No matter how perfect you are for a job, one thing will likely turn a potential employer off during your interview. And it makes sense because no one likes a trash-talker. You know that seemingly innocuous question an interviewer will inevitably ask: So, why are you leaving your current job? It’s easy to resort to … Read more
No matter how perfect you may be for that job you just applied for, there’s one thing you could do during your interview that will almost certainly turn off your potential future employer. It all begins with a seemingly innocuous question they will inevitably ask you: “So, why are you leaving your current job?” Understandably, … Read more
When a company decides to cut costs, employees are all too familiar with the shrinking budgets and painful layoffs that can follow. But what if instead of a “reduction in force,” your employer tells you that you are getting a “reassignment of duties”? Also dubbed as “quiet cutting,” it’s what happens when you lose the … Read more
It’s summer intern season and it can bring up a lot of emotions, especially if your months of hard work are not going to end with a job offer. San Francisco-based marketer Alex Schudy, who shares intern tips on TikTok, said she went through this when she wanted one of her college internships to become … Read more
Everyone has one of “those” friends: the neighborhood mom who sells leggings, or maybe it’s cookware, or makeup. Their aspirational (and, frankly, annoying) social media posts suggest that other women can also “build their best lives” and “earn money in their spare time.” They cast their “businesses” alternately as empowerment projects, community-building ventures, or money-making … Read more
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, can affect up to an estimated 8.7 million adults in the United States. Despite how common it is to have the condition, there are still too many misunderstandings about what it’s like to actually work while having ADHD. Although having ADHD can create job challenges like distractibility, impulsivity, procrastination … Read more
Many of us get computers when we join a company, and when we work from home or in hybrid environments, it’s all too easy to use it like it’s actually ours. “Laptops are great productivity tools in life, and the lines between personal and work productivity sometimes blur due to convenience,” said Jacqueline Pitter, a … Read more
We make tons of big and small decisions every day. And when it comes to job moves, it can feel easy to know you’re picking the right choice when you know for sure that the latter option would be terrible for your career. But when you are presented with more than one good option, it … Read more