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First Things First.People.
 Carolyn Slaski
,Partner
 When Carolyn Slaski and her husband had their rst child, she wanted more time with her amily. Ernst & Young knew the value o Carolyn’s contribution and supported her desire to work on a fexible work arrangement or several years. Today, Carolyn is a partner with three sons and a dynamic career that has included a global assignment. Working ull-time, Carolyn has the fexibility she needs to succeed personally and proessionally. She knows how to put her priorities rst…just likeErnst & Young puts its people rst. ey.com/us/careers
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One o the Women For Hire Foundation’s big initiatives or 2008 is to empowerevery woman—regardless o income level or proximity to power—to be a bank-roller o good and enable her to experience the rewards o giving. Instead o contributing to political campaigns, we’re turning our attention to people muchcloser to our hearts: low-income women in need o job training and personal-ized assistance to get them jobs.Most o these women are single mothers with the sole fnancial responsibility o raising their amilies. Access to training and a hand up could mean the dier-ence between minimum wage versus a livable wage, inconsistent hours versus asteady schedule, and no benefts versus health insurance and paid time-o.Money in the bank isn’t the only beneft. I’ve witnessed frsthand the beautiulbounce in her step as a woman returns to work and gets a paycheck or her e-orts ater a prolonged period o unemployment. There’s that certain smile o confdence and contentment that only comes rom being on a path to fnancialindependence.Watching rom the sidelines as my money and time do their thing is enormouslymeaningul to me. It produces an indescribable glow that every one o us shouldhave the good ortune o experiencing. Nothing makes me more proud.We want to pass along the opportunity to experience that eeling while also tap-ping your inner undraising diva—you know, that voice inside that says, “Oh,wouldn’t it be so abulous to have the ability to really impact the success o otherpeople!” We’ve created a simple way to help you get involved today.Instead o just writing a check, we want to recruit you to work with us on behal o the Women For Hire Foundation. This kind o work isn’t hard labor but a la-bor o love. Don’t get me wrong: We’ll take your tax-deductible donations too!Come up with a clever theme or an evening o un and undraising at homewith your riends. We’ve hosted everything rom pizza and potlucks to cocktailsand karaoke. My all-time avorite is the night I dubbed dinner and decoup-age. I treated 15 guests to Chinese take-out while I taught them how to makeoriginal plates.Here’s the simple catch: Each guest brings a check made out to the Women ForHire Foundation ranging rom $15 to $50—the amount is completely up to you,
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 My Plea fo Yo Plee
the host. It’s usually best to keep it in the range o what each woman wouldtypically spend or an average night on the town. But instead o an ordinarymeal, everyone enjoys laughter andgood times made even better knowingit’s or a worthy cause.From each night o estivities, our Foun-dation collects $150 to $1,000 depend-ing on the number o attendees. And just as importantly as the money, we’realso building a grassroots army o well-wishers or the women we’re serving.So please accept my plea and pledgeyour time and energy to plan a party incelebration o riendship and women’scareer empowerment. Visit womeno-rhire.com/oundation or photos andanecdotes o some o the successul soi-rees that are taking place throughoutthe country. You’ll learn how to planthe perect event, plus you’ll see someo the perks o putting yoursel to workwith us. We can’t wait to add picturesrom your estivities to our website andin the next issue o this magazine.We hope you’ll agree that this is a campaign worth cheering or and that you’llput your party-planning prowess to work on behal o those women who’ll ben-eft greatly rom your vote o confdence.Cheers!Tory JohnsonFounder & CEOWomen For Hire
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Photo By Allyson Lubow
COVER GIRLS
Pictured on the cover by column: (1) Stacy Francis, Jessica Weiner, Liz Lange,Jacqueline Liebergott; (2) Peggy Klaus, Deborah Roberts (
Sv Fnn/ABCNws
), Hannah Seligson; (3) Jessica Gu, Tory Johnson (
Allyson Lubow 
), Ale-andra Levitt; (4) Michelle Madhok, Linda Ellerbee (
Goron Munro
), Gale Britton.All photos are courtesy o each woman ecept where noted.Read on or their advice and insights.
