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Stop calling for ‘ambitious’ or ‘self-reliant’ workers in job ads—they’re on the list of words that’ll attract narcissists, research suggests

Job ads hunting for “ambitious” and “self-reliant” employees may be doing more harm than good. In offices already riddled with backstabbing...

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This Gen Zer washed his college basketball team’s dirty clothes to prove his passion—now he’s one of the youngest interns ever at the NBA

Mocked as ‘mop boy,’ Daniel Sung turned a year of college basketball grunt work into a dream NBA internship, LinkedIn fame, and multiple startup...

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This millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day fresh fruit habit

Dr. Megan Rossi, the 36-year-old award-winning gut health scientist and TV expert swears by a 20-minute Peloton bike ride for when it all gets too...

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Canada Goose’s ‘nepo baby’ boss avoided printing CEO on business cards for 10 years after taking over his grandfather’s business at 27

When Dani Reiss was promoted to Canada Goose's top job at 27 years old, he couldn’t bring himself to proudly print his shiny new CEO title on paper

19.08.2025 10

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A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’

EXCLUSIVE: Brian O’Kelley says he’s capped his wealth to $100 million. The tech founder tells Fortune, billionaires are wasteful, out of touch,...

15.08.2025 30

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Bosses are making their staff return to the office or quit—but they’re notably absent themselves

Just 7% of CEOs say they go into the office full-time, despite a quarter believing a return to the office full-time is a priority.

12.08.2025 10

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Self-made multimillionaire behind $4 billion Skims empire says she was ‘using AI like a 42-year-old woman’—until Mark Cuban gave her a wake-up call

EXCLUSIVE: Self-made multimillionaire Emma Grede—cofounder of Skims and Obama Foundation board member—is known for building billion-dollar brands....

12.08.2025 10

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Trump’s threatened 40% tariff on ‘transshipped’ goods tries to target China and its manufacturing strength

Analysts say Washington likely wants to develop supply chains that are less reliant on China.

06.08.2025 10

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Gen Z dropouts could be your future boss: 20-something year olds without degrees are leading the charge in side gigs

The Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s of tomorrow could be Gen Z dropouts—new research shows they’re most likely to be working on their own side hustle...

06.08.2025 10

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Gen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly

New research has revealed the safest jobs that the millions of unemployed non-grad Gen Z can apply for—and office admin roles have come out on top...

05.08.2025 6

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The first African and Arab woman to go to space reveals her brutal routine to get the job: 4:30 a.m. training, while juggling a full-time tech gig

From Cairo to the cosmos: Inside the ruthless schedule that took Sara Sabry to space—she says it’s a reality check for Gen Z.

03.08.2025 10

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Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates and the world’s top CEOs swear by the same daily habit—this career coach says Gen Z can easily steal it for success

Bill Gates blocks off a week to read in a cabin. Sheryl Sandberg calls it being ‘CEO of you.’ The 1% invest in themselves—here's how you can too.

02.08.2025 40

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Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates says one role model impacts a woman’s future career the most: dads

Forget good grades. Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates and tennis legend Billie Jean King say, dads who believe their daughters can do...

29.07.2025 4

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As corporate America declares war on remote work, nearly 50% of jobs in the UK still let you log on from home

While U.S. bosses drag workers back to their desks—even monitoring badge swipes to do it—Londoners are quietly winning the work-life balance war.

23.07.2025 6

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The most successful people are not the smartest—instead, they’re both ambitious and lazy, career coach to the Fortune 500 says

Forget grinding 24/7 or having the highest IQ in the room. The most powerful billionaires and CEOs know exactly when to cut corners, Bill Hoogterp...

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I went from side-hustling to running a $27 million-a-year marketing agency that works with MrBeast: Here’s my most important investment 

The millennial CEO's best advice for his 20-year-old self? “Don’t try to start a business with just interns.”

18.07.2025 10

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Skip the plane food. Get a massage. Antler exec lives out of a suitcase and swears by this jet lag routine

The U.K. boss of luxury luggage brand Antler, spends nearly two months a year abroad for work. Her best hack? Never arrive at your destination in the...

