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Shut up and listen, connect with your coworkers, and make a stellar first impression.Macy’s CEO Tony Spring shared those three pieces of career advice, drawn from around four decades of working in department stores, during the latest episode of the “How Leaders Lead with David Novak” podcast.Before taking the top…
If you work in tech, your manager might still care about your career. They just might not have enough time to do much about it.Across tech, the Great Flattening has meant fewer managers overseeing larger teams and racing to keep up as the industry remakes itself around AI.The result can…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Catherine Fisher, a career expert at LinkedIn, based in San Francisco. This story has been edited for length and clarity.It’s becoming harder for job seekers to stand out.A lot of people are mass-applying and using AI tools that make them sound like everyone…
For his 30th birthday, Dustin Chaveleh wanted to get in the best shape of his life.Late last year, the San Francisco resident was newly single and looking for a change. He had been spending long hours at a desk, building his career in tech roles at companies like Bloomberg and…
No one wants to hear from a colleague that they monopolized a meeting or failed to get their point across — and few colleagues want to be the one to share that with their boss.While thoughtful feedback can be valuable, it’s not always welcome when it’s unsolicited. Nowadays, Coinbase CTO…
Ask a tech worker about their biggest career regret, and they might have a hard time picking just one.In a fast-changing, highly competitive industry, it’s easy to second-guess career decisions — and wonder whether another path might have been the better one.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies…
Karoline Leavitt landed a White House internship as a college student during President Donald Trump’s first term. In his second term, she served as the youngest-ever White House press secretary before announcing her departure on Wednesday.A former college athlete who spent her summers scooping ice cream in New Hampshire, Leavitt,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natasya Pawanteh, 45, who lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In 2017, I was a raging workaholic.As an ambitious, mid-career geologist at Shell in Sarawak, Malaysia, I was focused on deepening my expertise. Working,…
When I moved to Paris from the US in the winter of 2024, I rather foolishly believed the transition would be easier.After all, despite needing a visa to live here as a non-EU citizen and the main spoken language being French, Paris itself is not that different from my hometown…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin McGoff. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been the friend whom people turn to for career advice. As a freelance film editor, I had to network my way into a super competitive industry. That meant I acquired…
