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May 10
3 min

Some Thoughts on Job Security in the Era of COVID

I am fortunate. As my friends in the production, restaurant and event industries are getting laid off or furloughed, I find myself about ...

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How I Knew It Was the Right Time to Go Freelance

Liz Breen

Nov 7, 2019
5 min

How I Knew It Was the Right Time to Go Freelance

I'm pretty much the Diddy of the blog world. I wait for you to forget about me completely, then BOOM. I bust back onto the scene. It's be...

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Liz Breen

Mar 4, 2019
3 min

Don't Call It A "Routine"

It happened nearly a year ago now and seemed innocuous enough. It was April. I had just heard National Book Award nominee Min Jin Lee kic...

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Year in Review: 18 Things I Loved in 2018

Liz Breen

Dec 30, 2018
7 min

Year in Review: 18 Things I Loved in 2018

If you've followed the news at all (or really just logged on to any social media site for even a nanosecond), you know this year was real...

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Liz Breen

Dec 11, 2018
3 min

Millennials Only Want What Boomers Had

I am a Millennial, the generation which (according to Google's autocomplete) is ruining cheese, the workplace, Applebee's, vacation, Than...

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What Makes a Killer Informational Interview, From Someone Who's Done a Hell of a Lot of Them

Liz Breen

Oct 24, 2018
3 min

What Makes a Killer Informational Interview, From Someone Who's Done a Hell of a Lot of Them

This past Sunday, my husband and I had a conversation we've had many times before. "So who are you meeting with again?" he asked. "Someon...

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Liz Breen

Apr 30, 2018
1 min

Introducing "Highly Caffeinated"

Below is a copy of my latest (and first ever) newsletter — "Highly Caffeinated". Not signed up for my newsletter? There's a link in the t...

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LIZ BREEN

Creative Director Writer Person

Some Thoughts on Job Security in the Era of COVID

How I Knew It Was the Right Time to Go Freelance

Don't Call It A "Routine"

Year in Review: 18 Things I Loved in 2018

Millennials Only Want What Boomers Had

What Makes a Killer Informational Interview, From Someone Who's Done a Hell of a Lot of Them

Introducing "Highly Caffeinated"