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Career Advice
Below, find some of our recent career advice stories. Have a question for Kat? Check out the Contact page.
How to Keep Your Notes Organized
What are your tips and tricks for keeping your notes organized, whether it’s notes about job-related matters or personal issues like healthcare? Do you use one system for work matters, and one system for personal issues?
Is Your LinkedIn Headshot Holding You Back?
Do you think LinkedIn photos can be an important factor in making a first impression? Is yours the same, or different, than your corporate headshot? If you’re job searching, how high up on your priority list is “new LinkedIn photo”?
Open Thread: How Are You Developing Your Personal Brand?
How much do you think about your personal brand? How are you developing and defining it, and what tools do you use?
Career Open Thread: “Prepared” Employees, Onboarding, and Mentorship in 2024
Here’s an open thread for today: do you feel like new employees at your company or firm are “less prepared” than in previous years? If your office allows a lot of WFH days, how does onboarding look in 2024 — and how does mentorship look?
How to Answer the “Tell Me About Yourself” Question
Wondering how to answer the “tell me about yourself” question when interviewing? We have some ideas…
3 Great Books About Happiness
Can you learn to be happier? We’re rounding up resources and great books about happiness to help you try…
The Best Suits in 2024
Hunting for the best suits in 2024? We’ve found the best for every budget.
What Was Your Favorite ____ of 2023?
What were your 2023 favorites, readers — favorite books, movies, podcasts, TV shows, and more?
Fantasy Open Thread: Would You Take a Mid-Career Sabbatical?
Have you ever fantasized about taking a career sabbatical? What would you do during it?
Do You Have Specific Timelines for Goals?
Have you had specific timelines for goals, whether personal or professional — such as be married by X age, get a new job after X years, or make partner or joining the C-suite by a certain age?
3 Great Books About Work-Life Balance for Professional Women
We rounded up 3 books about work-life balance — which are your favorites?