Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

Becoming deeply passionate is within your creative control. As a result, you can completely predict your own success and become as successful as you desire. Read More

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How to shift your mindset to help you update your resume more effectively Michele Lando

Instead of thinking of updating your résumé as a necessary evil, think of updating your résumé as your opportunity to look back at your accomplishments and pat yourself on the back. Read More

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How to effectively remove departmental jargon from your work communication Ladders Contributor

In today’s fast-paced, streamlined workplace, buzzwords permeate the landscape … value-add, deliverable, leverage, take it to the next level, it is what it is. And when you get deeper into workplace departments, the jargon gets even more confusing: internet of things, return on investment, total quality management, bleeding edge, capacity planning. Read More

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How to gain the advantage during your next presentation Stephanie Scotti

These highlights will give you a head start in preparing for your next big communication moment – business presentation, public speaking, etc. Read More

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How to write a must-open cold work email Ladders Contributor

Sending a cold email can be an anxiety-provoking task, but it’s not without benefits. Sometimes, doing it the hard way makes for the greatest success story. Read More

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7 reasons why career coaching can make you happy Charlotte Giver

Is your career going to plan? How about the other parts of your life? If you’re stuck in a dead-end job or feel you’ve somehow been drifting along a career path by accident rather than design and it’s making you unhappy, it’s not too late to do something about it. Read More

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The world's top nonfiction authors are reading these six books Heleo Editors

Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink share not only the latest season’s two book selections but four that nearly made the cut. Read More

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5 fall getaways you will want to go on immediately Meredith Lepore

Yes, summer is coming to an end but that doesn’t mean it is the end of your amazing travels. Read More

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What the new Gmail does and how to undo it Monica Torres

Google has rolled out new features for the redesign of its popular mail client that are now available to users. Here are some of the more interesting ones. Read More

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