Everyone’s using AI to write cover letters right now. Fine. It’s fast, and it’s usually pretty good. But AI can’t do the one thing that actually gets you hired: know…
The Professional Network Almost No Student Uses
Associations Now ran a piece in June about how professional and trade associations can better serve young professionals. It was written for association executives, and it’s far more useful to…
Most Opportunities Come From People You Barely Know
Tracy Brower made a point in Forbes recently that runs against everything students assume about networking. Most new opportunities don’t come from your close friends. They come from weak ties:…
Six Billion Friendships Later, the Answer Is the Same
When Harvard’s research on friendship and economic mobility came out, the obvious question was whether it was an American quirk. So a UK consortium including the Behavioural Insights Team ran…
Your Kid Has a Career Coach and It Is an Algorithm
A survey covered by WorkLife found that 63% of Gen Z workers have taken career advice directly from Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok. Nearly one in four (22%) have quit a…
What to Do After an Informational Interview
Students are taught how to get the informational interview, but almost never what to do after it. That’s like teaching a pilot to take off without teaching the landing. Every…
The Friendship Statistic Every Parent Should Know
Harvard economist Raj Chetty and the Opportunity Insights team analyzed 21 billion Facebook friendships covering most American adults. They were looking for what actually predicts whether a kid from a…