Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

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This strategy makes procrastination impossible

When you haven’t even started something, the end result seems a million miles away. Read More

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Attracting top tech talent: How document management software can help

As the Millennials join the workforce, they are looking for other perks and benefits that your company can offer in order to tip the scales in your favor. Read More

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The 3-step method to stop making careless mistakes at work

Mistakes. We’ve written about them over and over again here at CC. We’ve made them over and over again, too. We think about them, talk about them, obsess about them. They’re what make us human and help us grow, but they can also be devastatingly embarrassing, shameful, and costly to our companies and our egos. … Read More

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How savvy businesswomen dress for success

While we all know how to dress in our time off and for special occasions, often times appropriate dressing in the workplace can often be a bit of a “grey area.” … Read More

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How to get a year-end raise

A little preparation can go a long way to ensuring that you’re able to make the most of this year-end opportunity to make your case and land a raise. Read More

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How to maintain healthy eating habits but still enjoy the holidays

Eight health experts shared with us how to successfully keep these pledges even during the most gluttonous days of the year. Read More

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The best productivity hack: Do fewer things, better

Your mind needs space. Silence helps us reflect. Emptiness attracts creativity. Distance brings perspective. Read More

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Why the ‘None of the above’ answer is poor test design

A new study argues that some of the most common practices within a multiple choice test are not actually good for measuring learning. Read More

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Why your well-meaning help to coworkers backfires

Using surveys of employees working manufacturing, government, health care and education, it was found that  we do not react well to proactive helpers. 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.