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2013
Simply Hired, “New Grads: How to Succeed in Your New Job,” May 2013 (article written by Lisa Quast)
The Jane Dough, “We’ve Got An Awesome Grad Gift For You,” May 2013 (Giveaway of Lisa’s book, Your Career, Your Way!, and free book excerpt)
GlobalPost.com, “What Are the Signs That I Should Leave My Job?”, May 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
RankLocal.com, “How to Manage Stress at the Workplace,” May 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Dale Carnegie Training, “3 Ways To Prevent The Poison Of Office Gossip,” April 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MSN Careers, “6 Things Never To Say At Work,” April 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Menlo Partners Staffing, “New Job? Get off to a Good Start,” March 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Black Enterprise, Wealth for Life, “Boss Moves: 7 Steps To Leading An Effective Meeting,” March 2013 (Lisa Quast’s tips included in article)
Cornerstone, “6 Tips For Shaping Your Personal Brand Online,” March 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Marenated, “Mentoring, Videos And My Investment Career,” March 2013 (Lisa Quast’s tips included in article)
MOSourceLink.com, “Managing Stress In The Workplace”, February 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Hiring Site, “Working, Girl? The Economic Impact Of Women In The WorkForce”, February 2013 (Lisa Quast’s tips included in article)
Simply Hired, “7 Fastest Ways To Succeed In Your New Job”, February 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Center for Shared Services, “How To Start The Search For A Mentor,” February 2013 (Lisa Quast’s tips included in article)
MensHealth.com, “A Wealth Plan For Every Man”, February 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
AKSourceLink.com, “Managing Stress In The Workplace”, January 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter, “Issaquah Resident Recognized For Business Acumen”, January 2013 (Lisa Quast wins Stevie Award for Women in Business for “Blog of the Year” for 2012)
MinnesotaWorks.net, “Things Never To Say On A Job Interview”, January 2013 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
2012
The Office Professional, “How Mature Admins Shine: Learn How To Stay Relevant And Show Value”, December 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Teen Vogue, “Why You Need A Career Mentor And How To Find One,” November 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Seattle Times, NW Jobs, “Career Makeover: Construction Project Manager Retools Job Search,” November 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Simply Hired, “Dress For Success! Lisa Quast’s Top Tips”, November 2012 (Excerpt from Lisa Quast’s book, Your Career, Your Way!)
The Seattle Times, NW Jobs, “Job-Interview Outfit Do’s And Don’ts”, November 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
CBS Money Watch, “7 Ways To Hide Your Job Search From The Boss”, October 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Is Your Image Stuck In A Different Decade?”, September 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Seattle Times, NW Jobs, “Career Makeover: Budding Social Worker Gets Help”, September 2012 (Lisa Quast participated as one of the career coaches)
Simply Hired, “Make Your Virtual You A Viable Candidate”, September 2012 (article written by Lisa Quast)
The Work Style Magazine, “Earning Respect At Work”, September 2012 (article written by Lisa Quast)
The Office Professional, “Job Search: Your Online Presence”, August 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Monster Working, “Make Your Virtual You Virtually Perfect”, August 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
SoulSista Radio, Heart for…the Community with host Doreen Wong on the topic, “Pageants Teach Valuable Skills.” Lisa Quast’s Forbes article, “Find Your Inner Pageant Queen To Excel In Your Career“, was the inspiration for this radio discussion, August 2012 (Lisa was one of four guests interviewed on the radio show)
Software Advice, “6 Things New Hires Should Do In The First 30 Days”, July 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Establishing A Relationship With Your Mentee”, July 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Are You Ready To Be A Mentor?”, July 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Career Intelligence, “Juggling Your Job Search: How to Look for a Job While You’re Still Employed”, June 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Job Search: The Grass Isn’t Always Greener”, June 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
FINS Finance, “Seven Tips for Success on Day One of a New Job”, June 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
