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

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 07:37

Concept of work from home and home family education. Mom and son are sitting at the desk. Business woman works on the Internet in a laptop, a child writes in a notebook. — A mom works from home with her son beside her.
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Careers, WFH, work-from-home, hybrid-work, remote-work, trending-uk

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

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 05:48

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez

Tech, Discourse, Careers, Real Estate, Discourse, discourse-staff, daily-discourse

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.

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 05:38

Woman sitting at laptop drinking coffee and typing on document while sitting at window. — Tawny Lara (not pictured) hired a virtual assistant to help with her business.
Getty Images

Careers, Careers, health, health-freelancer, virtual-assistant, Jobs, Productivity

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

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 05:05

Manuelle Pires is a senior strategic partner manager for YouTube.

Courtesy of Manuelle Pires

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Harvard, learning, harvard-business-school, youtube

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.

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 20:23

A mother and son pose in front of a cashier at Sabar Menanti. — Tambunan took over the family's nasi padang business from his mother in 2022.
Erin Liam/ Business Insider

Food, Small Business, Careers, Singapore, hawker-center, family-business, career-switch

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

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 06:05

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

Courtesy of Britt Riley

Careers, Essay, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Careers, working-parents, as-told-to

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

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 05:54

Mom with twins posing for photo — The author has had remote jobs since 2019.
Courtesy of the author

Careers, Essay, Parenting, return-to-office, remote-work

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

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 04:31

Graphic of climbing up the ladder — Career coaches are suggesting reaching out to executives instead of DMing recruiters.
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Careers, Tech, Tech, job-applications

Some techies are leaving cushy Silicon Valley jobs to launch startups at home in India

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 20:00

Collage of three startup founders on an Indian tri color background — Expat Indians are leaving Big Tech and moving back home to launch companies of their own.
Chelsea Jia Feng, BI

Careers, Startups, Tech, India, Start-Up, chelsea-jia-feng

I interned at a hedge fund when I was 16. It was the smartest decision I made as a teen, and it set me on the path to a career in finance.

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 19:42

Yi Ke using her laptop at the Nanyang Technological University campus. — Yi Ke Cao, now 20, did her first internship at a hedge fund when she was 16. She's now pursuing dual degrees in accountancy and business at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University.
Yi Ke Cao

Careers, finance, as-told-to, hedge-fund, Intern

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