Career Advice & Insights

“Maintain and protect who you are, and remember that being a person with integrity is the most valuable asset you have,” Rex Tillerson said in his speech to Virginia Military Institute graduates. Read More

Are you older than 10? It’s too late for you to be perfectly fluent in a foreign language. Before you attempt to learn a new language as an adult, recognize the futility of your task. Read More

It can be difficult to work with a lazy employee, but new data shows just how much time managers have to spend cleaning up their messes. Research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows that managers spend more than 10 hours “coaching underperforming employees” during the workweek. Read More

Some cities are more famous for their creative histories than others. But are those cultural centers the best places for creatives today? In many of those cities rising costs of living mean creatives struggle to meet financial milestones like buying a home or saving up for a secure retirement. Read More

From a geographical perspective, there are affordable top-ranked programs in every region of the country. The West tends to have a higher number of inexpensive universities, like the University of New Mexico ($7,146) or Montana State University ($7,150), but similar price points can be found out East, too. Read More

After Amazon released its Alexa product line, the popularity of the name dramatically dropped off — by 21.3% in 2016, and another 19.5% last year. Read More

A new analysis by global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry shows that members of the Class of 2018 will rack up $50,390 a year on average — up from $49,000 last year. Read More

Employees use an average of 17.2 days nationally — 0.4 days more than the year before and the third consecutive year the number has risen. Read More

When you decide to play referee with your team’s disagreement, one of the worst things you can end the argument with is “agreeing to disagree.” … Read More