Carla is graduating in May 2008 from James Madison University (JMU) with a double major in Communication Studies and Technical and Scientific Communication and a minor in European Marketing.
In the summer of 2007, Carla interned in the public relations department of an international fashion company in New York City. In the summer of 2006, Carla studied marketing in Antwerp, Belgium and traveled extensively throughout Europe. Carla is the Senior Speech Consultant at JMU’s Communication Resource Center where she aids students with presentational speaking.
Carla is enthusiastic to write about her love for social media, millennials and life with her group blog, Life Before Noon. In addition to blogging, Carla enjoys laughter, dancing, New York City, running and good conversations.After graduation, Carla will be moving to Boston to attend Emerson College’s Global Marketing Communication & Advertising Master of Arts program.
Carla Blumenthal's blog is Life Before Noon.
After entering the corporate world, I have been thinking about how our language and word choice affects who we are, or mostly importantly who we claim to be. But as I continued to reflect, I realized that language is just as dynamic as the people speaking it. As technology and marketing evolve rapidly, so will our vernacular.
You have officially moved into your new city post-graduation. Congratulations! You are on the path to success. And then Friday night rolls around. Crap. You have no social life.
Once I learned the basic corporate words and acronyms, e-mails and conversations were much easier to understand. Here are a couple words and acronyms I have learned that may be helpful to you in the workplace.
This is my second summer interning in New York City. Although the experience is invaluable for my career and personal development, it has also hit hard on my bank account. While learning about the corporate world, I have also learned ways to be smart about spending. Here are a few personal tips.
According to the research, twenty-something women suffer from inner-critic syndrome, a “thought process which heightens the amount of pressure they feel to measure up to, and surpass, the previous generation.” […]
Ah, the highly coveted internship. Maybe you have your dream internship lined up for this summer, or perhaps you are still desperately calling human resources for insight on the status of your application. Whatever your internship status, there is a resource out there for you (besides Life Before Noon, of course). Hello Intern Memo. Wait! Intern […]
Why am I going to grad school right after undergrad? Because it’s the right decision for me. I know that grad school is not a get-rich-quick scheme. In fact, that has nothing to do with why I am going. I believe that the graduate program I am attending will challenge me in ways that undergrad didn’t. I […]
“It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.” -Mark Twain
I couldn’t agree with Mr. Twain more. Variety in culture is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Different foods, clothing and social customs makes this world a place to constantly explore and […]
When I was younger, I thought leadership translated into running an important meeting in a big city wearing a fancy suit. It was not until recently that I realized these juvenile ideas were far from true leadership. Scholars, journalists and politicians (and for that matter, bloggers) quarrel over aspects of leadership. Everyone can recognize a person […]
