: The best oil for cooking at high heat is grapeseed oil (who knew?), but it can infuse your cooking with the grapeseed flavor. Next best option is canola. The best pans? All-Clad — from Chef Jeff, cooking personality and author of Cooked
9. Within a corporation, titles can be deceiving. Learn and get to know the real decisionmakers.
10. On work-life balance: If you want to get married and have kids, but don’t see women at the top of your organization that have the life you envision, then you don’t want to be at that company!

With millions of Americans out of work, scammers are preying on desperate job-seekers. Yesterday I spoke on the CBS Early Show about some of the latest job hunting scams– including Twitter scams and the latest twists on credit info “phishing” cons. Here’s a link to the clip.

Some big red flags? 1) Anything that says you can “work from home” and make tons of money 2) When the email from the employer looks fake or is riddled with grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors 3) The employer is quick to ask for a credit check 4) You’re asked to wire money or transfer suspicious goods.

Photo: CBS News

Check out this great article in Esquire about Yahoo’s CEO Carol Bartz.  Unapologetically brash, she’s got one of the funniest and insightful hiring techniques. When she gets to the last stage of the interview, she already knows whether the person can do the job. But that’s not enough; the candidate can’t, to put it bluntly, be an asshole. As Carol describes her process:

“We’ll go through the whole interview, and I’ll say, “I have one last question. I don’t work with assholes. Are you one?”

Some say, “What a great question! I want to work in a place that’s like that.” But you’d be amazed at how many others hear that question and look like they’ve just been caught. Their expressions say: I guess I’m an asshole.

Bold, and brilliant!