• How to choose a career: a practical process

  A step-by-step way to choose a career: list your interests, skills and constraints, use the free O*NET Interest Profiler and BLS data, then test your options.

  7 min read

• Career goals examples and how to set your own

  Short-term and long-term career goals examples, sample answers for interviews and performance reviews, and a five-step way to write specific goals of your own.

  8 min read

• Career development plan: a template and example

  How to write a career development plan in five steps, with a one-page template, a filled-in example and a script for reviewing it with your manager.

  7 min read

• How to change careers: a step-by-step plan

  A step-by-step plan to change careers: choose a direction, run a gap analysis, build bridge experience, rewrite your story, and budget the time and money.

  9 min read

• Career change at 40: how to make it work

  How to change careers at 40: plan the money first, turn your experience into leverage, deal with age bias and know your rights, and choose retraining that fits.

  7 min read

• How long should you stay at a job before leaving?

  How long to stay at a job: what BLS tenure data shows, how recruiters read short stints, when leaving early is the right call, and how to explain it.

  7 min read

• Contract vs. full-time: W-2, 1099 and what it means for you

  Contract vs. full-time explained: how W-2 and 1099 pay is taxed, what each means for benefits, overtime and security, and what to ask before you accept.

  8 min read

• Jobs AI can’t replace? What the research says is least exposed

  Research measures exposure to AI, not immunity. See what BLS, ILO, IMF and Pew say about the least and most exposed work, and how to judge your own role.

  8 min read

• Signs you’re about to be fired or laid off, and what to do

  The warning signs that a firing or layoff may be coming, what a performance improvement plan means, and what to do now: ask, document, check money, search.

  8 min read

• How to quit a job professionally, step by step

  How to quit a job without burning a bridge: what to check before you resign, when to tell your boss, a script for the conversation, notice and handover.

  8 min read

• Resignation letter: how to write one (with templates)

  How to write a resignation letter: the four things it must include, what to leave out, how to deliver it, and templates for standard, short and immediate notice.

  8 min read

• Two weeks’ notice letter: templates and what to include

  Two weeks’ notice letter templates you can copy, what the letter must include, whether notice is legally required, and a plan for your last ten working days.

  8 min read

• Job search after a layoff: a first-30-days plan

  A week-by-week plan for the 30 days after a layoff: file for unemployment, choose health coverage before the deadlines, line up references and restart your search.

  8 min read

• How to explain a layoff: interview answers and resume wording

  How to explain a layoff in an interview, on a resume, on LinkedIn and in a cover letter: a short honest script, sample answers and replies to follow-up questions.

  8 min read