CAREER INSIGHTS & ADVICE AND ARCHIVE

NYWICI Relaunches Mentorship Program
The NYWICI Mentorship Program is coming back! Applications to be a mentor or a mentee open on National Mentoring Day (October 27, 2023) and mentor/mentee pairings will be announced on International Mentoring Day (January 17, 2024). In the latest NYWICI ...

Adweek’s Jenny Rooney on Marketing Trends Today: Going Beyond the Textbook, Focusing on Culture, and Recognizing the Power and Influence of Words
With so many new and emerging digital platforms, the pressure is on to deliver content that is creative, compelling, inclusive and accessible. And if we’re being honest with ourselves, this can sometimes (or maybe always) be overwhelming. Fortunately, the talented ...

From Scholarship to Success: How NYWICI Changed The Trajectory of My Future
Some of the best things in life come when you least expect it. “Congratulations! You’ve won a NYWICI scholarship! You might think it’s a bit odd that as a journalism major, your donor is actually a public relations agency, but ...

On This Women’s Equality Day, Acknowledging Those Who Paved the Way
Indomitable. Unstoppable. Fearless. I’ve been surrounded by strong women for as long as I can remember, so it never occurred to me as a youngster that my gender could be a potential liability or a barrier to achieving whatever I ...

Work/Life Integration
Have you ever wondered what it’s like being part of the NYWICI community? Are you influenced by likeminded individuals who are just as passionate in the communications industry as you are? Look no further because on August 21, 2023, NYWICI ...

Introducing WomenHeard Changemakers: A New Podcast Series
There’s a new way to listen to NYWICI! Georgia Galanoudis, NYWICI President, joins Julie Hochheiser Ilkovich, WomenHeard host, to introduce an exciting new podcast series: WomenHeard Changemakers. You’ll find it in the same feed as the WomenHeard podcast, so make ...

Making the Right Mentoring Moves
I honestly would not be where I am today if not for a long list of teachers, counselors, managers, colleagues, mentors, coaches and sponsors. These amazing women and men provided invaluable advice and counsel, pulled no punches when I was ...

Pivoting and Reinvention with Lesley Jane Seymour
From a writer for Women's Wear Daily, to a beauty editor for Glamour, to holding significant leadership roles as the Editor-In-Chief of Marie Claire and More, Lesley Jane Seymour has run the gamut of magazine editorial. Now as CEO of ...

Simone Sloan: How to Lead Using Emotional Intelligence
As a leader rises within an organization, they might not realize that emotional intelligence – a level of understanding of their own and others’ emotions – can boost leadership effectiveness ...

Devika Bulchandani: How to Succeed Day by Day and Avoid Burnout
“What makes us women is, at the end of the day, our intuition, our hearts, and our ability to lead differently. That I take very seriously,” said Devika Bulchandani, global CEO of Ogilvy and a 2022 NYWICI Matrix Award Honoree ...

Don’t stress it alone, find a mentor
According to a recent Gallup report, workers worldwide are experiencing high levels of stress. And women in the U.S. are experiencing stress to an even greater degree, with 57% agreeing that they experienced stress “a lot of the day yesterday” ...

Ellen Johnson: “Teams Win the Game”
From the world of finance to family, Ellen Johnson, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Interpublic Group (IPG), knows what it takes to make impactful changes. As one of the major voices of IPG, she shared her priceless experiences ...