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Cally Martin

Cally Martin

Callan is a social media loving, blog writing, event planning freelancer who believes in the power of the oxford comma. Originally from America’s high-five (Michigan), she’s been in Austin since 2015 and doesn’t plan on moving anytime soon. When not attached to WiFi, she can be found running around the lake or drinking mimosas at brunch.

resign

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Three Things You Must Do After You Resign

So you’ve done it! You’ve put in your two weeks notice. You’re happy about your decision and ready for a new challenge, but there’s still one thing to consider. …

sick of work stuck in a rut

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Sick of Work or Stuck in a Rut?

At any job there comes a time when you begin to question what the hell you’re doing. You daydream about leaving at lunch and never coming back, or imagine …

introvert-EQ

Cally Martin / February 22, 2018

Four Questions with Dorothy Tannahill-Moran: Increasing your EQ

We recently published the best New Year’s resolutions to make this year for your career. We had so much great advice from industry experts and wanted to give …

challenge automation

Cally Martin / February 22, 2018

Four Questions with Donna Svei: Challenging Automation

We recently published the best New Year’s resolutions to make this year for your career. We had so much great advice from industry experts and wanted to follow …

hired anyway

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Eight Job Seekers Who Got Hired Anyway

You go through so many interviews during a job search it becomes almost routine. Sometimes you decide to have a little fun with it. And sometimes you do things …

lisa cummings lead through strengths

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

At Work With Lisa Cummings, Leader of Strengths

Lisa Cummings is the creator of Lead Through Strengths, where she helps people find and leverage their strengths at work specifically, but translates them to …

give yourself permission

Cally Martin / February 22, 2018

Four Questions with Amy Wolfgang: Giving Yourself Permission

We recently published the best New Year’s resolutions to make this year for your career. We had so much great advice from industry experts and wanted to follow …

Cally Martin / February 22, 2018

Four Questions with Vicki Aubin: Finding your “Partner in Action”

We recently published the best New Year’s resolutions to make this year for your career. We had so much great advice from industry experts and wanted to follow …

common grammar mistakes

Cally Martin / January 24, 2018

How to Nail Perfect Grammar Even if You Slept Through Grade School

Don’t end a sentence with a preposition…   Between the deep dark of the internet and the screenshots your friends take, nothing is ever forgotten. …

2017 new years resolutions

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

36 Top Experts on the Best Career Resolutions for 2017

Every year we make New Year’s resolutions like “eat healthy” and “run five miles a week” and “volunteer,” things that are usually manageable until the middle of …

letting go

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Letting Go: The Only Way to Feel Successful in Life

Like all millennials, I had a mid-twenties crisis after graduation when my life plan fell apart (not to be dramatic or anything.) I ate a lot of cheesecake and …

wrong company work you

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

What’s Not Working—the Company, the Work, or You?

On paper the job description and company seemed ideal…then you started. You did all the right things, asked the right questions, aligned with your manager and …

holiday job search advice

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

33 Career Experts Share Their Best Advice for Your Holiday Job Search

The holidays can get overwhelming, add in the unemployment factor and they can be downright unbearable. Just because it’s the holiday season that doesn’t mean …

thanksgiving health benefits

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

The 5 Health Benefits of Thanksgiving Dinner (and Your Career)

Thanksgiving is a time for family, food, and football. But let’s not forget about your health and well-being!   Here are some of the health benefits of …

ralph wakerly profile piece

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

At Work With Ralph Wakerly, Healthcare Industry Expert

As President of Wakerly Partners, Inc. and C-Suite Resources, Inc., Ralph Wakerly, has spent the better part of his career helping individuals and companies to …

basic interview advice

Cally Martin / February 22, 2018

The New Interview Basics Aren’t So Basic

Standard interview advice can be so basic and repetitive. Firm handshake. Extra copies of your resume. Dress nicely. Smile. But do you want to know what HR and …

creepiest jobs

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

12 of the Creepiest Jobs That Really Exist

With Halloween right around the corner ghouls, goblins, and clowns are preparing to scare anyone out collecting sugary loot. We decided to scare up the …

calm confident decision making

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Are You Sure You’re Making the Right Decision?

