Career Advice

January 23, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Is Hypersensitivity A New Skill Employers Are Looking For?

In 2016, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report in which it listed the top skills employers will be looking for in 2020. We’re now in 2020 and we can see that much of what was predicted in the

January 7, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Are Traditional Jobs Being Outpaced by Gig Economy Opportunities?

California recently made headlines as it passed a bill, AB 5, to reclassify freelancers or independent contractors, also known as “gig workers”, as employees. The intent of the bill is to provide more benefits and protection for freelancers, but many

December 17, 2019 Julie Shenkman

Why Failure Helps Your Career

When you listen to celebrities being interviewed about their success, they often end up talking about their failures. They reflect on how many times they were rejected and how, if you want to achieve your goals in life, falling flat

Career Moves To Make If Living Paycheck To Paycheck

December 3, 2019 Julie Shenkman

Career Moves to Make If You’re Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck

Many Americans now, unfortunately, know the feeling of living paycheck to paycheck, due to rising costs of living, high barriers to entry in the job market, and stagnating wages. This is leaving many with the feeling that there is little

November 21, 2019 Julie Shenkman

Why Being A Perfectionist Is Holding You Back in Your Career

It is the age of perfectionism. This generation of workers has been developmentally bombarded with ideas of perfection, from being rewarded with gold stars for every achievement to images of photoshopped bodies on every street corner. In this world, you

November 7, 2019 Julie Shenkman

3 Things You’re Doing That Are Holding Back Your Earning Potential

Let’s take a minute to think about your last paycheck. Picture it in your mind. Do you feel satisfied? Okay about it, but it could be better? Complete disappointment? No matter what you think about how much you make, I

October 24, 2019 Julie Shenkman

How the Art of Small Talk Will Improve Your Career

The art of small talk, no matter how scary it may seem, could be your most useful skill when it comes to advancing in your career. If you are anything like me, you dread small talk. You may not care

October 8, 2019 Julie Shenkman

The Most In-Demand Skill of the Future

Every day technology is increasingly taking over every aspect of our lives. There almost isn’t a single instance in which technology has not made its presence known. Artificial Intelligence has allowed technology to take over even the most mundane of

September 24, 2019 Julie Shenkman

Interesting Perks: Helping Employees Pay Off Student Debt

You’ve worked super hard throughout college so that you could do your job well, so why aren’t more employers rewarding you for it by helping with your student loans? College educated workers possess the knowledge and skills that employers seek,

September 10, 2019 Julie Shenkman

3 Important Factors to Consider When Deciding If You Should Go Back to School

As fall quickly approaches, parents throughout the country work feverishly to get their kids ready for the new school year. This leads many parents and other adults to reflect on their own education and consider whether or not they should