Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

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5 healthy habits to adopt at work

Our experts here at YCB are on hand to offer their tips for healthy habits you can adopt for those long days at work. Read More

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Your spring wardrobe: What you should be wearing or buying now

If you’re thinking of making a work style upgrade, these are some of your best bets for the months ahead. Read More

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What’s your view of people taking a mental health day?

We’re not qualified to accurately assess whether or not someone needs time off due to mental health reasons. Read More

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Confidence: 2 reasons most people don’t have it

True belief is like confidence. It cannot be faked. Your perspective of your future and your past is based on what you really believe. Read More

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The pessimistic trick to sounding confident and professional during meetings

Even for people that are fundamentally anxious or insecure, there are field-tested methods to advertising confidence when speaking before your colleagues. Read More

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Goals don’t replace systems – and vice versa

People who claim that setting goals are a bad thing are out of their minds. They probably set some goals in the past, failed, and never set a goal again. Read More

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Getting out of debt and staying out of debt for good

It will take time to pay off your debts, but you’ll get there. Keep your mindset strong and positive! … Read More

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Does money buy happiness? What I learned about success from starting my own business

It’s time to rebrand the concept of success as something holistic, heartfelt, and purposeful. By doing so, you can experience radical levels of happiness. Read More

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10 easy things you can do for a mental recharge

When that happens, sometimes a good night’s sleep is enough to recharge us enough to conquer the next day — but sometimes a little more TLC is required. Read More

Must Reads
What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.