And if so, how do you know?   We make an unbelievable amount of decisions every single day. Choosing what to have for lunch, what shoes to wear, whether …

career ted talk

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

13 of the Best TedTalks for Your Career (and Your Life)

  There are hundreds of TedTalks to sift through that focus on any topic you could think of. I have rounded up the best of the best that will give you …

toughest interview question

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

How to Answer the Toughest Interview Question

You will find a zillion articles on how to answer tough interview questions, how your body language is interpreted by a hiring manager, and what to wear to your …

best business books

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

11 Books That Can Take Your Career to the Next Level

There’s only so much time in a day, and even regular readers tend to lean towards fiction or celebrity tell-alls. When’s the last time you read something that …

customer service barista life

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Shout Out to the Customer Service Industry

Fall is here and that means holiday shopping is right around the corner. (Truth: it’s started already). One of the most difficult jobs you can have is in the …

mistakes to make

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

The 3 Career Mistakes You Should Make

You can find hundreds of articles about what you should and shouldn’t be doing with your career (and life.) They tell you if you make one mistake it will haunt …

average between should and must

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

An Open Letter to the Extraordinarily Average Person

Every decision you make has the power to affect your life. Immediately or somewhere down the road, every choice you’ve made has made an impact on your life. …

save the drama

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Save Your Work Drama for Your Mama

Seriously, your mom is the only one that cares anymore.   We get it. You had a bad day, long week or month, but so did your sister, neighbor, and the …

things interns say tweets

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Interns Say the Darndest Things

A majority of college seniors are required to have at least a semester of internship hours. The experience of an internship is invaluable. It offers a window …

job search newbie

Cally Martin / January 24, 2018

15 Things You Wish You Knew During Your First Job Search

Everyone talks about how awful job searching is. If you’ve been there (or are currently there) you understand exactly how terrible it can be. What no one tells …

new job

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

5 Things Nobody Tells You at Your First ‘Real’ Job

The realest thing many people told me; though, at the time, I thought they were joking was “stay in school for as long as you can.” I can’t tell you how many …

communication mistakes

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

3 Communication Missteps You Can Fix Right Now

Communication is the key to literally everything. Okay, not everything, but a lot of problems come from a lack of communication and those same problems could be …

quit your job in five words

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

We All Have Dreams, Sometimes They're Hashtags

You know those days where you forget about all your financial responsibilities and quit your job a thousand times over in your head? You’re not alone. We’ve all …

confident ask for want

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

How to be Confident and Ask for What you Need to do your Job

Resources are limited in every company and in start-ups there can be a complete void. I wear many hats here at Jobs2Careers, but the one thing I can say about …

busy

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Just How Busy Are You, Really?

Or are you just addicted to the feeling of being busy?   In a world where technology makes it simple to work outside of the office, it seems like …

thoughts throughout the day

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

11 Things About Your Job That You Won't Say Out Loud

Having a perfect daily work routine is crucial for some people. Others are just lucky to make it to work on time. Either way, you’re probably guilty of having …

vacation suck less

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

How to Make Returning From Vacation Suck Less

Vacations are great, coming back from them isn’t. Here’s how you can plan ahead to make your return to work not that terrible.   Whether you’re out for a …

game of thrones motivation

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Why Game of Thrones is the Real Motivator in Your Life

Spoiler Alert: Don’t read any further if you haven’t watched season six and have intentions of doing so.   Like most of the world, I spent my Sunday …

resume edit worst words

Cally Martin / January 24, 2018

How to Replace the 5 Worst Words Used in Resumes

Straight from an HR professionals mouth, don’t be cheesy when it comes to your resume.   One way to build a quality resume is to make it stand out by …

winners never quit

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit

However, if you haven’t felt the urge to quit, you’re doing life wrong.   I’m not talking about celebrities who are all, “woe is me I’m famous and people …

i hate internship

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Do You Really Need an Internship?

Your college professors, advisors, friends, and parents told you getting an internship is the only way to get a job and the experience of a job before you enter …

doing a better job

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

7 Signs You’re Better at Your Job Than You Think

Whether you believe in imposter syndrome or not, there is always a time in your career where you look around and think, “I have no clue what I am …

doing a better job than you

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

10 People Doing a Better Job than You

You know that ecard that perfectly sums up our lives when we feel overwhelmed with life? If you don’t know which one I’m talking about, here it …

culture of sharing

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Sharing is Caring: How to Use Social Media for Good

We live in a culture of sharing.   This is one of the greatest shifts in technology in the last decade. Nearly everyone has some social media page or …

not quitting my job

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

No, Internet, I will NOT Quit my Job

We (yes, me included) have what I like to call “first world problems.” This millennial generation has the opportunity to throw in the towel anytime we are …

master the art of adulting

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

6 Tips to Help You Master the Art of Adulting

“Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of …

rainbow-on-the-patio

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Don’t Miss Out on Summer Just Because You’re in the Office

