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Don't Quit in Anger: Four Smarter Moves to Protect Your Career
Feeling like you can't take one more minute at your job? Before you quit in a huff, consider this: quitting in anger might give you instant relief, but it often leads to regret. In fact, a study by Sky...
The Risks of AI-Created Job Seekers
In today’s job market, not all applicants are real people. Some companies have started noticing a strange trend: candidates that seem perfect on paper but are actually created by artificial intelligence (AI). Imagine a company in...
5 Questions to Consider Before Settling on a Career
You will spend a significant amount of your life working. Research indicates that most people spend a third of their awake time at work. That’s why you should carefully choose a profession, career, and industry to work in...
Careers Changes and Remote Work in 2023
As we enter 2023, most American workers prefer remote work. About a quarter of all professional jobs became remote at the end of last year, and that figure is expected to continue to rise this year. The job service FlexJobs repor...
3 Essential Questions to Consider Before Taking a Leadership Role
Taking on a leadership role is exciting, but it's more than just getting a title or a salary bump. It involves making difficult decisions, leading a team through challenges, and shouldering responsibiliti...
Climbing the Ladder: More Than Just a Performance Game
The road to a promotion is often paved with the misconception that high job performance alone will propel employees up the career ladder. As noted by the Harvard Business Review—an invaluable resource for...
5 Key Barriers to a Promotion: How to Overcome Them and Advance Your Career
Picture this: you're the quintessential employee—early to the office, last one out, always willing to take on extra projects, and you consistently elevate your boss's stature. Neverthele...
Why Is Office Politics So Annoying? Here's How to Deal With It
Almost everyone who works in an office will face office politics at some point. It’s those invisible yet impactful dynamics that influence who gets ahead and whose ideas get noticed. According to ...
How to Make Your Career More Secure Against Layoffs
In recent times, more people are looking for jobs due to concerns about the economy and increasing layoffs across many industries, as reported by a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Layoffs, whic...