A UPenn grad on a student visa had her job offer rescinded days after graduation. Here's how she found a new role.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Palashi Singhal
Palashi Singhal

Palashi Singhal

I made $1.2 million as a résumé writer last year. AI has reduced my monthly income by about a third, and I'm thinking about a career pivot.

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Richard Lambert
Richard Lambert gets most of his work through Fiverr.

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Juggling 3 freelance jobs works for me. It's stressful at times, but I'm my own boss, and my businesses are thriving.

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The author has been working three freelance jobs for the last decade.

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These Gen X job seekers are sick of the job hunt — and building businesses instead

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Business Insider spoke to four Gen Xers who turned to self-employment after struggling to find traditional work.

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A senior software engineer says the 'most important survival skill' in a tech job isn't just coding — it's communication

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Namaswi Chandarana
Namaswi Chandarana shared the four lessons that helped progress in her tech career.

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I'm still unemployed after applying to 100 jobs since my layoff. Many of us job seekers don't need a dream job — just stability.

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Sarah Cate Patten.

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Tommy Hilfiger says 'manifestation' was part of his formula to build a fashion empire

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Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger

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I'm a first-year medical student at Stanford. From working on cadavers to 12-hour lecture days, this is what a week in my life is like.

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The author is a med student at Stanford.

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After 20 years in sales at companies like Tesla and Wells Fargo, I'm DoorDashing to support my daughters

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Ilya Brunshteyn with two daughters
Ilya Brunshteyn, a former salesperson, has two daughters.

Ilya Brunshteyn

I dropped out of college at 19 and had no plan for what came next. Hong Kong pushed me to grow up fast.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Nikolai Smirnoff

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