17.07.2025 9

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Forget quiet quitting—4 in 10 millennials are taking ‘quiet vacations’ and checking out of work (and the country) on company dime instead

4 in 10 millennials take a quiet vacation—here’s how to tell if your worker is one of them

16.07.2025 3

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The Gen Z glossary for Gen X managers: Here’s what your workers mean by ‘menty B’ and ‘cozzie livs’

It won’t be long until Gen X managers feel left out of watercooler chats with their twentysomething-year-old workers. 

10.07.2025 5

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Gen Z’s ‘overemployed’ solution for a broken economy: 5 jobs and $3k per day. It’s totally legal

Even if being "overemployed" is technically legal, that doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences. Experts say your LinkedIn activity, Zoom invites...

09.07.2025 5

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$100,000+ to install elevators — these six-figure trade jobs don’t require college degrees

With AI threatening to steal corporate jobs and recent graduates finding themselves “unemployable,” trade jobs are becoming increasingly...

09.07.2025 6

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Melinda French Gates reveals she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s new startup—despite being worth nearly $31 billion

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure that...

08.07.2025 40

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Millions of Gen Z are jobless yet they’re ghosting employers—experts say voice notes are the cure to their phone anxiety

Telephobia could cost Gen Z their dream job. Just ask the bosses at Amazon, GHD and Disney. Experts say voice notes are the training wheels the next...

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Amazon AI exec’s top career advice is always pick up your phone—it’s a disaster for Gen Z who have telephobia

Ignoring unknown callers could be costing millions of unemployed Gen Z their big break. Take it from Amazon’s AI exec Rohit Prasad.

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Airbnb exec quit her job to take a gap year with her husband and 3 kids—she credits the reset for propelling her to CEO of TaskRabbit

If you’re debating a career break, take note: Ania Smith’s year off in Argentina reshaped her life—paving the way to her current CEO role at...

03.07.2025 8

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Gen Z is ditching college for ‘more secure’ trade jobs—but building inspectors, electricians and plumbers actually have the worst unemployment

Trade jobs have been rebranded as a shortcut to six-figure salaries, without student debt, and immunity from automation. But Gen Z could be walking...

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Like Gen Z, Billie Jean King says manifesting really works: ‘If you think you’re a failure, you’ll fail. If you think you’re a winner, you’ll win’

The former world No. 1 women’s tennis player, BJK, says our thoughts make all the difference for success—but there's a strategy behind it.

29.06.2025 10

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Melinda French Gates shares the #1 skill that Gen Alpha girls can learn in high school that will determine if they become a CEO later in life

Forget grades—Melinda French Gates and Billie Jean King say sports are the strongest predictor of female leadership. The stats agree.

27.06.2025 20

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Scale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire cofounder has a warning for anyone who craves work-life balance: ‘maybe you’re not in the right work’

What if instead of walking out on jobs that don’t provide work-life balance, Gen Z and millennial workers should leave the jobs that make them crave...

22.06.2025 10

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25-year-old who delivered donuts to Silicon Valley bosses with his resume hidden inside is going viral as Gen Z is desperate for job-hunting hacks

With millions of Gen Zers unemployed and AI killing entry-level jobs, one creative resume hack from 2016 is going viral again.

20.06.2025 7

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Amazon’s AI boss reveals the make-or-break trait that decides whether you get hired—and it can’t be faked, rehearsed, or tested for

“If you're not genuine, you won't do well in an Amazon interview,” the tech giant’s AI chief warns—and both Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy have...

18.06.2025 4

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Merck exec says Chernobyl changed the course of her life after her father begged her to leave nuclear physics on his deathbed—now she’s running the $235 billion pharma giant’s U.K. healthcare arm

Gen Z grads are slamming degrees as worthless—but Fortune 500 boss, Doina Ionescu, says her MBA was the best investment because ‘it has...

17.06.2025 10

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Scale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire founder still shops at Shein and pulls up to work in a Honda Civic: ‘Act broke, stay rich,’ Lucy Guo says

Lucy Guo is now the youngest self-made woman on the planet—knocking Taylor Swift off the top spot. But even with a $1.3 billion net worth, the...