The first day of summer isn’t until June 20th this year, but the weather is warm (and getting warmer for midwest and southern states), the days seem longer, and …

may 11 dont rush work day

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

The One Thing Your Company Can do to Improve Your Life

May 11th is “Don’t Rush to Work Day”! At least here in Austin. The mayor wants you to take your time getting to work. Two months ago, on March 11, Austin was …

fired millennials

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

3 Reasons Why Millennials Should Be Fired

The time has finally come. Businesses are taking a stand. Millennials can take their selfish selves elsewhere.   Companies handed over the power and …

grow up

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

I have a deep passion for pizza. And I love giraffes. Naturally, I should be an African safari guide with a Little Caesar’s franchise. That sounds as ridiculous …

drunk and job searching

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

How Your Job Search is Like Getting Drunk

I have spent many late nights searching for jobs, and many late nights drinking. Sometimes on the same night. While the objectives are different, the …

toxic employee

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

The 5 Most Toxic Coworkers to Avoid

We all have our vices, and our unique personalities don’t always bring out the best in one another. In your personal life, you can avoid “toxic people.” But at …

stay alert at work

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Sleeping on the Job? How to Stay Alert Without Caffeine

Coffee this and coffee that…don’t get me wrong, I like to have a nice cup o’ joe in the morning to wake up and get my ass in gear for the day. However, science …

fired BFF coping

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

How to Cope with Losing your Work BFF

You spend basically all your time at work. And after work you are likely to be found at a happy hour drinking and complaining about work with coworkers. …

bad morning comeback

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

How to Turn Around a Bad Morning

“My alarm didn’t go off!” Meaning you hit snooze too many times and now you’re late. You opt to skip breakfast, but spill coffee all over yourself driving to …

girl_ actually

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

The Worst Word You’re Using in the Workplace

You’re actually using it incorrectly, especially when you work in a team or group environment. Even worse, a manager saying it to a subordinate.  And the sad …

monopoly money board

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Feminism Won’t Close the Wage Gap, but Transparency Can

I’ll confess that I don’t consider myself a feminist.   Except the definition of feminism, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and …

Fword fine

Cally Martin / January 24, 2018

The New F-Word: The Rise of Fine and How to Stop It

You know that Friday is our favorite F-word, but there’s a new one that is not only becoming increasingly popular, but is spreading mediocrity like a disease in …

kitty scary life

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

Real Life is Scary, But it Doesn't Have to Be

Get ready for some cat poster wisdom. It’s more than “hang in there, baby,” so bear with me.   Your cap and gown have been purchased (as if you didn’t …

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Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

10 Things You Absolutely Need to Do Before Graduation

Your final semester came in like a wrecking ball and soon you will have to face reality, but for now you should concentrate on making your last semester of …

summer job search

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Summer Isn’t Just for Beaches and Margaritas…

Summer can be the perfect time to search for your next career! If you are one of the many millennials who have self-diagnosed FOMO and dread the thought of a …

summer productivity

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Enjoy your Working Summer: 5 Tips to Stay Motivated

SXSW has come and gone here in Austin and spring is in full-swing. The sunshine is beaming through our office windows and all we can dream about is working on …

downagedden 2 nerds

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Revenge of the Internet: Dealing with an Outage

Living in a technology-driven world, we are so reliant on having internet access. When it fails, you aren’t sure how exactly to go about your life, let alone …

creative industries

Cally Martin / January 15, 2018

6 Challenges to Overcome in your Creative Career

When you join a startup you expect to wear many hats, so when asked about your diverse skills during the interview process, you may fabricate a little thinking …

online friends or no

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Friendiquette: Who Can I Be Friends with on Social Media?

So this happens: *1 New Notification… “My MANAGER just requested to be my friend?!” Absolutely not and now I am scouring my Facebook page to figure out what …

friends and frenemies

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Personal or Professional: Where to Draw the Line?

All offices have cliques. In every office there is a manager who wants to be the employee's friend (or vice versa). And in every office there must be a line …

productive playlist

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

33 Songs for a Killer Productivity Playlist

Study after study highlights the benefits of listening to music while you work (or study for finals). Music releases dopamine from the brain and—for a lot of …

working while sick

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Is Showing Up to Work Sick Ever a Good Idea?

The short answer: No. But if you live in the U.S., where employers aren’t required to offer paid sick leave, you might have to load up on non-drowsy meds and …

greedy millennial cake

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

Millennials are Greedy Because They Can Be

There are so many articles out there about millennials and how we are spoiled, inconsistent, and blah, blah, blah. Yes, we are those things, but we didn’t get …

side hustle balancing act

Cally Martin / January 25, 2018

3 Easy Ways to Manage a Side Hustle

There will be a time in your life when you need a side hustle to make ends meet and there may come a time when a side hustle turns into something more. It might …

unpaid puppies

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Unpaid Work That Could Actually Land Your Dream Job

Some career experts debate about whether or not to include your volunteer work in the relevant experience section of your resume. If you have 30 years of work …

resume building stress

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Please Fill Out Relevant Experience, and Again, and Again...

