Lia Rae Edmunds was annoyed when her department asked for an individual development plan (IDP) after she started her postdoc in developmental biology. “I thought it was an unnecessary hoop to jump ...

Employee career development is a business imperative, not a luxury, especially when facing rapid technological change like AI. Closing skills gaps, enhancing productivity and building organizational ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

You are always your best career manager. This simple and timeless adage continues to ring true. Yet, many junior leaders are unfamiliar with the tools designed to manage their careers. This is ...

Smart career development goals help you to plan your marketing career, using the SMART acronym as a guide. SMART career goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. The SMART ...

Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, has been a leader in the career development field for 18 years and countless HBS students and alumni have ...

Career development opportunities can highly influence both employee engagement and retention — and more employers are taking notice, according to a Sept. 5 report from Gallagher. In a survey, about 43 ...

One of the most important arguments for embedding career development in the curriculum is equity. Extracurricular opportunities require time and resources that not all students can afford. Confident, ...