Email Archive — Alexa Shoen

Hey, friends.

I'm writing you from the south coast of Portugal, which really just doesn't suck at all. The weather was about to make a turn for the worse in Berlin, so this trip came at a great time. (It's also my birthday this Sunday, so it comes with good cause, too!)

Episode 2 of #entrylevelboss is about starting to think outside the box in your job search. You don't get a lot of education about all the incredible choices you have when it comes to starting your career. And what's worse, there seems to be a stigma attached to some choices. Working for a big corporation = good. Working in a boutique agency = not as important. Working for a nightclub = bad.

So, let's all just pause for a moment and, in the spirit of not casting the first stone and all that, realize that we're all different people and very different things will make us happy. Meaning no career path is going to be a one-size-fits-all.

CHECK IT OUT HERE.

If you'd've tried to tell me that anything good would ever come out of 2013*, I would have probably cried in your face because that's how awful that year was for me. I've always been really good at finding my own way, and that year was the first time I ever felt an emotion that I can only describe as helplessness. And I'm the one who comes equipped with a knack for sounding like I know what I'm talking about, writing killer emails, and having instant access to a wonderful group of mentors and supporters!

So, now that I have my own Very Awful Year** under my belt, I feel like it's time to step up and share all the helpful tools I've collected over the years and pass them onto those who need a hand.