Articles

• Cover Letters, Cultivating Confidence, Resumes

  How to Tell Your Compelling Career Story

  Here's how to disseminate your personal career story—and how to share it with hiring managers, future connections, and future clients.

• Professional Development

  The 15 Career Books That Successful People Love

  Successful people can't stop talking about these 15 career books. Put them on your TBR list.

• Goal-Setting

  5 Good Work Habits That Changed Everything for My Career

  If you're looking to kick bad habits at work and replace them with healthy work habits, this one's for you! Here are good work habits you can start right now.

• Career Development, Career Transitions, Cultivating Confidence, Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Goal-Setting, Hiring, Informational Interviews, Internships + Volunteering, Interview Questions, Job Search Strategies, Leadership + Management, LinkedIn Optimization, Managing Your Money, Networking, Professional Development, Resumes, Routines + Productivity, Salary + Compensation, Work Culture, Working From Home, Workplace Toxicity

  22 Inspirational Career Quotes to Take Into 2022

  This year, we recorded over 50 episodes of The Career Contessa Podcast to stay connected as a source of support for all of 2021. Here are our favorite quotes to take into 2022.

• Goal-Setting, Leadership + Management, Professional Development

  How to Advocate for Yourself (Even When it Terrifies You)

  Speaking up can be terrifying, especially in a professional setting. Learn how to advocate for yourself at work, even when it may seem too daunting to do.

• Goal-Setting, Leadership + Management, Workplace Toxicity

  I Am About to Turn 40 and Here’s What I Would Tell My Younger Self

  Throughout my life and my career, I've learned a few important lessons. Here they are.