Colleen McCarthy was working a corporate job she was never “super excited about” when she started creating floral arrangements in her free time. Two years later, she’s designed floral arrangements for stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Drew Barrymore through her business Colleen Rose Florals. McCarthy, 27, grew up in Ridgefield, CT. She majored in environmental…
Before moving to New York City in 2013, Cintia Diaz didn’t have any professional culinary experience on her resume. At home in the Dominican Republic, she’d cooked for her family, but she was a stranger to the restaurant business. In New York, that quickly changed. Diaz took on various restaurant roles over the years, from…
With 2026 around the corner, many people are eyeing tips and tricks to bring into the new year at home and at work. And while many are considering a new morning or evening routine, there are two other routines you might want to incorporate into your schedule, specifically at work, to better focus when you…
Getting a bachelor’s degree isn’t the only way to land a lucrative job anymore. Resume Genius’s latest report identified the jobs that offer the highest pay without requiring a four-year college degree, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report demonstrates that “there’s no one way to get a high-paying job,” according…
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…
