I started my higher education at a community college and now have a six-figure job at a tech company. You don't need to have it all figured out in the beginning.

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Jen Lew took the first job that would hire her after college and learned by doing.

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I've worked at Meta, Visa, and Google. There are 6 steps I always take when preparing for a big interview.

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Yung-Yu Lin says mock interviews and reading company news are crucial to his interview prep strategy.

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Whole Foods CEO says his least favorite employee is the know-it-all — and career experts agree for this reason

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Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel.

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Obama's best career advice was to follow your passions rather than a job title, an ex-White House speechwriter said

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Former President Obama told staff to care more about their impact than their title.

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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri shared his career history on Threads, and it includes his humble start as a bartender and waiter

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Adam Mosseri became head of Instagram in 2018 after a decade at Facebook.

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