13 Bulletproof Tricks for Finding Time for Your Side Hustle
You can’t make more hours in the day - but you can use them better.
Career Development
The Seven Deadly Job Interview Questions (And How To Beat Each One)
How to decode, deflect, and crush anything a potential boss throws at you.
Scrubbing Your Social Media Clean: How Your Digital Self Might Be Stopping You From Getting Hired
It's amazing what potential employers can find.
Are You T-Shaped? Jack of All Trades, Master of One – And How to Be Both
How to make yourself the (new) Renaissance Man.
5 Free Modern Business Card Templates + Why Business Cards are Even More Critical in the Digital Age
Custom designed templates exclusively from Primer.
How to Smoke a Cigar with Your Boss and Look Like You Know What You’re Doing: A Complete Guide
Tips from cigar experts on how to select, light, and enjoy a stogie with the person who determines your salary.
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6 Scientifically Proven Principles of Persuasion [video]
People are more than happy to give you what you want – you just have to ask the right way.
Live Action Getup: Downtown LA Creative Meeting
Dressing for a client meeting in an incredibly casual industry in an incredibly casual city can be baffling. I photographed Primer reader Shane right after a pitch to a client. Guess what? He got the ... [more]
Live Action Getup: Smart Casual Holiday Work Party
Celebrate the end of a great year with the team. Meet the higher-ups. Look great.
Getting Over Phone Anxiety, Part 3: The Millennial’s Guide to Talking on the Phone – The 10 Essentials
An action plan to finally kill your anxiety and stop sucking on the phone.
Getting Over Phone Anxiety, Part 2: Introversion is No Excuse for Awkward Phone Calls
The ability to portray confidence and connect with others is a skill, not a personality trait.
Getting Over Phone Anxiety, Part 1: Why It’s Time to Stop Being an Email Person and Start Being a Phone Person
Jack Busch, like so many people our age, hates talking on the phone. But he's come to realize his phone phobia is holding him back at work and in his social life. He's made a commitment to conquering ... [more]
Making the Leap: Leaving Your First Job for Your Second Job
One of the hardest career decisions you'll ever make: Knowing when it's time (and having the confidence) to leave your first real job.
Don’t Follow Your Dreams and Other Wisdom from Our Interview with Mark Cuban
When a billionaire offers advice about work ethic, luck, and standing out from the crowd, we're all ears.
Delegate Like a Pro: The Art of Leveraging Yourself
Henry Ford didn’t drop in engines. Steve Jobs didn’t solder iPhones. Why are you trying to do everything yourself? Use our fool-proof guide for off-loading your workload so you can focus on what... [more]
Surefire Strategies for Getting a Job After College With No Experience
To get what everyone else wants, you must do what no one else does.
The Top 10 Interview Questions To Ask Your Interviewer + 5 Rules for Coming Up with Your Own on the Spot
The toughest and sometimes most important question at any interview, "Do you have any questions?"
Meetings That Don’t Suck: Things We Wish Everyone Knew About Hosting Meetings
How is it that meetings are the least productive (and most despised) part of our day? Use these easy steps to lead fast, efficient, and valuable meetings.
Travel Like a Pro: Insider Tricks for Mastering Business Travel
Traveling for work can be a fun and exciting life – if you're smart about it.
Re-Taking Pride In Your Work
Our culture teaches us that it’s assumed we hate our jobs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Six Secrets to Effective Job Hunting
In today's job market, the go-to job searching techniques just aren't going to cut it anymore. Enlist these six job search tactics to get beyond the competition.
How to Get Your First “Real Job” Out of College (Even if You’re Currently a Bartender with a Philosophy Degree) – A Case Study
Getting that first career opportunity out of college, or making a career switch can feel almost impossible. Here, we break down a simple technique for jumpstarting your new career.
Becoming a Leader: Lessons from 3 Leading Leadership Experts
A leader isn't just the one in charge, a leader must inspire, motivate, and above all else, be willing to sacrifice for the team.
Transplant Trap #3 – The Mr. Rogers Effect: The Trick to Finally Feeling At Home in Your New Hood
Feeling at home in a city can seem impossible. Become a regular where everybody knows your name.