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  We started off the month just right: meeting and chatting with super amazing people! We have partnered with our friends over at STOKED NYC to create a series of workshops geared towards professional development for their students.   Stoked is a non-profit organization that creates a community of fearless leaders through mentorship, opportunity and…

Missed the event? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Listen to the podcast now! We are still buzzing with joy and inspiration after the Applied Empathy: Summer Soiree and Panel discussion with Sub Rosa. This month’s discussion was all about ‘Exploring the Slash Generation’ featuring our very own founder, Dana Siomkos, alongside multihyphenate-unicorn powerhouses Hawa…

Sometimes it feels like the only people who get to enjoy the beautiful Summer weather are the people who aren’t tied down by obligations like working to pay bills and dreadful Summer classes- basically anyone who isn’t an adult.   Look no further fellow friends! We’ve got the perfect ways for you to secure the…

You’ve most likely been at your job for X amount of years and have accomplished so many things that you think you’re ready for the next big step. Yet there’s always a bit of hesitation when thinking about how to pop the big question: “Can I have a promotion?”   The real question though should…

She Says Boom was a career-accelerator event that our very own Dana Siomkos had the pleasure of dropping major keys in an intimate and perspective-changing Interviewing Skills workshop. If you’re like me you’d be thinking “What can I possibly get from a workshop on interviewing? I’ve been on tons of interviews!” Have you ever been…

Apologies have abounded from several male cast members of Arrested Development after The New York Times published a “notably raw” interview with actors from the show ahead of the show’s fifth season. When Jeffrey Tambor is asked about a time he “lashed out” at costar Jessica Walter, every man in the room immediately jumps to his defense, as if a bat signal had…

By Kevin J. Ryan   Wheaties. Coffee. A workout and a shower. Such morning rituals may work for many. Others require something far more specific or idiosyncratic–like these five entrepreneurs. Eric Casaburi, Founder and CEO of Retro Fitness “I lie down on a bed of nails. Getting physically uncomfortable helps me make better decisions when I’m under stress. I’m constantly challenging…

By Rachel Bitte Being passed over for a promotion that you really wanted stings. Your first reaction may be to hit the job boards and start shooting your resume over to friends, hatching a plan to get out of there as soon as you can. But just because you suffered this (major) setback doesn’t mean you need…

By Elizabeth Wellington   In this competitive job market, one way to differentiate yourself is to stay on the cutting edge of the industry. You can take professional development classes, work on extra projects, and attend networking events. But, how do you make sure you’re growing in a way that builds into a meaningful career…

  By Abby Wolfe Here at The Muse, we love giving you advice (could you tell?). But if there’s one thing we love about our career story features, it’s that they provide uswith some invaluable lessons, too. If you’re feeling stuck or frustrated, if you want to try something new but you’re scared, or, heck, if you just really…

By Alyse Kalish Oprah threw out some serious wisdom to the 2018 class at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s recent commencement ceremony. She started off her address to the world’s future writers, journalists, reporters, and speakers with the bad news: A lot’s going on in the world, and it’s not all great. The good news, she…

By Michelle Cheng   Entrepreneur and graphic designer Tina Roth Eisenberg is a big believer in not separating who you are at work from you are outside the office. Her own career reflects the fact that when you let the personal and the professional intermingle, sometimes the best ideas are born. After moving to New York City from Switzerland…

We’re all for flexibility. Going your own way. Paving your own path. Doing what works for you (and not doing what doesn’t). We’re also big fans of not putting a timeline on things. We’ve even said that there are plenty of things you don’t have to have by 30 (or 40, or 50, or ever…). But when…

By Kat Boogaard There’s no other way to say it: You’ve had an absolutely horrible day. You spilled coffee all over yourself during your commute and then showed up late to your meeting with a giant stain on your shirt. Your boss gave you a ton of not-so-great feedback on a recent project you spent weeks…

By Kat Boogaard   It’s your first week on the job, and age-old wisdom tells you that it’s important that you make a splash and hit the ground running. But, uhhh… how? What the heck are you supposed to say in order to impress these people who are all still strangers to you? Start by sending…

By Stav Ziv   The ink is dry on your contract—or, let’s be real, you hit the submit button on that electronic signature, which just isn’t quite as satisfying. Either way, it’s party time! Go on now, celebrate getting and accepting that offer. Treat yourself to drinks with your friends, dinner out with the family,…

By Sjoerd Gehring So, you’ve got a gap in your resume? Maybe you decided to travel, or go back to school, or maybe you looked after a sick relative, or you took time out to be a parent yourself. Whatever the reason, you’re probably feeling like your job hunt is going to be that much harder.…

People-centric, content creation Guru YOU: You are a proactive problem-solver with a love for creative work and making things happen. You have a passion to learn, a love for creation and a ger-‘er-done spirit. You’re the MVP in taking a pitch project from concept to a living activation. You GO Glenn Coco! THEM: They are a young but…

By J.T. O’Donnell   Even though we have an extremely low unemployment rate in the U.S. right now, there are still lots of people between jobs. Layoffs and restructurings happen every day. And, many say a market correction is on the horizon that will send the unemployment rate back up a bit. For those actively seeking a new…