Practical strategies for advancing your media or creative career. Climb the Ladder delivers tips on getting promoted, negotiating raises, building your professional network, and making smart moves that take you to the next level.
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The media landscape is an ever-shifting battleground, with the proliferation of digital platforms catalyzing the obsolescence of traditional models. The insatiable quest for audience attention amplifies every day, and is, arguably, in ever-shorter supply due…
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To Live At Home Or Not To: The Post-Grad Question It’s a common nightmare among college seniors. Graduating job-less, and making the slow, shameful march back into your childhood bedroom, South Park posters and all.…
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“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Ah, a question both timeless and pervasive. It follows you through elementary, middle and high school, and eagerly tags along to college, growing brighter…
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Back when I was in college, it felt like everyone majored in Econ, or Econ and something else (CS in my case). At a school with no undergrad business program, Econ was the gateway major…
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Finding your first apartment ain’t easy. Take it from me; as someone who recently just went through the process, finding your first grown-up place to live post-college is probably the second biggest decision you’ll make…
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Looking to build your technical resume, but not sure how it differs from a traditional resume? Read on for 7 tips to help your technical resume stand out from the masses. Be thoughtful about your list of technical…
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You’ve gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Right? George Steinbrenner didn’t build the Yankee dynasty without some tough decisions: like firing – and rehiring – baseball manager Billy Martin on five (!) separate occasions.…
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While we are going to aim to stay out of the political fray on this blog, we want to be in the middle of the fray about getting hired. So today we are taking a…
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A few weeks ago during Scouted team lunch, I joked that I’d write a blog post about how to prep your toddler for the Ivy League. So, true to my word, here are my initial…
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When you graduate from college, adults often warn that "the real world is really hard". This is useless advice. What adults really mean is that "you're going to make a shit ton of mistakes". And it's…
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