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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.
Etiquette Rules: What New Rules Exist?
The Cut just issued a big guide to etiquette — do you agree with their advice? In general, what older etiquette rules do you think are less important, and what new rules exist?
What Would You Do If You Could Do Almost Anything?
What would you do (for work) if you could do almost anything? Would you try to follow your passion, or seek something along more amorphous lines?
The Ideal Work Location: The Office, WFH, Remote, or Hybrid?
What is your ideal work location — office, WFH, remote, or hybrid?
The Best New Skills to Learn for Your Career
What do you think are the best new skills to learn for your career, readers? Where do you think there are deficits in your general field (e.g., more lawyers should know X)? If you want to personally learn a new career-related skill, what is it and how are you going about it?
What to Wear to a Holiday Office Party
Wondering what to wear for a holiday office party in 2022? There are a TON of great options this year, so we rounded them up!
The Best Women’s Suits of 2023: Affordable, Designer, and Everything In Between
On the hunt for the best suits for women? These are the best for each budget — great for interviews, conservative offices, and more! (Major update!)
Stylish Tops for Under Suits
We’ve just done a major update on our guide to the best tops for under women’s shirts – come check it out!
Head Colds and Business Etiquette in 2022
If you woke up with a head cold before a big meeting, how would you handle it? If you attended a meeting where someone was coughing and sneezing, would you be annoyed? (Put another way: are we back to 2019 business etiquette around head colds, or have things changed?)
3 Ways to Stay Engaged In Your Career
Readers, what do you think are the best ways to stay engaged in your career? Do the answers change if you’re in a lockstep system like BigLaw? What do you think are the benefits to staying engaged?
C-Suite Style for Women: How to Upgrade Your Wardrobe After a Promotion
What are the best tips for stylish power dressing for women in the C-suite? How do the most powerful women you know dress for work?
What Career and Lifestyle Changes Are You Making in 2022?
Are you reassessing your career and lifestyle in major ways right now? Is it in response to the pandemic, politics, climate change, a newfound understanding of yourself, or more?