Articles tagged "Professional development"

Effective Networking: 6 Apps to Meet New People and Build Professional Connections

Success isn’t just about what you know. Who you know plays an outsized role, too. Relationships spark our creativity, help us land jobs, teach us things we'd never learn on our own, and, frankly, make life more interesting. Easier said than done, though.

Make Your Job Application Stand Out with These 12 Resume-Building Tools

In college, I worked with the career center at my university to create my first resume—a simple Microsoft Word document listing my experience, education, computer skills, and contact information.

Growth Hacking Your Job Search: 5 Steps to Get Hired by the Company You Want

Here’s how I went about "growth hacking" my job search..

How to Land Your Dream Job with One Spreadsheet

Job hunting feels like more of an art than a science—especially if you recently graduated or are starting from a place of unemployment. But finding and landing your dream job doesn't have to come down to luck.

How to Find the Perfect Job with Google Search Operators

LinkedIn and Glassdoor are great places to search for jobs—if the companies you’re interested in are actively posting positions there.

Imposter Syndrome: Why You Have It and What You Can Do About It

Many of us worry about not performing well enough at our jobs, not getting good enough grades, or not having as much knowledge and experience as our peers.

How to Prioritize Decisions as a Team with a Questions and Assumptions Activity

As a researcher and general curious human, I love asking questions and learning how people answer those questions. So it’s no surprise that my favorite Design Thinking activity is aptly called Questions and Assumptions.

7 Ways to Get Your Point Across: The Manager's Guide to Effective Communication

As a manager, the way you communicate with your team plays a big role in their performance. Whether you are in a traditional office or a remote, distributed team like Zapier, technology can help.

All I Really Need to Know About Management I Learned from Parenting

Let's get something straight: I'm not about to tell you that you need to be a parent to be a good manager. I'm also not about to tell you that your employees are anything like children. (If they are, stop reading and go take care of that problem.

Success and Side Projects: How Your Hobbies and Unrelated Interests Help Your Career

Copywriter. Designer. Illustrator. Filmmaker. With how competitive the world has become, it’s no wonder why we're obsessed with titles. Focusing on a speciality makes you more appealing to employers and shows clearly where your skills lie.