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How to get an internship with the “Truffle Principle”

If you’re a college student, your summers will go one of two ways: You’ll party with your friends every single night until school starts again You’ll work at an internship (and party with your coworkers every single night until school starts again) If you fall into the second group, congrats! Don’t go too crazy and remember ...

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How to get a huge promotion in under 12 months

This is Abe Wagner. Abe, IWT’s engineering manager We hired Abe in 2016 as a project manager. In less than a year, he went from handling single projects to managing 4 employees, 3 external vendors, and an IT budget of $800,000 per year. How did he do it? And how can you do the same thing in your ...

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Choosing a career: 2 underused techniques

Q: How do most people approach choosing a career? A: They don’t. They stumble into a job after college, take whatever they can get, then follow one of the few paths available from that random job. No wonder most people are frustrated in their careers. Of course, if you ask for advice on choosing a new or better career, ...

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Should you make a career change? (How to decide)

How do you know when to make a career change? Sometimes, the right path isn't clear. Senior year of college, I had a great job offer. It would have impressed my friends and parents, I would have made a lot of money — but there was something in the back of my head saying no. My other option was to stay ...

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My definitive guide to working from home — yours free

Years ago, I started to notice that when people asked where I worked, they really didn’t like the answer. Here’s how it would go: Question: “Oh, so do you have an office?” Ramit: “No, I work from home” (This resulted in a 90%-95% “Scorn Score” -- in other words, 9/10 people would say “Oh…” or “...

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How to crush your performance improvement plan

There are two types of people who stumble onto this page. Either you love your job and hope to crush your performance improvement plan, so you can rise through the ranks of your company. Or you really don’t love your job. You’d rather do something else you’re passionate about -- where you’re respected, appreciated, and paid ...