Career Advice & Insights

We know that people have a habit of moving to certain cities and states to make their money go further during retirement, but recent research shows that people who haven’t yet reached their Golden Years think they’ll have a tough time financially during that chapter in their lives. Read More

Here are excerpts and video of Oprah Winfrey’s commencement speech to USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s Class of 2018. Read More

Here are excerpts and video of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s commencement speech to Howard’s Class of 2018. Read More

Many of the greats embraced the concept of “Amor Fati.” To not only accept everything that life brings you, good or bad, but to love it. To embrace it. To revel in it. Every single bit of your life. Yes, even the truly horrible, awful, regrettable, don’t-ever-want-to-think-about-it-again moments. Read More

It’s graduation season, and we here at Ladders have decided to take a look back and showcase some past commencement addresses that stand the test of time. Here is the full transcript of Condoleezza Rice’s commencement address to High Point University’s Class of 2016. Read More

Apple may have made radical changes to the way the world communicates, but we can also learn something from Steve Jobs’ life before the company. Read More

Nice guys may get the girl but they won’t get the higher salary, according to a new article from the Harvard Business Review. The article and research are by Miriam Gensowski, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen. In her study she looks at how childhood personality and education can impact lifetime earnings and men and women’s overall professional success. Read More

When your Mom opens the gift you gave her on Mother’s Day, the enthusiasm she gives you may be fake. According to a new survey conducted by e-commerce site Groupon, 40% of moms are faking their reaction to gifts they receive on Mother’s Day. Read More

A recent survey of American parents found that roughly three-quarters were concerned that robots might take their kids’ jobs. Well, parents of new grads: Be more worried. This robot can run and jump on its own. Terrifying. Read More