The Evolution of the Job Application   People used to say the greatest invention was the wheel. Now, if you ask a young person applying for jobs what …

waiting game HR tips

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Call Me, Maybe? How to Rock Your Post Interview Follow Up

Playing the waiting game after a job interview is a huge pain point for job seekers. You walk out of your interview like a boss and you’re still waiting to hear …

elevator pitch

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Tell Me About Yourself: 5 Tips for a Perfect Elevator Pitch

We’re all familiar with elevator music, but the last thing you want is to put someone to sleep when you’re trying to tell them why you are a good job candidate. …

boss push up

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

We’re Human Too (and 8 Other Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You)

Whether they’re new or a veteran manager, any boss can lose perspective of what it’s like for their employees. They’re exposed to new information and their …

kiss ass guy

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Be a Suck-Up Without Being a Suck-Up

It has been said a million times: “Work takes up the majority of your time, you might as well like it." But what happens when the only thing holding you back …

punching stress

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Knock Out Your Stress, Not Your Coworkers

Here are Some Cute Products to Distract You.   Just talking about burnout makes us burnt out, but pressure and toxic work environments are almost …

office games chair races

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

9 Ways to Beat the Winter Work Blues

  February is kind of like the Tuesday of the year; useless and no one’s favorite.   We made it through another holiday season and the …

stress coworkers behind back

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Your Toxic Behavior is Infecting Your Workplace

So you’ve identified that you’re the source of the office stress bug. Congratulations! Admitting you have a problem is the first step to overcoming it. While …

voodoo stress monster

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

7 Signs YOU Are the Office Stress Monster

You can probably tell when coworkers don’t want to work with you. Some are obvious, like avoidance or direct insults. If you’re the negative one in the office …

tossing resumes

Cally Martin / May 6, 2019

Make Your Resume Stand Out, Not Get Tossed Out

Are you sick of staring at the same old resume? Are you worried your resume continues to get overlooked because it’s so basic and boring? Has anyone ever …

FOMO surprised

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Be Careful – Your FOMO is Showing!

­­If you are reading this, you're probably already familiar with the concept of "FOMO." FOMO (fear of missing out) was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in …

winning inspiration

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

11 Inspirational Quotes To Make Your Job Search Suck Less

Job searching is a full-time job—a tedious, repetitive, soul-sucking full-time job that you don’t get paid for. It’s difficult to stay motivated, but not …

phone or skype interview

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Stress Less and Ace Your Next Interview

Unless you went into the family business or lucked into a sure thing at a company, odds are you have been through some sort of interview process. It can be …

imposter syndrome

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Faking it: Nobody Knows What The Hell Is Going On

Have you ever sidled up to a Pac-Man game and seen the demo playing and started moving the joystick, and the little guys continue to eat up the ghosts and you …

new years resolutions

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

The 3 New Year’s Resolutions Job Seekers Can Actually Keep

New Year's resolutions: Easy to make; hard to keep. If ‘finding a new job’, (or simply “find a job”) is on your list, we have a few resolutions to add to your …

struggle is real

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

The Struggle Is Real: 9 Not-So-Funemployment Lessons

Congratulations, millennial! You graduated from college and are preparing to enter the workforce (or you’ve already taken your first stepping stone job). One …

out of office on vacation

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

How to Rock Your Out-of-Office Auto-Reply

Out of town for the #holidays? Use these tips to help manage your inbox while you’re gone.   With the holidays in full-swing, vacations and PTO have …

holiday party the office

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

What NOT to do at Your Company Holiday Party

We could list off all the things deemed appropriate for work parties this holiday season, but where’s the fun in that? Instead here is a list of all the things …

seasonal jobs

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

How to Turn a Seasonal Gig into a Full-Time Job

Fa la la la la, la la la la… Every year, an increase in holiday shopping requires retailers to add thousands of jobs. These gigs are a great way for job …

job search

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

How to Get Hired from Miles Away

Searching for jobs out of state? We have some tips to give you an edge on getting noticed by hiring managers (and getting hired) no matter where you live! In …

OMG

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Is Your Company Prepared for the Millennial Surge?

There are so many stereotypes for millennials, it’s hard to shake them (mostly because at least one of them is true for each of us). But don’t diminish the work …

flip it office notifier

Cally Martin / January 26, 2018

Your Second Home: 10 Ways to Upgrade Your Cubicle

(Featured image from Flip It) You probably spend 40 hours (or more) a week working in a cube farm, but it doesn’t mean your work-space has to be sterile and …

moo business cards

Cally Martin / June 29, 2020

8 Job Search Essentials You'll Love

(Featured image from MOO.com) Leave Your Mark In a world where social media and all things internet are king, Aliza Licht writes about how you can use your …

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