Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company’s mini advice column. Twice a week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one min…
For Rigel Robinson, serving on the Berkeley City Council in California was “incredible.” In a district that he calls the “epicenter” of the city’s housing crisis, he’d been able to lock in zoning reforms and ge…
It’s the question every job seeker is dying to ask: “Are layoffs coming?”
And for good reason: Thousands of workers in media, tech, logistics, and many other industries have lost their jobs in the last year.
No hiring manager…
I hate when a stranger invades my personal space. Like the person who takes up the armrest on an airplane. Or the concertgoer who dances her way into the area around my seat. This pet peeve usually causes me to focus on my irritation for the entire fli…
Vulnerable workers could soon be empowered to have more of a voice when raising the alarm on safety issues and advocating for better working conditions. A new OSHA proposal, now in the final rule stage, would allow workers to have a third-party represe…
The old adage is true: You don’t quit a job, you quit a manager. If you like your work but not your boss, it can feel like a waste to leave, but hell to stay. Luckily not all is lost if you don’t like your boss. There are ways to manage y…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
“How do I make my job application stand out? Are there any tricks?”
These are questions Erica Rivera, a former recruiter at Google and now career coach at Career Diva, has heard time and time again.In today’s competitive job mar…
If you’re reading this article, you’re likely interested in gaining more visibility. Whether you’re looking to bring in more leads, be seen as a thought leader in your field or, well, “influence” people, I am sorry to…
Today, the workplace is composed of 19% baby boomers, 35.5% Gen Xers, and 39.4% millennials. However, according to research by Johns Hopkins University, Gen Z is slated to make up 30% of the workforce by 2030. It is therefore vitally important for lead…
