Document Your Work (4 Reasons Why)
Documenting your work is one of the best things you could do for yourself as you're launching your career.
Category Growth Mindset
The Sleep-in-Your-Car Test
We have a simple test for applicants. I call it the sleep-in-your-car test. There are people who are willing to sleep in their car to get what they want and those who aren’t. We’re only interested in the former.
16 Books That Shaped How I Interact with the World
What books have had the most impact on your career or education? Our product manager, Chuck, shares his list.
7 Uncommon Skills Employers Look For (And How to Build Them)
Subtle skills that will set you apart in your career, make you instantly likable, and compound your growth as you find your niche in the company you work for.
How to Learn Job Skills More Quickly
If you don’t know what you want to learn, that’s fine, too. Find a project that excites you, and learn everything you need to build that project.
If We Taught Bike-Riding Like We Teach Finding a Career
Imagine if we taught kids how to ride a bike the way we try to teach them how to find a career. We’d start by showing them pictures of a bike when they’re young. We’d teach them to say the…
7 Startup Employees on the Content They’re Consuming
Because season one of Career Crashers is over, we thought it’d be fun to highlight some of the content our team’s consuming right now. And since everyone on the internet knows great leaders read two thousand books every morning, we…
11 Must-Follow Influencers to Crash Your Career
A short list of role models for creating a career and life you want in an unconventional manner. If you’re looking for sources of inspiration, look no further. Ash Ambirge In the digital age we’re living in now, success awaits those who are willing to ask hard questions, take a stand, and be daringly, unflinchingly, trusting of themselves. Recommended You Don’t Need a Job–You Need Guts (blog post & mini course) Ash Ambirge’s website Ayodeji Awosika They mean well, but they just don’t get it. That’s okay. I’ve come to realize that when you are seeking to do something that’s different,…
27 Things Successful Career Launchers Do
The job hunt is no place to try and fit it – do these things instead to win your next opportunity.
How Moving Away From Your Hometown Will Amplify Your Career Opportunities
Should you move to an opportunity-rich city, prove your value, then transfer your skills, connections, and pay level to the city you want? Yes–here's why.
7 Best Books for your Career Change (Or if you’re just starting out)
Ambitious but unsure where to start your career? We've got you covered with this list of 7 great books to help you figure it out.
Career Launch: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Rhodes
There are no age restrictions, no educational preconditions, no fancy paper or bags of cash needed. Anyone who is truly ready and willing to launch a career can.