Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

Productivity
The 8 best timers for the office on Amazon

From gorgeous and modern designs for your office or desk to traditional, classic pieces, consider these eight finds. Best of all? They’re all on Amazon, and can arrive to your door ASAP. Read More

Productivity
How to use a 10-minute timer in your career to be more productive

As career expert for TopResume Amanda Augustine explains, a 10-minute timer prevents us from going on the many, many rabbit holes professionals wander down. Read More

Productivity
I lived like billionaire CEO Sara Blakely for a day and here’s what happened

I followed Sara Blakely’s routine as she outlined in an interview for The Cut for one workday as best I could given my own job demands and family schedule. Read More

Productivity
5 things to do every morning to make sure your day is productive

It’s all about productivity. In the morning, you can generate new ideas for the day and then spend the rest of your time in the office hammering out those plans. Read More

Productivity
Productivity experts are wrong about your morning routine

In reality, routines can actually lead us to be overworked and overwhelmed, leaving little time for creative freedom or legitimate gratitude. Read More

Productivity
Here’s 10 powerful habits practiced by top executives, and a guide for how to perfect them

Most people fail to conquer their resolutions because they don’t create new habits around the behaviors that they want to change. Read More

Productivity
3 signs your routine is quietly killing your passion

Everyone experiences times like these where the uncertainties that life tends to attract build up in an insurmountable fashion. Read More

Productivity
Why I like to contradict myself

Once we form an opinion and commit ourselves to remaining consistent with it, that opinion becomes dangerously sticky. Our beliefs rigidify. Read More

Productivity
How this designer turned job panic into productivity

Making panic productive seemed to begin with a  trained effort to expect very little from the unexpected. “It could be a month before my next project, could be a week. I’ll be here,” he continued. Read More

Must Reads
What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.