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Career Evolution

These are the qualities Tim Cook looks for in job candidates

Someone who carves out his or her own contribution is a huge asset to any company. Here are questions to ask yourself to decide whether you have this trait.

These are the qualities Tim Cook looks for in job candidates

Showcase these 5 essential skills to show you’re a standout remote worker

Showing you have the essential skills needed to be an effective communicator in different areas can help you land the job you’ve been eyeing—especially if it’s a remote position.

Showcase these 5 essential skills to show you’re a standout remote worker

3 tips to help your employees deal with conflict

Rising tensions can be a danger to company culture. Here are a few simple techniques to address disagreements as they arise.

3 tips to help your employees deal with conflict

4 things to think about before taking on something extra at work

Next time you’re thinking about taking on a bonus project, consider these four factors.

4 things to think about before taking on something extra at work

I’ve been a digital nomad for years. This is why the pandemic might be the best time for you to try it

From finances to mindset to tackling challenges, self-employed executive coach Lisa Kavanaugh explains how seven years on the road across the globe helped her deal with the pandemic.

I’ve been a digital nomad for years. This is why the pandemic might be the best time for you to try it

3 new ways to engage your professional community virtually on LinkedIn

LinkedIn’s director of product explains how to do this if you’re job hunting, pursuing business leads, seeking career guidance, learning more about an industry, or simply building and maintaining relationships.

3 new ways to engage your professional community virtually on LinkedIn

Is now the right time to change jobs?

Five reasons why there’s no time like the present—even during the pandemic.

Is now the right time to change jobs?

How to handle brutal online reviews from your employees

A CEO gives his advice on how leaders can handle anonymous harsh reviews from their employees and colleagues.

How to handle brutal online reviews from your employees

Why a successful résumé depends on the reader’s experience more than you realize

Rather than tinkering with the format for hours, try evaluating the general feeling you get when reviewing your résumé.

Why a successful résumé depends on the reader’s experience more than you realize

How to use the latest management trend to get raises and job offers

Ladders founder Marc Cenedella explains how to leverage OKRs (objectives and key results) as a way to establish and demonstrate your value.

How to use the latest management trend to get raises and job offers

I’m a VP at Google, and this is what my summer interns taught me

Unencumbered by workplace norms, these individuals inspired me to take a step back and reflect on the fundamentals of how we find a connection to “work.”

I’m a VP at Google, and this is what my summer interns taught me

3 ways to ensure you communicate your potential in a job interview

Having potential and being able to communicate that potential are two different things. Here’s how to get your potential to shine through in your next job interview.

3 ways to ensure you communicate your potential in a job interview

3 things Jeff Bezos looks for in job candidates

Bezos has been explicit for many years about what qualities he looks for in a new hire.

3 things Jeff Bezos looks for in job candidates

How to conduct an ideal job interview, according to a forensic interviewer

Certified forensic interviewer Michael Reddington shares the first question you should ask in order to gauge how honest a candidate is being.

How to conduct an ideal job interview, according to a forensic interviewer

3 steps for dealing with a coworker who is slacking

It’s a tricky situation that many of us have to deal with at some point in our careers.

3 steps for dealing with a coworker who is slacking

A criminal conviction doesn’t have to be a career death sentence

The CEO of Jobcase notes that one in three adults has a criminal record, making it difficult, or even impossible, to work in a given field. This can change if employers and job seekers work to overcome the stigma.

A criminal conviction doesn’t have to be a career death sentence

How to make friends with coworkers when everyone’s working from home

It’s still possible to bond with your colleagues, but you may have to change your approach.

How to make friends with coworkers when everyone’s working from home

This way or that way? How to approach transitional moments in your life

When you enter a crossroads period in your life, you may be feeling overwhelmed. The important thing is you see the moment as a turning point.

This way or that way? How to approach transitional moments in your life

6 types of bad bosses and how to deal with them

Should you look for a new job, or is there a way to build a productive working relationship?

6 types of bad bosses and how to deal with them

4 interview questions that will separate top performers from the pack

Draw out quality hires by listening out for nuanced and ego-free responses.

4 interview questions that will separate top performers from the pack

Impact

From King to Warnock: How the Ebenezer Baptist Church became a center of Black organizing

The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

People with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the economic impact of COVID-19

News

MLK Day 2021: What’s open? What’s closed? Who gets off?

Troubling study reveals how minor workplace slights can trigger suicidal thoughts in depressed people

Actually, Americans are feeling better than you think this winter

Co.Design

Turning trash into treasure: London Design Biennale features gorgeous pieces made from waste

In London, an experimental building houses two very different types of tenants

Architecture criticism matters more than ever, according to a critic bullied by Trump

Work Life

After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness

These are the 3 skills you need to succeed in 2021

Why I love email and you can too if you try these extremely easy tips