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TABLE of CONTENTS
IN EVERY ISSUE
2 Corner Cubicle7 Inside Women For Hire11 Tidbits & Tactics50 Spotlight on Epo Success
ocUS oNLEADERSHIP
21 A Look at Women’s Leadership23 Know Thysel and Thy Sticky Floors27 A Four-Tiered Look at Leadership:Women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and50s weigh in on the “L” Word31 Dealing with the Imposter Syndrome33 The Case or Saying No35 The Levity Eect: Three ReasonsWhy it Pays or Leaders to LightenUp at Work36 Jessica Gu on Management39 Jacqueline Liebergott onAccomplishment41 Deborah Roberts onAuthenticity45 Gale Britton on Reward
On thE BLOG
We asked you to share your thoughts and personal experiencesregarding crying at work. Here are some o the responses romWomen For Hire’s Be Gutsy Blog. Read ‘em and weep.
 FOr CrYiNg OuT LOud
 
I see nothing wrong with crying or showing emotion at work, as that means youare a caring and passionate person who strives 100% to achieve your goals.Coworkers share all the good things about our personal lives–our accomplish-ments, our kids’ accomplishments, our vacation plans, stories rom childhood–sowhy do we recoil rom sharing the bad things–our pain, our ears, our rustrations?
 A FAr CrY FrOM PrOFESSiONAL
It is never appropriate to cry at work. Coworkers and especially your boss see thisas a weakness that you can’t stand the heat and that you are emotional.I eel that crying at work shows you are too emotional and is unacceptable to me.
SOB STOriES
Early in my career, I cried upon being told that I was laid o. It came as a sur-prise and I was caught o guard by my own tears. I tried holding them back andperhaps because the person letting me go was a woman, it made me eel lessvulnerable.I’ve been mostly successul at keeping my tears to mysel. I started a new jobrecently, at a very stressul time in my lie, and one day I ended up crying at mydesk—very quietly. A coworker came to do a training eercise with me, and I said,“Sorry, I’m having my own little private nervous breakdown. I’ll be with you in just aminute.” In about ve minutes, I was composed enough to invite her over to nishthe training.The crying at work is something that I have a tough time with. I work hard to keepmy composure but when I am pushed to the boiling point, I will stand my groundand walk away and let the tears fow in private.
CrYiNg TO gET AhEAd? 
I hate when women use tears as a weapon to get their way.Women should not use their emotions to make others eel sorry or them.I a man cries or shows anger he’s oten regarded as having a sensitive side(in a positive way) and is respected. And i women show the same emotions, theyare oten regarded as being over-sensitive.
Mak your voc ar on our B Gusy Blog. Vs blog.womnforr.com oxrss your onons an ra  las oss from our am of worklacbloggrs.
If you have experience in sales or customer service and a bachelor’s degree, please apply online @ erac.com/womenforhire.To contact a local recruiter, please call toll-free (888) 999-ERAC.
Serve the Customer • Be Honest • Have Fun • Be a Good Neighbor • Open Doors • Always Listen • Reward Hard Work • Own Our Brand
 What company will I start mymanagement career with?
I believe this one.
I heard Enterprise was different, but until Istarted working here I didn’t appreciate howmuch. The first thing I noticed is that peoplecount. Whether it’s a long-time customer oran employee who’s just starting out, everyopinion matters.Take our signature “pick you up” service.This was started by a manager who simplylistenedto customers who needed a ride. Noteveryone was convinced it was a good idea,but he was empowered to run with it - and itultimately developed into a trademark of oursuperior customer service.So, you see, that typical, impersonal,corporate bureaucracy you’d expectfrom such a successful industry-leadingcompany just doesn’t exist here. So if I havea good idea, no matter what my job title, Iknow it will be heard and my career will berewarded accordingly.
I believe
in two-way communication.And so does my$9.5 billion company.
 We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V.
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