According to a poll by Time Out New York, 80 percent of young people say they want to live in New York City. For many, it s a lifelong dream fueled by media images of the fame, fortune, excitement, and eclecticism that is New York. The vast majority of these dreamers, however, don t know where to begin to make the leap to the big city. And those who do are often surprised at how difficult living and working there can be. Author Vicki Salemi has been there and done that, going from living in the obligatory mouse-infested apartment to interviewing celebs like Angelina Jolie.
Vicki Salemi (www.vickisalemi.com and Twitter.com/VickiSalemi) is a NYC-based writer who is simply infatuated with her craft. She is the author of The ABC's of College Life and Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York.
As a freelance journalist she's interviewed Angelina Jolie, Tina Fey, Marlo Thomas, Ben Affleck, Gerard Butler and countless celebs. In addition to entertainment (her passion), she writes regularly about careers (her area of expertise, having worked in HR for countless years as the day job), and health/lifestyle. She writes for ForbesWoman, AOL, the New York Post, CareerBuilder, iVillage, mediabistro and more. Her articles are frequently syndicated to various national media outlets.
Vicki Salemi is a member of the prestigious American Society of Journalists and Authors, the New York Press Club, the Newswomen's Club of New York, and New York Women in Communications. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Lafayette College and her management certificate from Cornell University.
When she's not writing, Vicki's cheering on her Yankees, planning her next vacay and shopping for jewelry, purses and yes - shoes.
