Stories, ideas, and perspectives to spark your next creative move. Be Inspired features profiles, essays, and thought pieces that celebrate the work of media and creative professionals and remind you why you got into the industry in the first place.
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Dan Lyons talks to Fresh Air about going from reporting to tech
After being laid off from Newsweek as a tech writer at 52—with a wife and two kids, no less—Dan Lyons took this as an opportunity to break into the field he’d been covering for years: tech…
John Lombard
You probably don’t need us to tell you, job seeker: Today’s job search is no sprint. It’s a marathon that spans months rather than miles. The average job search takes anywhere from six weeks to…
Brittany Taylor
You may learn some career skills in college, but nothing can mentally prepare you for the struggles of job searching, rent checks and a negative bank balance.
Franny Goldberg
HBO’s hit comedy Silicon Valley, which had its season three finale last night, follows the fictional startup company Pied Piper as it navigates its way through the namesake Bay Area region in hopes of becoming the tech…
Franny Goldberg
Franny Goldberg is a social media manager at Mediabistro. Here's how she got her current job, and how she's getting herself ready for the next stage of her career.
Katie Hottinger
Nefertiti Anderson is Mediabistro’s marketing coordinator. Here's how she got her current job, and how she's getting ready for the next stage of her career.
Katie Hottinger
Yuliya Kim is a production artist at Adweek. Here's how she got her current position, and how she's getting herself ready for the next stage of her career.
Valerie Berrios
Lindsey Varghese is Mediabistro's education manager. Here's how she got her current position, and how she's getting herself ready for the next stage of her career.
Valerie Berrios
It can be daunting, to forsake all relevant experience and well-cultivated networks in the name of a new gig, but it is possible to make the switch somewhat seamless. Here’s how.
Andrea Williams
For folks living under the bright lights of New York, envisioning a media career is easy—it seems there are book publishers, digital media brands, global PR firms and magazine headquarters on nearly every corner. But…
Andrea Williams