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How She Got There: Cindi Leive

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UGA chapter.

Embodying femininity at its best, Glamour Magazine Editor-In-Chief, Cindi Leive, runs a vibrant and bustling magazine and office. After graduating from Swathmore College, Leive immediately followed her journalistic passion and began working at The Paris Review and The Saturday Review. Prior to her Editor-In-Chief debut, Leive worked as Glamour’s deputy chief. This journalism maven is no stranger to editorial positions in magazine industry. Leive also served as the Editor-In-Chief of Self Magazine and NBC’s TODAY Show’s women lifestyle contributor.
 
Outside of her journalistic endeavors, Leive strives to improve society in every way possible. In 2011, the Avon Foundation for Women awarded Leive the Voice for Change Champion Award. In 2006, Leive received A Lead Her Award from the Girls Learn International for her work to bring Pakistani heroine Mukhtar Mai to the United States for the first time. Leive also serves on the International Women’s Media Foundation Board of Directors.
 
Her Campus UGA sought out Leive to find out how she got there. Steal her job tips to succeed in the workforce and become a female powerhouse in your field of interest.
 
1. Just Do It! Nike got it right with their slogan. Leive advised fellow journalists work hard even I they find tasks to be menial! Leive says “You have to do what the  ask [you to do], even if it’s a grind.”

2. Be Aggressive! Be Be Aggressive! Leive endorses persistency when applying for a job.  Don’t expect the opportunity to happen. Go out and find it! Leive advised job seekers “Tenacity. [That’s] what separates people who get the job from people who don’t” Leive says.

So test out these job tips and maybe one day you’ll be on top with Cindi Leive.
 
 

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A student journalist at the University of Georgia, Brittini Ray has been writing for HCUGA since fall 2011. This past spring, she became the president of Her Campus UGA. Brittini also interns for zpolitics.com. She hopes to learn more about news and the journalsim industry.   Follow Brittini on Twitter
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Sophia Fredericksen is a junior at University of Georgia studying magazine journalism. She has written for a wide variety of publications including Her Campus Ohio University, College Fashion, Thread Magazine, and JAYE magazine. Now she is the Editor of Her Campus UGA. In her free time she enjoys reading fashion magazines, playing dress up, taking pictures and trying new food. She hopes to one day write for a fashion magazine in either New York or LA.