I got a job by building a dating-app-inspired website and pitching myself as the 'perfect match' for the role. Here's how I did it.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Shari Williams smiling at camera
Shari Williams says it's important to be bold to stand out in the current job market.

Shari Williams

I founded Bala after a burnout recovery trip — but burned out again. Here's how I cope now.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Natalie Holloway

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I'm 84 and work late nights from my wheelchair. I can't comfortably retire, and I intend to work until my 100th birthday.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Jane Way
Jane Way, 84, works 30 hours a week from her home.

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I work in AI security at Google and there are some things I would never tell chatbots. I follow 4 rules to use AI safely.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Harsh Varshney sitting in a chair.
As a Google engineer, Varshney uses AI tools for help with coding and note-taking.

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I run a $130,000-a-week burnout clinic for CEOs. After my life started to fall apart, I burned out too.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Economy
Jan Gerber

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This essay is based on a conversation with Jan Gerber, 44, who runs the Paracelsus Recovery clinic in Zurich. Business Insider has verified his admission to another Swiss clinic for burnout. The piece has been edited for length and clarity.

I made $560,000 in revenue last year reselling products on Amazon. Here's exactly how I do it.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Damilola Olaleye.

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I burned out from 2 years of job hunting, so I changed everything about how I apply. I won't let the job market break my spirit anymore.

Tech Insider : Business
Kirsten Bradford
Kirsten Bradford applied to 278 jobs in her first year of job-searching.

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I went through early menopause at 29. It upended my work and life for nearly two decades — here's what finally helped.

Tech Insider : Business
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Claudia Zimmerman.

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I'm the CEO of Canyon Ranch. My days can start as early as 2:45 a.m. and include the 'cowboy coffee' ritual and ice cream, if I'm lucky.

Tech Insider : Business
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Mark Rivers.

Canyon Ranch

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Rivers, the CEO of Canyon Ranch, based in Austin. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I was an ambitious Amazon exec who solved my burnout without skipping a beat at work. Here's how.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Kristi Coulter

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It was Friday afternoon, and I'd just hit send on my weekly report to Amazon's Retail vice presidents, detailing what the Global Merchandising team I'd created had accomplished that week.

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