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Ask Victoria | After 12 years working with whales, how to transition?
Hi Idealist Careers, After 12 years of training beluga whales, I’m looking for a new career. It wasn’t that I...
Is Your Work Environment Safe?
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) employs about 2,100 inspectors to cover more than 8 million worksites around the country....
September Career Horoscope: What Does This Month Have In Store?
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) As the workaholic star sign, you love what you do and work hard to...
4 Columbia students and alumni changing the world with a master’s degree
The master’s programs at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies—one of the many programs in attendance at the Idealist Grad Fairs— bring...
7 Tips on How to Create a Job-Winning Resume
Sometimes, the only thing getting in the way between you and your dream job is the job-winning resume. It’s not...
Creativity Hacks You Can Do While Flying
Creativity on the Road: Not Just a Dream! Business travel can sap your creativity, with long hours and the airport-office-hotel-airport...
Where to Walk: A Walker’s Guide to Port Isaac
Port Isaac is a small picturesque fishing village in the north of Cornwall. With various different attractions and things to...
Fear and Loathing and Sticky Notes: Salvaging A Disastrous Engineering Project
Hi! I’m Adam, from Reaktor. We’re a bunch of consultants who try to build the right thing and build that...
4 Steps to acing your next performance review
For many, an annual performance review can be the most anxiety-inducing event of your professional year. But with a little...
5 Reasons Your New Résumé Isn’t Working
At this point in your career, you are aware of the importance of a resume. This one to two-page document...
Answering the “Greatest Achievement” Interview Question
The interview question usually goes something like this… “tell me your proudest professional accomplishment?” or… “What’s your greatest achievement?” Interview...
What it Takes to Go from War-Torn Iran to Successful Entrepreneur in America
Successful serial entrepreneur is shining example of an immigrant living the American Dream NEWPORT BEACH, California – (September 13, 2017) –...