I got my first job by giving away home-cooked breakfast with my resumé. I was 15 at the time.

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Teddy Sheehan, not pictured, landed an apprenticeship as a plumber by thinking outside the box.T

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A millennial woman says there are benefits to returning to the office, but it hasn't made her more productive

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Joy-Ann returned to in-office work.

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Everyone's talking about RTO. Here's why a leading expert thinks remote work is 'here to stay.'

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A mom works from home with her son beside her.

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Gen Z's new side hustle: getting rich off Airbnb

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I hired a virtual assistant after I realized how overwhelmed I was with work. Asking for help was hard, but it's been so worth it.

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Tawny Lara (not pictured) hired a virtual assistant to help with her business.

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I took Harvard's $12,500 celebrity-filled 4-day media course. It was worth every penny.

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Manuelle Pires is a senior strategic partner manager for YouTube.

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He left his corporate job to help his mom in the family's 90-year-old restaurant. He almost gave up but figured out how to turn it around.

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Tambunan took over the family's nasi padang business from his mother in 2022.

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As a new mom, I needed childcare, a coworking space, and a gym under one roof. So I created it.

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Britt Riley created a co-working space for parents based on her own needs.

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I've worked remotely for over 7 years. It allows me to be the breadwinner of our family and be a more present mom.

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The author has had remote jobs since 2019.

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Not hearing back on job applications? Some career consultants suggest a bold new tactic.

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Career coaches are suggesting reaching out to executives instead of DMing recruiters.

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