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Mena Massoud’s path from pre-med to acting Mena Massoud’s route to acting began with expectations that pointed elsewhere. Like many families who prioritize conventional career paths, his parents encouraged academics and wanted him to become a doctor. Both of his sisters became pharmacists, and Masso...
Overqualification by the Numbers Overqualification isn’t just a nagging worry for experienced job seekers — it’s a measurable obstacle. According to the Monster Overqualification Report, a survey of 1,001 US adults spread evenly across age groups from 18 to over 65, 40% of job seekers feel that bein...
What Is a Chief of Staff? A chief of staff (CoS) is a staff member who helps a CEO and other executives manage priorities and coordinate projects. They also work with people in different departments to help ensure that deadlines are met. A CoS can be valuable in helping to prevent and manage crisis ...
The 7 Careers With the Most Annual Openings The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects job growth to slow over the next decade. Its new employment projections show 5.9 million jobs added between 2025 and 2035, a 3.5% increase, down from 10.9% growth the previous decade. Even in a slower market, some car...
What Is Your Ideal Next Step? Before you negotiate with the other side, check in with yourself. How much do you want to work there, or is your ideal next step something else (e.g., another nonprofit, career pivot to a different sector)? If your introspection reveals that you’d like a change, your ne...
Why Vague Instructions Lead to Trouble You’re four months into a new job when your manager says, “Let’s socialize the proposal with finance before Thursday.” You nod, knowing roughly what “socialize” means. But what are you supposed to do today? Email the deck? Book a meeting? Get the finance direct...
Why Vague Instructions Lead to Trouble You’re four months into a new job when your manager says, “Let’s socialize the proposal with finance before Thursday.” You nod, knowing roughly what “socialize” means. But what are you supposed to do today? Email the deck? Book a meeting? Get the finance direct...
Why Companies Are Cutting Compensation for AI The money has to come from somewhere. According to a survey of 866 US business leaders conducted by Resume Builder, 54% of companies have reduced or will reduce employee compensation to free up capital for AI spending in 2026. Bonuses, equity, raises, be...
Leading Is Priceless: Who Is Thom Mayer and Why Leadership Matters Thom Mayer has led where the stakes could not be higher. He is the medical director of the National Football League Players Association, he served as Command physician at the Pentagon on 9/11, he helped write the original NFL concuss...
About 76% of millennial workers, currently ages 30 to 45, are actively questioning their career paths, according to Glassdoor data. Another 68% say they have delayed a major life milestone because of career uncertainty. This is a generation that should be familiar with disruption. Many millennials c...
The Iced Coffee Interview Debate Explained The debate began on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when Caitlin, a recruiter whose TikTok bio lists 16 years in the field and who posts as @caitlinrecruiter, put up a video questioning whether candidates should walk into a job interview with iced coffee in hand. By F...
What Is Job Creep? Job creep is the slow, unofficial expansion of your responsibilities beyond what you were hired to do. No new title. No raise. No conversation. The word that matters here is unofficial. Temporary work has an end date. Job creep doesn’t, because no one ever agreed to a start date e...
