Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
A hostile work environment can make an otherwise great job miserable. Hostility comes in many forms, from a workplace bully to sexist or racist company policies. It can be caused by one person or many. No matter what form it takes or what the cause, a bad work environment damages your physical and mental health. It…
You’ve probably encountered a mean man in your career. If not, you’ve definitely seen them on TV or heard about them in the news. Mean men often rise to the top and are celebrated by society despite the damage they can inflict. Mark Lipton, professor, veteran progressive C-suite adviser and author of Mean Men:…
The best time to find out about a potential employer’s work environment is before and during the interview. You don’t want to accept a job only to discover that your workplace is miserable. While interviewing for a job, you may be focused on impressing the hiring manager(s) but you should also be taking…
As a Highly Sensitive Person and introvert, life presents many challenges. We are bombarded by sights, sounds, and situations that can easily overwhelm us. Many jobs are full of stress, constant social interactions, and other negative things that can lead to decreased productivity or even health problems for highly sensitive people. Finding a job that…
When you think of working in the medical field, you may imagine making life and death decisions in split second or delivering bad news to a patient. But many jobs in the healthcare field aren’t quite as stressful and they often come with decent salaries and job security. If you’re not up for high…