Career Advice & Insights

According to a new poll, there’s one word you might want to avoid when setting the office lunch menu or socializing the plate of meat/dairy/everything-free cookies you just brought in: “vegan.” … Read More

Many renters don’t enjoy living with roommates, but in order to live alone you need to find an affordable home. This can be challenging, especially with rents on the rise across the country. However, there are some cities where living alone is within reach for a large number of workers. Below we look at these and other factors to rank the cities where you can afford to live alone. Read More

One day in the future you could be bidding good morning to your coworkers, “Loki” and “Valkyrie.” According to the U.S. Social Security Administration’s list of popular baby names in 2017, more babies are being named after Marvel characters. Read More

It is that wonderful time of year when The American College of Sports Medicine releases its annual rankings of America’s 100 “Fittest Cities” and you feel bad about skipping the gym for the third time this week. Read More

After you graduate from college, your job prospects may be slim. In the need to be employed, you may take a job you are vastly overqualified for, thinking “this will just be for a little bit.” But the first job you take in your career sets the tone for the rest of it. Read More

Tax season has finally come and gone, and by now most Americans have either gotten their refund or established a payment plan for taxes owed to the government. Here’s a nice thought experiment: go back and look at your tax return to figure out how much money the government claims through all forms of taxation. How does your own situation compare to the rest of the world? … Read More

When your coworker rallies up the courage to share a story about being verbally abused by another coworker, your job is to listen and be respectful. You want them to know that you support them, and find their experience to be valid, even if their recollection of events does not match your own. Read More

We all know having a firm handshake (but not too firm) is an essential body language component in business. But according to a new study it could also determine whether a man is marriage material or not. Read More

Getting the seat by the office window is a coveted prize, and now science backs up why we want it so much. According to a new daylight study conducted by Cornell University’s Dr. Alan Hedge, our proximity to natural light can boost our productivity. Read More