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No matter where you are in your career, there will come a time when you’ll need to look for a new job, want to propel yourself forward in the one you have or perhaps start your own business as an entrepreneur or freelancer.
When you feel that itch, we have just the right motivation to push you in the right direction. Check out our top posts packed with smart, brazen career advice for young professionals and GenY go-getters.
Job Search
- Why English Majors Don’t Have to Finish Last
- Why Working Several Part-Time Jobs to Make Ends Meet is Not the End of the World
- Why Millennials Should Stop Complaining and Start Living
- 3 Lies You’re Telling Yourself About Your 20s
- Careers That Work Best If You Have Multiple Passions
- 10 Reasons Job-Hopping is Your Only Chance
- 4 Ways to Apply the Back-to-School Mentality to Your Career Goals
- What to Do When You Realize You Chose the Wrong Career
Social Media
- How Mastering Advanced Social Media Search Will Change Your Life
- How to Make Your Content So Valuable It Goes Viral
- 3 Common Obstacles to Starting a Social Media Business and Why You Shouldn’t Let Them Stop You
- Top 7 Social Media Jobs
- 5 Stellar Strategies to Land Your First #SocialMedia Job
Networking
- Easy Online Networking Tactics That Really Work
- How To Network Your Way Into a Job Without Looking Desperate
- 5 Essential Tips for Surviving Awkward Networking Events
- Ideas for Making the Most of Your Next Networking Event
- 5 Don’ts of Networking in a New City
- 5 Networking Tips to Help You Build Stronger Relationships
- How Talking to Total Strangers Can Help You Build Your Network
Freelancing
- 5 Tips for Freelancers on Dealing with Difficult Clients
- Looking to Launch a Side Hustle? Here’s What You’re Really In For
- Tax Tips to Live By for the First-Time Freelancer
- 5 Steps for Breaking Up with Your Worst Freelance Client
- 3 Smart Ways to Prepare for Your Leap to Full-Time Freelancer
- How to Become a Freelance Hard-Ass and Get Paid What You’re Worth
- 5 Essentials for Boosting Your Freelance Productivity
Resumes
- How to Get Away with Lying on Your Resume
- 4 Clever Ways to Use an Infographic Resume to Get Hired
- What You Should Leave Off Your Resume
- The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Resume Writer
- 4 Tips for Designing a Resume That Will Get You Hired
Interviewing
- 5 Underused Tactics to Make an Immediate, Genuine Connection with Anyone
- The Best Answers to the Worst Interview Questions
- How to Follow Up After an Interview: 3 Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
- The Trick to Landing a Job Through an Informational Interview
- Tips From a Recruiter: How to Ask for Feedback After a Job Rejection
- What to Ask During Your Interview to Reveal More About Your Boss
- How to Spot a Company That Truly Values Their Employees
- What Hiring Managers Want You to Know About the Application Process
Entrepreneurship
- How to Turn Someone Else’s Problems into Your Success
- 10 Things to Know Before Quitting Your Job and Embracing a New Lifestyle
- 6 Startup Lessons from Man’s Best Friend
- 5 Big, Brave Choices to Lead You to Successful Self-Employment
- The Fat-Free Approach To Consistently Kicking Butt At Everything You Do
- The Wannabe Entrepreneur’s Quiz: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Quitting Your Day Job
Succeeding at Work
- Why You Should Go Out of Your Way to Find an Awesome Peer Mentor
- Why Being Selfish is the Best Way to Get Ahead in Your Career
- Why The Old Guy Is Right About Gen Y
- How Your Parents Could Cost You a Promotion
- Your First Salary Offer Is a Bummer. Now What?
- Tips for Leaving Work at Work (and Staying Sane)
- How to Cope With Coworkers from Hell
College
- Why We Won’t Need College in 15 Years
- 4 Things You Can Do During College to Ensure You’ll Land a Job When You Graduate
- The Truth Hurts: 7 Lies You’ve Been Told About the “Real World”
- The Real Reasons College is a Bad Investment
- How to Decide on a Career (Even If You Don’t Know What You Want)
- The 7 Unexpected Stages of College Graduation
For Recruiters
- For Busy Recruiters, Here’s a Less Stressful Way to Hire Freelancers
- Recruiters: How to Deal with Interviewing 10 People a Day
- Recruiters: The 3 Important Questions You’re Not Asking Candidates
- How to Effectively Recruit Top Talent from Within Your Organization
- A Smarter Way to Recruit That Will Help You Place More Candidates
- Why Recruiters Should Look Beyond Education Requirements to Fill Open Positions
- 5 Tips for Recruiters Who Want to Hire Strong Salespeople
- 5 Essential Lessons for Recruiters Who are Eager to Fill More Positions
- Recruiters: Want to Land a Dream Hire? These Perks Actually Work
- 6 Tips for Training Your Recruiting Team to Hire Smarter