For millions of Americans, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted daily life, and for some, their careers. Now is a good time to reconsider what you want out of your work life, according to NYC-based life coach Susie Moore. One great way it figure out your next step is to start […]

For millions of Americans who have been recently laid off or furloughed, now is a great time to look into career-boosting online courses. Business Insider reviewed popular online education websites and found several free courses. Subjects include how to think more creatively, what makes a good resume, and how to […]

More than half of all internship openings on popular jobs posting website Glassdoor have been closed or deleted since the coronavirus spread in the US. The travel and tourism sector saw internship opportunities decline by 92%. However, companies in several industries like accounting, legal, and computer programming are still hiring. […]

Women’s History Month is an important time to reflect on the factors holding women back from success. A recent poll of 3,000 women found that most women identify as ambitious when it comes to their careers, but only about one third are comfortable using the word “ambitious” to describe themselves. […]

I worked as Insider’s weekend editor for over a year. At first, I wasn’t sure how the schedule change would affect my life. Now, as I’m moving into a new role, I can see how the change, along with obvious sacrifices, helped me make positive changes in my personal life […]

Advocating for yourself is key to your own professional advancement, while also driving better teams within a company. That’s why it’s important to make your accomplishments clear to your manager – and your manager’s manager. The SVP of business and legal for BET Networks, Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, explained exactly how to […]

Jen Glantz is a bestselling author and the founder and CEO of Bridesmaid for Hire, a boutique services company that offers professional bridesmaids who “take care of all your wedding dirty work.” Before becoming an entrepreneur and running her own business, she was laid off from her job as a […]

Alex Haimann is partner and head of business development at Less Annoying CRM. Losing motivation is a natural part of a long-lasting career – but it doesn’t have to be permanent. Having a mantra can help guide and motivate not only your career, but also your personal life. It can […]

Goldman Sachs is nearly 10 times more selective than Harvard. You’ll want to evaluate whether it’s the right fit for you, in addition to convincing the hiring manager that you’re the right fit for them. We asked three experts on Wall Street recruiting how to know if you’ll thrive at […]

63% of job seekers with student loan debt said they would give up PTO in exchange for help paying off student loan debt, according to a new survey by job marketplace ZipRecruiter. The weight of student loan debt is heavy: it’s driving borrowers to file for bankruptcy and delay life […]

Jim Allison won the Nobel Prize last year for transforming the way that cancer is treated, along with Tasuku Honjo, a scientist at Kyoto University. At the start of his career, Allison didn’t set out to cure cancer. Instead, he wanted to better understand how a part of the human […]

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates wrote in her new book “The Moment of Lift” that she “assumed” she needed to quit her job after getting pregnant with her first child. Bill Gates, however, did not expect his wife to quit working. In fact, Melinda says she left Bill “stunned.” Melinda told […]

New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, and Oregon have declared states of emergency in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to the city of San Francisco. As the outbreak grows, more employees are likely to work from home, either voluntarily or by company or government mandate. Here are top […]

Dressing up can increase productivity and self-confidence, research suggests. This is especially important for employees looking to move up in the ranks, like interns or prospective hires. If you don’t earn enough to buy expensive suits, there are still ways to make sure you’re dressing up for work, no matter […]

Will networking help you build a successful career? I’ve never been sure. Mostly, traditional networking seems to me like it takes a lot of time and effort. Some experts say building connections is a practical strategy, in case you ever lose your job. Other experts say you’re better off working […]

Millennials shouldn’t expect to always know what’s next in their careers. That’s according to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. Other experts say the traditional career ladder has been replaced by something less linear, like a “jungle gym.” As of 2016, roughly 70% of Goldman Sachs employees were millennials. And according […]

John Heggestuen leads research for Business Insider Intelligence and manages a team of more than 20 analysts and editors in New York and London. He says that it’s important to realise that effective managers delegate tasks that are high priority and saying “no” can leave the wrong impression. In his […]

John Heggestuen leads research for Business Insider Intelligence and manages a team of more than 20 analysts and editors in New York and London. “A key to getting ahead is understanding that managers often have an overabundance of employees with problems, but the people that they most like to work […]

Jennifer Piepszak was named CEO of Chase Cards in February of 2017. Prior to that she was CEO of Chase Business Banking. Piepszak started at JPMorgan in 1994 in the investment bank and has held many different positions at the firm over the past quarter-century. In a discussion with Business […]

Job success can lead to promotions, salary increases, and personal growth in your field. There are certain things that can hold you back from career advancement, such as doing only what’s expected and needing constant direction. Business Insider consulted career coach Stephanie Bravo to get her insight on how to […]

In “America’s Next Top Model,”Tyra Banks’s memorable catchphrase is “you wanna be on top?” The only way Tyra Banks was able to establish a media empire out of a modelling career was by asking herself this question. There are many questions one can ask during every stage in a career. […]

In February and March, 29 NFL players took part in the ATU business combine, a week-long event designed to help them find post-playing careers. In the midst of attending panels, conferences, and networking events with CEOs and business leaders, the players formed a bond through a group text. Weeks later, […]

Meet Wade Chambers, a former VP of engineering at Twitter, Yahoo, and other places, now the CTO of health startup, Grand Rounds. But an early disaster the first time he tried to become a manager almost derailed him. He shares his tips for how he, and anyone, can succeed no […]

The Facebook Rotational Product Manager (RPM) program takes people from primarily nontechnical backgrounds and turns them into product managers. Jasmine Xu recently went through the program and is now a product manager on Facebook’s Marketplace team with a promising career ahead of her – despite not having any technical background. […]

“Great at Work” by Morten T. Hansen suggests that working harder isn’t the best way to achieve success. Instead, it’s about working smarter – maximizing the effort and energy you put in, and the value you put out. The author recommends declining assignments from your boss on occasion and not […]

After 23 years at Microsoft and two at Juniper Networks, Bob Muglia is in his first CEO role, happily running a fast-growing cloud-database startup called Snowflake for the past four years. But Muglia will forever be known as a former key executive at Microsoft. He joined Microsoft under Bill Gates […]

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