Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

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You’re not lazy. You’re afraid.

Visualize the worst-case scenarios: The painful scenes of failure and disappointment.Make peace with them. Then take action anyway. Read More

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Doing the “right” thing v.s. doing the “safe” thing

So let’s step up, in our companies, our families, our communities, in favor of the smart thing to do. The big-picture right thing to do. Read More

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Truly productive people find the right balance between the results and the process

Finding the right balance is important to your long-term success. If you are too process-driven, you are in danger of losing momentum. Read More

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How to use Eisenhower Matrix to get your most important work done

Get serious about your priorities. Your daily priorities should be helping you get towards long term goals that you want to achieve. Read More

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How to weigh the pros and cons of a job promotion

For most people, earning more money requires getting a job promotion at work. Maybe even getting multiple promotions over a career span. Read More

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The 5 qualities of an authentic person

There’s never any doubt or questioning the integrity of an authentic individual. Their behavior, in terms of ethics and morals, is as predictable as snow during wintertime in Minnesota. You know what you’re going to get. Read More

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12 things every type A person wishes you knew

We each have our own understanding of what it means to have a Type A personality, but what does this term really mean and where did it come from? … Read More

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4 ways to foster genuine connections with anyone you meet

All this can all be traced back to years of random, overlapping connections. Sometimes—most of the time, really—that’s just how networking works. Read More

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This is how to master your intuition: 4 research-backed secrets

Intuition is the patterns you notice in your field of expertise. When you see a particular set of cues, you recognize that this is an X, not a Y. 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.