CBS Money Watch, “5 Ways To Show Authority – Without Yelling”, May 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Womenetics, “Women Taking Care of Business – Again”, May 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Life2pointoh.com, “Work Conflict 101: What do do When You (or a Peer) Becomes the Boss”, May 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Dress for Success in Every Season”, May 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Time Business, “The Real Reason Women Don’t Help Other Women at Work”, May 2012 (One of Lisa Quast’s previous Forbes.com blogs referenced)
Second Act, “6 Ways to Energize Your Job Search”, May 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Second Act, “8 Ways to Make a Reverse Mentorship Work for You”, April 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “When a Potential Mentor Turns You Down”, April 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Career Intelligence, “Going Beyond Show Me the Money”“, March 2012 (Lisa Quast provides insight on how to negotiate a better compensation package)
CBS Moneywatch, “6 Signs You’re Too Nice of a Boss”, March 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Office Professional, “Get the Most from a Mentor by Formalizing the Relationship”, March 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Daily Cougar, “International holiday celebrates women”, March 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Career-Intelligence.com, “Going Beyond Show Me The Money: How to negotiate a better overall compensation package”, March 2012 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
2011
The Glass Hammer, “How to Navigate the Niceness Paradox, Part 1″, December 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Career Bliss, “Exit Interview: Make a Good Last Impression”, November 2011 (Lisa Quast’s tips featured in article)
CBS Money Watch, “Constructive criticism: 5 ways to get your point heard, every single time”, November 2011 (Lisa Quast’s tips featured in article)
CareerAttraction.com, “Best Job Interview Tips #8: Lisa Quast, Career Woman, Inc.”, September 2011 (Lisa Quast’s tips featured in article)
Free e-Book by Kevin Kermes, “70+ Tips to the Perfect Interview”, September 2011 (Lisa Quast’s tips included in book)
Payscale.com, “Does Casual Dress Hurt Your Income?”, September 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MSN Careers, “Finding employment before 2012: Job searching as the year winds down”, September 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
NW Jobs.com, “How to quit: Jump ship professionally without going overboard”, July 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
BusinessInfoGuide.com, “Interview with Lisa Quast”, June 2011
Blue Sky News, “Viewpoint”, June 2011 (information about Lisa Quast, Career Woman, Inc., Lisa’s Forbes.com Blog, “Career Chic”, and the Wing2WingProject.org)
MSN Careers, “The elephant in the intervie room: Are you being passed over because of age?”, June 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
AZCentral.com, Arizona Business & Money, “Kepp positive attitude while seeking work”, April 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MSN Careers, “Making yourself known: How to cultivate your executive presence”, March 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Guam Pacific Daily News (Guampdn.com), “Keep your resume free of clutter, common pitfalls”, February 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MonsterThinking, “Workplace Violence & Security Risks”, February 2011 (This blog recommended Lisa Quast’s article, “Workplace Violence: The 5 Most Important Tips Women Need to Know to Protect Themselves”
Ashworth Community Career Services Blog, “Staying Positive: If you keep saying you can’t, you probably won’t”, January 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MSN Careers, “Staying Positive: If you keep saying you can’t, you probably won’t”, January 2011 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Peer Bulletin, “Wing to Wing Women’s Mentoring Project”, January 2011 article gives a positive review of the Wing To Wing Women’s Mentoring Project website and touts the “excellent 13-page, no-cost Mentoring Guide.” Wing to wing website link: www.Wing2WingProject.org
2010
Issaquah Reporter, “Two Issaquah firms win awards for women in business”, November 2010 (article written about Lisa Quast winning “Blog of the Year” international award)
Issaquah Press, “Isaquah businesses run by women vie for honors”, November 2010 (article written about Lisa Quast, who was nominated as a Finalist for three Stevie “Women in Business” awards: Blog of the Year; Mentor of the Year, and Women Helping Women)
Issaquah Press, “Business coach starts new mentor program for women”, November 2010 (article written about Lisa Quast as the founder of the Wing To Wing Women’s Mentoring Project – www.Wing2WingProject.org)
