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Where you should look for a job if you can't break into consulting, according to a Harvard career advisor
A Harvard career advisor says new grads who can't get into consulting firms should look for compani…
Kelsey Vlamis
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I'm on track to retire at 45. I started my career earning only $26,000 and followed this 4-phase plan.
Annie Cole expects her investment accounts to grow to $1.6 million over the next 10 years, giving h…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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I've held leadership roles at Yahoo, Google, and Facebook. Taking a demotion is what set my career on the right path.
Jennifer Dulski spent years working in Big Tech before founding her own company. She attributes her…
Nora Redmond
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A Gen Xer who went back to school in her 50s explains why taking on student loans to advance her career was worth it — even if it means retiring later
Kris Neilson, 59, felt her bachelor's degree wasn't helping her earn more money and progress in her…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Thinking about sending your kid abroad for college? Here are 6 tips from college advisors and students for a successful move.
"Recognize that your experience is going to be a bit different, but it doesn't mean it's any less r…
Erin Liam
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Meet the Roadmap Generation: High-achieving Zoomers are taking an aggressive, long-term approach to planning their careers
Meet the Roadmap Generation: A professional cohort of recent graduates and early-stage careerists w…
Erin Snodgrass
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The key to earning more money, switching careers, and getting sober for this millennial: going back to college at 32
Erin Vaughan, 41, worked in restaurants and owned a personal chef business. But after going back to…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I taught college for almost a decade, and I want parents to stop forcing their kids into college. There are other options.
A college professor often found students only in school because their parents forced them. Instead,…
Rachel Garlinghouse
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I'm a billionaire's son, but I never considered not working. My career path has taken me from tech to comedy.
Pete Ballmer discusses starting his career in software engineering and product management before be…
Jane Zhang
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Meet the Gen Xers and boomers retiring with 6 figures of student debt that threatens their Social Security and savings
Some Gen X and boomer student-loan borrowers are staring down a retirement crisis where their savin…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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I hire college students for childcare for my 3 kids. It's the best scenario for our family and for the students.
I hire college students to provide childcare for my 3 kids. The students get valuable experience an…
Jenna Jonaitis
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A California millennial who makes six figures says it feels like he has to choose between buying a home, starting a family, and advancing his career: 'I feel behind financially'
A California-based millennial who makes six figures shares why the costs of homeownership and start…
Jacob Zinkula
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Gen Z is headed for a career calamity
ChatGPT is commandeering the tasks that young employees rely on to advance their careers. That's go…
Ed Zitron
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I'm a teacher. The end of mask mandates is freeing, but after 2 years of complications I'm not ready to completely ditch my mask.
Skyler Gausney-Jones, a second grade teacher, says while some students embraced the change, others …
Skyler Gausney-Jones
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Some workers are choosing housing and student loan benefits over a retirement plan, and it says a lot about America's cost-of-living crisis
Companies and workers are rethinking job benefits, with a growing focus on non-traditional perks li…
Cork Gaines
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I went to school for architecture but realized I hated it. Here's how I found my dream career as a writer.
She majored in architecture but realized she hated the coursework in her sophomore year of college.…
Meehika Barua
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America's biggest private-equity firms are screwing over college students
America's private equity giants are turning student housing into a huge industry. But as rents reac…
James Rodriguez
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A Gen Xer who got $250,000 in student loans forgiven said he can now finally start saving for retirement — and consider his dream of studying in India
Joel Lambdin, 49, said his student-loan forgiveness wasn't a "jump for joy" situation but rather, a…
