Fast Company is now accepting applications for our annual Best Workplaces for Innovators awards. This marks the eighth year we will be recognizing companies and organizations around the world that most effectively empower employees at all levels to improve processes, create new products, or invent whole new ways of doing business. In addition to honoringContinueContinue reading “Apply now for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026”
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Will my paycheck be bigger in January 2026? How tax changes could boost your take-home pay
Your paycheck could be a little bigger in 2026, even if you didn’t get a New Year’s raise. That’s because, in order to adjust for inflation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made some major changes to the tax code last year. In case you missed it, the changes were announced back in October. Notably, theContinueContinue reading “Will my paycheck be bigger in January 2026? How tax changes could boost your take-home pay”
The five résumé trends you need to know about for 2026
Hiring in 2026 won’t look much like hiring even two years ago. If you don’t pay attention, you will get left behind. I was a retained search consultant for 25-plus years. I’ve written executive and board résumés for the last 10 years. I’ve never seen so much change in candidate sourcing happen so quickly. CEOContinueContinue reading “The five résumé trends you need to know about for 2026”
The next hot career: Mining engineering
It’s a little-known fact that Columbia University, in Manhattan, was home to the first mining school in America—the School of Mines—founded in 1864. For the past three decades, the university’s program has been mothballed. Parts of its curriculum were subsumed into the more fashionable subjects of earth and environmental engineering. But next fall, Columbia UniversityContinueContinue reading “The next hot career: Mining engineering”
How to get your dream job in 2026
Work consumes around a third of our waking hours during the weekday. Yet, according to Gallup, nearly a third of employees are disengaged. 80,000 Hours, a London-based nonprofit that helps people find the best career fit for themselves, reviewed 60 studies on dream jobs and found that a dream job meets six criteria: it’s engaging,ContinueContinue reading “How to get your dream job in 2026”
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