MSN Careers, “10 Things Smart Job Seekers Do”, October 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Simply Hired Blog, “Tips for Getting Re-Hired After you’ve Left a Company”, September 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in UK article)
Miss Chief’s CEO Me, Dutch article based on a Forbes.com blog from Lisa Quast on How to Get Hired From a Company You’ve Left, September 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in Dutch article)
SheKnows.com, “Career Success: Become a Mentor”, September 2010 (article written by Lisa Quast)
MyNorthwest.com and KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, “Is Aiming Too Low Killing Your Job Search?”, August 25, 2010 (Lisa was a guest expert in career development for a radio show segment as well as quoted in the online article)
CNN.com, “Are You Shooting Too Low in Your Job Search?”, August 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
HR.BLR.com (Business and Legal Resources), “Join the Mentoring Movement” , August 2010, article gives a positive review of the Wing To Wing Women’s Mentoring Project (Lisa Quast quoted in article). Wing to wing website link: www.Wing2WingProject.org
Andy Wergedal Blog, “Are You Shooting Too Low in Your Job Search?”, August 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
MSN.Com CareerBuilder, “Are You Shooting Too Low In Your Job Search?”, July 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Brandcampu.com, “Are You Connecting with Your Interviewer?”, March 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
NewsonWomen.com, “Attitude, Aptitude, and Ability to Execute”, March 2010 (article written by Lisa Quast)
TheGlassHammer.com, “New Catalyst Report: Senior Women 3 Times More Likely to Lose Job than Senior Men”, February 2010 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
EmployeeFactor.com, “Empowering Employees to Own Their Careers”, February 2010 (article written by Lisa Quast)
2009
TheGlassHammer.com, “10 Reasons You Need a Mentor, Especially Mid-Career”, December 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
NYDailyNews.com, Article by Carolyn Kepcher, December 2009 (Lisa Quast discussed by Carolyn in the article)
CollegeRecruiter.com, “Dress to Impress for Job Interviews”, December 2009 (article written by Lisa Quast)
College Candy, “College Grads Aren’t Getting Jobs, But You Can!”, December 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
WorkHerWay.com, “Reward and Recognition”, November 2009 (article by Carolyn Kepcher with Lisa Quast quoted in the article along with a picture of Carolyn and Lisa in New York)
CollegeCareerLife.net, “Tips for Starting a New Job”, November 2009 (article written by Lisa Quast)
Issaquah Press, “Who’s News”, November 2009 (article about Lisa Quast winning a Stevie Women in Business Finalist Award in the “Women Helping Women” category)
Examiner.com, “The First Questions to Ask On the Job”, November 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
TheLadders.com, “The First Questions to Ask On the Job”, November 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
California Job Journal, “Outshine Your Competition: Ignite interest with an illuminating resume”, September 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
The Network Journal, “A Top-Notch Resume Stands Above the Rest”, August 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
American Airlines American Way Magazine Article, “Making a Change”, July 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
Training Magazine, “Empowering Employees to Own Their Careers”, June 2009 (article written by Lisa Quast)
Book – “How To Keep Your Job In A Tough Competitive Market: 101 Strategies You Can Use Today”, April 2009 (written by Kitson and Calandra; Lisa Quast material included in the book in three locations – pages 19-20, 23-24, and 44-45)
Examiner.com, “Biggest job hunting mistakes entry-level candidates make”, April 2009 (Lisa Quast quoted in article)
2008
eHow, “How to Get Rehired by a Former Employer”, August 2008 (Lisa Quast quoted in eHow article)
Issaquah Press, June 2008 (article about Lisa Quast)
2007
Wall Street Journal, “Lobbying for Your Bonus”, November 2007 (Lisa Quast quoted in Wall Street Journal article)
The Olympian, “Evergreen grad, founder of business honored”, September 2007
HR Now, “Own Your Own Career”, Fall 2007 (article written by Lisa Quast)
Seattle Times,”Volumes About Women & Work”, August 2007 (book by Lisa Quast, Your Career, Your Way! referenced in article)
Pure E Online, August 2007 (article written by Lisa Quast)
Issaquah Press, August 2007 (article about Lisa Quast)
Eastside Business Journal, “7 Stumbling Blocks”, August 2007 (article written by Lisa Quast)
Seattle Times, “My First Job”, July 2007 (article written by Lisa Quast)
WomenBiz.US, “10 tips”, May 2007 (article written by Lisa Quast)