Performance review season can be nerve-wracking, but there are several ways employees can set themselves up for success. The best thing employees can do for themselves is to practice “emotional management,” according to career coach Sarah Baker Andrus. Remaining calm and engaged during the meeting will leave a good impression, she says, while becoming defensive…
Despite slower job growth compared to the last decade, the U.S. economy is expected to add 5.2 million jobs from 2024 to 2034, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest employment projection report. Total employment is projected to grow by 3.1%. Based on the report, the top-growing industry sectors for 2034 are health care…
Ina Garten is an expert on making major career changes: she built a multimillion-dollar culinary empire after she quit her government job to open a food store. Garten’s husband Jeffrey gave her sage advice when she decided to leave her previous career, she told Amy Poehler in a Nov. 25 episode of her podcast “Good…
Being a great leader takes time and practice, and a growing share of workers are trying to get better at it. Search interest in the term “leadership” is at an all-time high, according to Google data, along with related terms like training, best practices, advice on how to lead a team and sources for professional…
It’s been a tough job market for young professionals, but there’s some good news for 2026: New grads with up to four years’ work experience are expected to see stronger wage growth next year, according to Glassdoor research. In other words, early-career workers who can secure a job are likely to have more spending power,…
Amina AlTai has always been a high achiever. As a child of immigrants, she was told to “keep your head down, work really hard, and if you do that, you’ll have everything you want,” she tells CNBC Make It. Her early career looked “great on paper,” she says: AlTai opened her own marketing agency in…
“Neighbors need food NOW,” the homepage of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana reads. Amid uncertainty around SNAP funding, food banks across the U.S. are scrambling to pick up the slack for the 42 million Americans who rely on the program for food assistance. SNAP payments have been paused since Nov. 1 due to…
Amid high-profile job cuts at major companies like Meta, Amazon and Target, many workers are undoubtedly anxious about future downsizing. According to Jason Walker and Rey Ramirez, co-founders of Thrive HR Consulting, a significant portion of these recent job cuts can be credited to AI. “Companies are seeing their ability to be more efficient and…
Among Americans’ favorite romantic comedies are “Pretty Woman,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Sixteen Candles,” according to a series of 2023 YouGov polls. In those and the many romcoms like them, the plot is fairly simple: The female lead pines after a man, they end up together, often after a series of kooky encounters. The end….
Julia Roberts may an Academy Award-winning actress, but early in her career, she struggled to overcome harsh criticism. “I don’t think I entered into my career with much confidence,” Roberts told People Magazine in a recent interview. Roberts, who broke through as an actress with films like “Steel Magnolias” and “Pretty Woman,” said that in…
