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OpenAI’s chief economist has some advice for workers navigating a rapidly changing job market: stop trying to replicate the careers of successful people.Ronnie Chatterji, who is also a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, said conventional career wisdom often encourages people to study high achievers’ résumés and retrace…
An endless stream of opinion pieces and social media content has given communication degrees and students majoring in communication a bad rap.Communication often ranks lower on “Return on Investment” charts. The field is also often labeled as a “useless” degree.But I have a bachelor’s in communication and digital studies from…
When Fidji Simo resigned as OpenAI’s CEO of applications on Thursday, she shared a health lesson she learned the hard way.Simo has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. On Thursday, she wrote on social media that she has lived with the chronic illness for seven years.She wrote that she got…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nathan Bennett, co-founder of Crux Analytics. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my brother started asking me more and more questions about the financial technology company he wanted to start, I could see where things were heading. Jacob’s great…
Passion trumps pay when it comes to choosing a career, Ben Cohen says.Speaking on the sidelines of the SXSW London festival earlier in June, the Ben & Jerry’s cofounder shared with Business Insider his advice for young people worried about affordability and AI.”I was going to say, learn how to…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bo and Emily Petterson, of Dad Advice From Bo. It has been edited for length and clarity.Parents aren’t supposed to have a favorite child, but there’s no secret that Emily has always been mine. She’s the second youngest of my six…
With internship application season in full swing, you might be wondering how to make the most of your summer gig — and turn it into a full-time offer.Landing an internship at a Big Tech company is highly competitive, but having one on your résumé can help you get in early.…
My wife and I had just arrived in Amsterdam, the first stop on our three-week European trip with about 10 destinations.As we stepped off the train, we prepared to bask in the “we made it halfway across the world from Reno” feeling as we embarked on a peaceful canalside walk to our hotel.Instead,…
