What to Do When You Know You’re Smart, But Don’t Trust Yourself

Jordan Stark | Next Step Partners

Jane (not her real name) was a talented and high-achieving senior executive from a top business school. She was greatly respected by her peers and did excellent work. However, she constantly felt the need to …

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How To Use ChatGPT in Your Job Search

Greg Castro | Indeed | May 18, 2023

Technology changes how job seekers search, prepare and find jobs—and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate those changes. One of the latest advances in AI is ChatGPT, a large-language model from OpenAI, an …

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40+ Smart Questions to Ask at the End of Any Job Interview

Pamela Skillings | Big Interview

Asking smart questions at the end of an interview can really make it or break it for you — it will show you’re eager, engaged, and genuinely curious.

So, before you go with your initial impulse and …

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Entrepreneurship/Startup Resources in the MIT and Boston/Cambridge Ecosystem

To support the entrepreneurial endeavors of Sloanies, we have assembled a collection of resources with a specific focus on entrepreneurship. These resources aim to assist and empower Sloanies in their startups and ventures, offering valuable insights, guidance, and tools necessary …

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How To Explain a Termination on Your Job Application

Indeed Editorial Team | Indeed | March 10, 2023

Explaining a job termination to a potential employer can be straightforward when you know how to discuss it positively. While talking about termination in job applications and interviews can be challenging, how you …

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An AI-Polished Resume Gets You Hired Faster (and Will Raise Your Paycheck)

Team IO | Innovation Origins | May 10, 2023

Research by MIT Sloan Ph.D. student Emma van Inwegen shows that job seekers with AI-assisted resumes are 8% more likely to be hired, receive 7.8% more job offers, and earn 8.4% higher wages. …

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Conversational Habits are a High Performing Team’s Superpower

Lisa Blosser | Next Step Partners

Your experience of work is your experience in teams.

Most people spend 80%+ of their work time “teaming:” working with a collection of individuals who come together for a shared purpose.

Gone are the days …

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Public Boards: From Leadership to Impact – Video

Thank you for joining us for Public Boards: From Leadership to Impact with speaker Heather Wolf, Managing Director, Trewstar!

If you missed the workshop, here are the links to access the video via Panopto and slides.

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On Everyday Courage

Rebecca Zucker | Next Step Partners | March 11, 2023

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about courage. Dictionary.com defines courage as “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty.” We all know that courage is not …

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3 Tips for Answering “Why Do You Want to Work Here” (+ Examples)

Maja Stojanovic | Big Interview

“Why do you want to work here?”

“I’ve always been passionate about earning money and not starving to death.”

Okaaay, Dwight Schrute. While deep down this is true, it’s just a fraction of the bigger, more …

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