Career Advice & Insights

Your smartphone isn’t just a distraction at work — utilize these 7 web-based and mobile apps to help you perform more efficiently! There never seems to be enough time during the workday! In today’s technology-oriented, fast-paced society (with an even more competitive job market!) professionals are expected to juggle multiple tasks daily – like projects, … Read More

Should you work at a startup? Here’s what to expect during your first year in the startup world. March 10, 2015 was my one-year anniversary at WeWork, a company that equips businesses with beautiful shared office spaces around the world. I rejoined a team after almost one year of freelancing, waiting for the right opportunity … Read More

Incorporate networking into your regular routine to boost your career.  Pitch Your Brand While You Play There’s no better way to form a real connection with someone than over a shared interest.  When you’re not working, what do you like to do? Do you volunteer at a local animal shelter on the weekends or are … Read More

In a surprising move, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has mandated a telecommuting ban for all employees. As a female professional, I am pretty shocked by this turn of events. Mayer has been an icon for millions of working women who are constantly striving to strike the right balance between their responsibilities in the home and … Read More

2 key tips for staying competitive despite the threat of offshoring. If you’re worried your job could be farmed out to another country, or offered to a cheaper worker in America on a visa, your worries might be warranted. Nancy Folbre, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, recently wrote in The New … Read More

Last year Career-Line introduced you to the Peter Principle and the three Italian scientists who bucked the system with their own take on the Peter Principle. University of Catania scientists Andrea Rapisarda, Cesare Garofaloa and Alessandro Pluchino’s random promotion theory says that an organization that promotes employees at random, as opposed to by merit is … Read More

Whether it’s due to the pressures of heavier workloads or the need to prove to your boss that you’re a hard worker hour-long breaks have deviated from the office culture norm. The truth is that less than half of employees get up from their desks to take a lunch break, according to a survey conducted … Read More

Being in the right atmosphere is key to productivity and creativity. In days where it’s becoming harder and harder to find a qualified employee, some workplaces learned that the best way to avoid having to acquire qualified applicants is to retain the ones they already have. With the average time spent at the same job … Read More

Ten jobs in 10 years might look like a job hopper or a committed consultant, depending on how you present your work history in a resume. It didn’t make sense. Doneé had been searching for work in the digital media industry for nearly eight months by the time she hooked up with career coach Adriana … Read More