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In a way, your résumé summary is a miniature elevator pitch - an overview of your skills and achievements, designed to attract the attention of a recruiter. Imagine, if you will, that the hiring ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

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One of the most popular formats for written online content is the humble listicle. 55% of bloggers say they’ve published a listicle in the last 12 months (only how-to articles rank higher). But this ...

When I decided to write a book about illness anxiety, I thought it would be a purely professional and clinical endeavor. But as I started to put the words down, it gradually morphed into a healing and ...

To change your life, you first need to know who you are and what you are. Moving past the superficial, and the stories about yourself that others have told you, you can connect with your particular ...