#career-development

#career-development

Treating your CLE as an asset can reshape how you’re perceived inside your firm, with clients, and across the industry, positioning you strategically.

In June, I hopped on a call with the head of operations to talk about compensation. I might have asked a little too much, but I left room to negotiate.

Michael Castro expressed pride from his parents about being accepted into the competitive six-week Muni internship program, which provides hands-on experiences in welding and maintenance.

Stay longer, get promoted, earn more. In today's landscape, it doesn't always work that way. Pay progression isn't neatly tied to tenure, and loyalty alone no longer guarantees growth.

AI tools are replacing traditional roles, leading to job loss for junior positions. In 2025, AI eliminated over 76,440 jobs, prompting companies to restructure their workforce.

Gen Z employees are up to 43% more productive when using collaborative digital tools compared to more traditional communication forms like email. Giving entry-level employees access to AI tools yields a higher return on investment.

Knowing when to pivot: 'What I struggled with in my 9-to-5 was I looked at my boss and I thought, "Do I want her job?" And I didn't. There's no longevity for me here because I'm training to eventually take her position and I don't want her position.' This reflects the need for creators to seek diverse opportunities beyond just one platform.

Samat sent a cold reach out to Sergey Brin in the middle of the night, asking the Google cofounder for advice. At the time, he didn't know Brin personally, but he had read Brin's research papers and held a deep level of respect for the company.

During the summer months, people maintain a casual attitude towards work, allowing individuals to focus on reflecting, creating, and planning their personal brand.

Knobbe Martens seeks a Patent Scientist to contribute to patent protection for innovative technologies, requiring technical expertise in science and engineering.

Gamification is the application of game-design elements and principles in nongame contexts, which means utilizing points, timers, challenges, and narratives to make tasks engaging.

This investment aims to develop the skills of Go-Ahead's 900 engineers across the UK & Ireland, part of a commitment to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035.

They gave some basic feedback on what I needed to learn, so I focused on that. I switched jobs at the company I was working, Home Depot, to get more of the real experience in design they were looking for.

"Employers are growing increasingly selective, partly because many are seeing a flood of seemingly perfect candidates, many of whom are suspected of using AI to finesse their applications."

I had also been running three side businesses outside of work for several years, namely an online fitness coaching company. This allowed me to pursue my fitness passion while having bidirectional income streams.

Soft skills are essential in the modern workplace, as employers increasingly prioritize emotional intelligence, adaptability, communication, and collaboration alongside technical expertise.

For many, bar prep courses like BARBRI represent a crucial transition phase, creating lasting memories of complex legal principles, yet often result in a sense of moving on afterward.

When I started my yachting career more than 30 years ago, I'd never seen a woman captain. Women worked on ships, but they were few and far between in the world of yachts, and I'd never seen one at the helm.

Elba told host Amy Poehler that he didn't find success until he was around 35 and that life before that was often difficult. "There were some very tough times," he said.