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1. The One Sign You Will Be Rich [LinkedIn Pulse]
"The one sign you will be rich is that you work harder than everyone else.
Whether your riches are measured in friendships, fitness, talent, or money, those who have an abundance, get it by working harder to secure it." -- Brian de Haaff, founder and CEO of Aha! (product roadmap software company).
2. Why Career Development and Advancement Aren't the Same Thing [Fast Company]
Promotions and growth aren't necessarily the same thing.
Even if there aren't any real promotion opportunities in your company, there are plenty of ways to grow and develop your career.
For instance: "Organizations need to carve out time for employees to take additional classes (either those created by the organization or other professional development)."
In order to truly create a long-term career development system, you need more than just a title upgrade. Employees need to be empowered with tools to support them to grow and succeed.
3. This is How Much Interns Make at Top Tech Companies [UltraLinx]
Jessica Shu is a top internship candidate that was offered positions at some of the biggest, most-coveted companies in the technology field.
She actually published some of these offers publicly on their Evernote notebook. Here are some of the top Internship salaries, according to one top, poached intern:
- Quora: $8,250/month + $1,500 housing
- Pinterest: $7,500 + housing (unpaid overtime)
- Jane Street: $10,400/month
- Dropbox: $8.5k salary + $5k housing stipend or provided housing
- Google: $7,000/month + Housing stipend
- Yelp: $50/hour (post-negotiation)
- Fitbit SF: $9.3k/month
- Apple: $6,000 and $3,500 per month housing ($9,500)
- Facebook: $6,800/month (return) and housing: $1,000/month or corporate housing.
- Zynga: $8,000/month.
This is, of course, just one intern's first-hand account, so we should take it with a grain of salt. Still,
many tech folks on Quora agree and said the numbers sound pretty reasonable.
4. How to Structure a Perfect LinkedIn Profile [QuickSprout]
Your LinkedIn profile is essentially a marketing tool for your professional brand. Take a lesson from QuickSprout's Neil Patel on how to maximize your online resume (aka LinkedIn). Making small changes, like customizing your URL, and linking to your blog are critical to structuring a perfect profile
5. How Exercise Changes Your Brain to be Better at Basically Everything [Fast Company]
"When we exercise, blood pressure and blood flow increase everywhere in the body, including the brain," Justin Rhodes, associate professor of psychology at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign writes in
Scientific American. "More blood means more
energy and oxygen, which makes our brain perform better."
