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How to Use Notion for Everything at Work

Notion is a productivity tool that allows user to organize their tasks, goals, and keep track of just about everything. Here's how to use Notion + the templates you'll need!
Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Managing Your Money

27 Personal Finance Apps to Help Make Managing Your Finances Enjoyable

Looking to pay off debt, increase savings, start investing, or take a look at your entire financial snapshot? We have quite a few finance apps for you.
Networking

The 12 Best Networking Apps to Make Professional Contacts

Learn about the business of networking and the networking apps that can supercharge your way to grow from the convenience of your phone.
Interview Questions

40 Top Sales Interview Questions (+ How to Answer Them)

Sales is a sector with a huge amount of opportunity. Learn how to ace the sales interview by prepping yourself with these common interview questions.
Workplace Toxicity

Dear Big Tech Companies, Keep That Same Energy 6 Months From Now

After you posted your black square on Instagram, how are you keeping that energy?
Routines + Productivity

The Best Tech Tools for Remote Work

We've curated the best tech tools you need to run your business and create effective and efficient teams while you work from home!
Career Transitions, Professional Development

Technology Careers are More Creative Than Ever

Creativity and technology are linked more closely than ever before. We teamed up with Open Campus at The New School to profile some of the most lucrative jobs that require both technical expertise and a creative mind.
Career Development, Industry Insight

Rising Tide of Women's Voice in Videogames

Women in videogames have been historically underrepresented across the board. I went to E3 to learn how that is changing.
Gender Talk, Time Off

What I Wish Someone Told Me About Returning to a Tech Job After Having a Baby

Returning to work after a baby is something women have to do all the time, yet there is no real framework to navigate this tough transition. Diane Chang, a data scientists at Intuit, shared her experience and how she handled her return to work after giving birth.
Interview Questions, Job Search Strategies

An Insider's Guide on Getting Hired at a Startup

5 tips to make a great first impression—and snag the job.

Interviews

Technology

A Tech Founder on Why Being an Outsider Is a Strength

"I actually think most successful founders are rebels, of a sort. We’re trying to do new things and take on entrenched systems or ways of thinking. What makes me and our company different is that we’re outsiders."
Technology

Omoju Miller—Tech Veteran, Leader, and Volunteer Advisor to the Obama Administration—on The Crucial Role of Creativity in the Tech Industry

"If you are in an environment where you feel marginalized, leave. Don’t try to change it. Go and look for a place that sees you and lets you be you."
Technology

Sharing Stories as a Software Engineer

We sat down with Apple software engineer Emilie to learn about her day-to-day working at Apple along with what it takes to run the perfect meeting and her favorite ways to unwind.
Technology

Creating Impact with Apple

We sat down with Apple's Senior Developer Partner Relations Advisor, Cris, to learn about what it takes to create a lasting impact within a large company. She shares a typical day in the life, her favorite book recommendations, and her top four tips to running a meeting.
Technology

This Serial Entrepreneur's Motivation Is Completely Rooted in One Virtue—Empathy

"Fostering connections, empowering others, and actively contributing to a more diverse narrative are core to what I’ve dedicated my life to. The topics change as do the strategies, but the goal is the same."
Technology

What It's Like to be a Designer in Uber's Self-Driving Car Division

"I’ve realized that some of the biggest breaks in your career are completely left to chance. It’s about being thankful for those. I owe a lot of gratitude [to that]."
Technology

The Woman Taking the ‘Ick' Out of Dating for All the Single Ladies

Meet Dawoon Kang, founder of the women-centric dating app, Coffee Meets Bagel.
Technology

Management, Mistakes, and Motherhood—As Told by an Amazon Employee

Shirin Saleem is re-writing the rules for working moms.
Technology

This Data Scientist for Etsy Finds Art In Programming

Hu finds passion in her career at the intersections of creativity and technology.
Consumer Services, Technology

Here's How a Female V.P. at a Tech Startup Faces the Gender Gap

Nikki Pechet on writing your own maternity leave policy and taking a job for joy, not money.