Leonardo Federico
Hire people who aren't proven
Hiring is broken on so many different levels, and it starts right there, at the job offer description. It then continues all …
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Randomised experiment: If you're genuinely unsure whether to quit your job or break up, then you probably should
People who made a change on an important question gained 2.2 points of happiness out of 10, while those who made a change on …
CareerKellogg Insight
When You're Hot, You're Hot: Career Successes Come in Clusters
Looking at the career histories of thousands of scientists, artists, and film directors, the team found evidence that hot …
CareerThe Atlantic
'Find Your Passion' Is Awful Advice
A major new study questions the common wisdom about how we should choose our careers.
CareerMedium
How to Negotiate for a Better Salary When You're Switching Careers
When making a big professional change, you may not feel you’re entitled to ask for more money. Do it anyway.
Career MoneyKevin von Horn
Don't Provide your References to a Recruiter Until After your Last Interview
There are three reasons you should refuse to provide your references until after the interviews are over.
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MIT Career Development Handbook
The 2017-2018 MIT Career Development Handbook.
CareerBetter Humans
How to Leverage Introversion as a Career Strength
Being an introvert doesn’t mean you lack great management potential—but you need to play to your strengths.
CareerFast Company
Recruiters Look At This More Than Your LinkedIn
Just 29% of hiring managers look at an applicant’s LinkedIn profile, while 38% search for social media accounts, the …
CareerStuffed Blocks
Being better than your resume
A career is about allocating attention. Each unit of attention has an expected return and opportunity costs. Allocate …
CareerWait But Why
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)
This post isn’t me giving you career advice really—it’s a framework that I think can help you make career …
CareerAccelerated Intelligence
People Who Have "Too Many Interests" Are More Likely To Be Successful According To Research
The warning against being a generalist has persisted for hundreds of years in dozens of languages. “Equipped with …
Career WorkMarty Nemko
Do What You Love and Starve?
If you are a star—very bright, talented, motivated, and personable and you have a passion, even if it’s in a …
CareerTalentWorks
The Science of The Job Search, Part III: 61% of "Entry-Level" Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience
The job search can feel like one big Catch-22: “How the hell am I supposed to get experience if I can’t get a job …
CareerHacker News
Have you successfully done a career do-over, and how did you do it?
I’m not talking about switching professions at some point in your life. More specifically, doing your career over again …
CareerThe New York Times
Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It.
I’m a millennial computer scientist who also writes books and runs a blog. Demographically speaking I should be a heavy …
CareerHacker News
How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
I’ve been off work for a year, and been doing minor projects/freelancing for some small companies as I backpack and …
CareerHacker News
How does a great resume look like? What are the best tools to make one?
I want to find good clients, or work remotely for a startup, and to do that I need to make a resume(or CV?). So I wanted to …
CareerQuartz
The career of the future looks more like a portfolio than a path
Being a portfolioist goes beyond freelancing, though some portfolioists may also be self-employed. It’s not about …
CareerHacker Noon
Craftsmanship—The Alternative to the Four Hour Work Week Mindset
To be successful over the course of a career requires the application and accumulation of expertise. This assumes that for …
CareerThis Programming Life
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job Hunt
This is a story about finding a job as a senior software engineer in Toronto - with a twist: just having moved there from …
CareerHarvard Business Review
How to Highlight Your Talents in a Job Interview Without Showing Off
So what should you do if you are interested in communicating your talents to others without coming across as a show-off or as …
CareerQuora
Should you accept an offer of either tea or coffee in a serious meeting or a job interview?
It depends.
Career WorkHacker News
Has working remotely harmed your career growth?
There’s a lot of talk about remote work nowadays. But has the lack of being able to be with co-workers harmed your …
Career Remote WorkBlair Reeves
Learn to sell
Here’s my pitch: go do a stint in Sales. If I were early in my career and looking to boost my long-term trajectory, I …
CareerHacker Noon
Are you built to be an employee?
I’ve found that many people work to live, rather than live to work. If you really want to live, you’ll need to …
CareerHacker News
Are Glassdoor reviews a reliable indicator of a company's culture?
Is Glassdoor reliable, and if not, are there any reliable alternatives?
CareerThe New York Times
Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated
If the very thought of networking makes you throw up in your mouth, you’re not alone. Networking makes us feel dirty — …
Career Work80,000 Hours
These skills make you most employable. Coding isn't one – can that be right?
People assume that advancing technology means that coding and other STEM skills will be most valuable in the future. But our …
CareerBloomberg
People Start Hating Their Jobs at Age 35
“There comes a time when either you haven’t achieved success, work has burned you out, or lived experience tells …
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