Category Archives: Career Development

Mid-career and feeling stuck? Here’s how to reclaim your value

July 17, 2026 Mid-career and feeling stuck? Here’s how to reclaim your value BY Sam Alvita Skim the headlines and today’s career story belongs to two groups: anxious new grads at the bottom and embattled executives at the top. U.S. entry-level postings have fallen about 35% since early 2023, according to labor research firm Revelio Labs. … Continue reading Mid-career and feeling stuck? Here’s how to reclaim your value

‘You are my business coach’: More workers use AI for career advice

May 08, 2026 ‘You are my business coach’: More workers use AI for career advice BY Jessica Klein When communications worker Suzanne Selkow decided to open her own consulting practice, she realized that going solo meant fewer opportunities to “turn to a colleague for a gut check,” she says.  Knowing herself to get bogged down in … Continue reading ‘You are my business coach’: More workers use AI for career advice

Are you in a competitive creative career? Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins has advice on what it takes to find success

March 19, 2026 Are you in a competitive creative career? Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins has advice on what it takes to find success BY Jude Cramer It’s a tough time out there for creatives. Whether you’re a writer, director, actor, or artist of any kind, the world is short on opportunities—particuarly the kind that pay. But … Continue reading Are you in a competitive creative career? Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins has advice on what it takes to find success

Your role was eliminated. Your capability wasn’t

March 08, 2026 Your role was eliminated. Your capability wasn’t BY Tammy Perkins A layoff doesn’t just remove your role. It disrupts your sense of professional stability. I’ve led workforce reductions at Amazon, Microsoft, and inside private equity-backed companies. I’ve sat in decision meetings where headcount decisions were debated alongside budgets and operating models. I’ve helped … Continue reading Your role was eliminated. Your capability wasn’t

New York secures 300 jobs as Fanatics expands Manhattan offices

New York secures 300 jobs as Fanatics expands Manhattan offices Suswati Basu     New York is adding another major corporate expansion to its roster, with Fanatics preparing to significantly grow its Manhattan footprint in a move expected to bring hundreds of jobs and tens of millions in new investment into the city. Gov. Kathy … Continue reading New York secures 300 jobs as Fanatics expands Manhattan offices

Brendan Fraser on resilience at work in your 50s: ‘The silences in a career can be deafening’

February 19, 2026 Brendan Fraser on resilience at work in your 50s: ‘The silences in a career can be deafening’  span>span]:whitespace-nowrap”>“Before The Whale, I had everything to prove. And now, to be honest, not so much,” Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, 57, told AARP The Magazine in an interview last month.  The 50-and-older segment is the fastest-growing demographic in the … Continue reading Brendan Fraser on resilience at work in your 50s: ‘The silences in a career can be deafening’