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What was your first internship? For many of us, now years removed from that type of learning experience, the question comes up as an icebreaker activity rather than a serious interview question. In fact, you might have risen to a level in your career that means you now find yourself managing interns. While the benefits […]

When Camille Burns joined the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) in 2000, she was fresh out of New York University and energized about her new role as program assistant. Now, 23 years later, she’s still passionate about the WPO—and hard at work making the nonprofit a valuable resource for women presidents, executives, leaders and entrepreneurs. Comprising

When you wake up in the morning and realize it’s a Monday (or any weekday, really), are you met with immediate dread? Or do you feel a bit of excitement at what the day could bring? The answer can make or break how you are feeling about your life in general, as spending a large

Q: I just moved to a new area and want to plug into my community. How do I go about doing this? A: Moving to a new area comes with a laundry list of things to do. All the logistics, work arrangements and details can feel overwhelming. But once you settle in, finding community should

We’re more than three years away from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is no longer a national public health emergency, and many companies have made it very clear: they want their workforce back in the office full-time or on a hybrid model. Companies such as Salesforce and Google have tried using ultimatums and

When GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons was flunking out of high school in Baltimore in the late 1960s, no one guessed that he’d end up a tech billionaire. Parsons readily admits that he was headed in the wrong direction as a kid. “When I was in school, I was terrible. Terrible,” he says with a chuckle.

While lunchtime is an opportunity to break for some nourishment, part of the school lunch allure is allowing students a half hour or so to catch up with friends, cram for an afternoon test, buy a bake-sale item or win a trivia contest. And while your food options may be more plentiful as you grow

Paris, the city beautiful, is almost ready to welcome the world to its superb exposition of 1900. That it will be ready to meet its guests at the appointed time now seems entirely possible, and that its lavish efforts to please will be internationally appreciated is a foregone conclusion. American representation abroad It is really

Between 2010 and 2019, the population of the United States grew by 19.5 million people, according to the Census Bureau. And as of 2020, there is no longer a majority ethnic group of people in this country younger than 18. Given the dramatic shift in our country’s demographics, it’s critically important that more brands market their products

At age 14, from the vantage point of a European cruise ship and her whole life ahead of her, Darley Newman realized what she wanted to do: see the world. Now at age 44, she is the travel host, creator and producer of Travels with Darley, a Daytime Emmy-nominated TV show that airs on PBS