08.06.2025 20

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Coca-Cola’s ex-CEO is spending retirement swimming with sharks and climbing with gorillas—and he’s not slowing down

At 78 years old, Coca-Cola’s ex-CEO Douglas Ivester is planning his 11th safari. It’s a tradition he started after stepping down from running the...

05.06.2025 3

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As Gen Z blows rent on Taylor Swift tickets, they say they feel ‘judged’ and blame schools for not teaching them how to budget

Gen Z is spending a small fortune—including their rent money—to see Taylor Swift on tour. Now, new research reveals that they wish schools taught...

03.06.2025 5

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This millennial launched her fashion brand House of CB on eBay at 17 years old—now it’s making $200 million a year and worn by the Kardashians

Having found success with House of CB, 32-year-old millionaire founder Conna Walker splits her time between London and LA, wears a Cartier watch and...

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Atos—once France’s crown jewel—receives $468 million state offer to acquire strategic supercomputer division

Atos, an Olympics partner which also has contracts with the French military, has sought to sell assets as part of a restructuring plan to reduce its...

02.06.2025 10

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As boomers are forced to ‘unretire’ because they’ve not saved enough, 6-year-olds in Germany could soon have retirement accounts

Millions of baby boomers can't afford to retire. It’s a fate that Gen Alpha in Germany may never have to face under new plans.

02.06.2025 10

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Forget stealth wealth and quiet luxury—now Gen Z nepo babies are bragging about their generational wealth on TikTok

In an era when billionaires are becoming increasingly flashy, so too are their children. Welcome to “Holy Airball”, TikTok's latest trend.

01.06.2025 10

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Quentin Tarantino’s right-hand man on the best financial advice the director gave him—and it aligns with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

After Hostel hit $80 million in the box office, it’s director Eli Roth didn’t run to buy a mansion: “All I could hear was Quentin's, words in my...

28.05.2025 10

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Gen Z grads don’t want tech jobs anymore—instead low-paid careers with plenty of holiday in teaching are all the rage, LinkedIn says

But be warned: The easiest path isn’t always the most financially rewarding.

27.05.2025 7

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This millennial CEO grew up with a heroin addict dad. Now he’s running a multimillion-dollar agency

Before his rise in the agency world, Sam Budd was grappling with the trauma of his brother’s death, battling school expulsions, and visiting his...

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Actress Daniella Rahme thinks Netflix’s next global streaming hit can come from the Middle East

How many hours does a leading actress actually work in a day? Netflix star Daniella Rahme couldn't put a number on it.

21.05.2025 9

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Philanthropy CEO: Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who think they can cure poverty are a red flag

"Work in a place where you don't speak the language, you might actually contribute to something," Jacqueline Novogratz said at Fortune's Most Powerful...

21.05.2025 10

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Accenture CEO: ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough’ — and she has the motto on a plaque in her home

Accenture’s chair and CEO, Julie Sweet, has revealed the motto she tells herself when she feels like she’s bitten more than she can chew in her...

20.05.2025 10

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Saudi Arabia’s head of human rights dispels Western misconceptions around school segregation

“Many of the educated women you see today, including myself, would not be sitting here," H.E. Dr. Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaij said on stage at...

20.05.2025 5

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Gen Z are increasingly becoming NEETs by choice—not in employment, education, or training

Gen Z are ditching the rat race and opting to become NEETs—which stands for “not in employment, education, or training”—creating record levels...

19.05.2025 4

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One in 10 Gen Zers want their boss to be replaced by AI—they’re already being polite to ChatGPT just in case

Amid AI job-loss fears, Gen Z has one role they hope gets replaced: their boss. And 69% are already being polite to ChatGPT, just in case.

14.05.2025 4

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China’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’ in a rebellion against burnout

Instead of even trying to chase jobs that seem out of reach, many Gen Zers are embracing living like a rat—not showering or leaving their dwelling...

11.05.2025 10

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Australia, popular with Hollywood, pushes back against Trump’s 100% foreign film tariff threat

"Aussiewood" has for years lured foreign filmmakers Down Under, producing a string of hits for major Hollywood studios.

06.05.2025 10

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