Career Advice & Insights

There are three common problems employees face in the summer: Trying to focus or get anything done when it is beautiful outside and half your office (and people you communicate with) are on vacation living their best lives, fighting the urge to not wear shorts, flipflops, skimpy sundresses, beach coverups, bathing suits everyday, and arguing with your coworkers over the temperature in the office. Oh summer in the office! … Read More

Recent data from Korn Ferry shows that 37% of working people think “entitlement” is the top “intern performance dealbreaker.” … Read More

It is your job to get along with this person in a productive manner. Read More

An annoying officemate can quickly escalate from a minor inconvenience to the bane of your existence, causing you to dread going to work. Read More

Want to be valued by the leaders in your own organization? John Hall would encourage you to work well with your team, be data-centric, results-oriented, and operate with integrity. Read More

While we know that nearly 100% of women really don’t like it when others talk about intimacy at work, the same research from Paychex also reveals the most annoying work habit of all: when colleagues often gossip in the same setting. Read More

“The best moment of a producer’s life is the day they get the call that they got a film order.” And after that, it is all problem-solving and productive paranoia. Read More

Sometimes “Where are you from?” is a complex question. Read More

We recently released a new visualization highlighting companies with the largest pay gaps between their CEOs and their average worker. The latest SEC rule requiring companies to publish these figures doesn’t always mean that a company is put in a negative light. In fact, the figures also indicate the companies where the average Joe and a CEO aren’t so far apart on the pay scale. Read More