Career Advice Archives - America's Future Foundation

Aug 20,2019 Career Advice

Permissionless Success: Stop waiting, and start innovating at work

“I need more direction from my boss(or client or board)”. It’s a refrain I hear often, I have even said it myself , and it is an outlook that causes...

Aug 09,2019 Career Advice

Remote Life: Getting the Ball Rolling

A year ago, if you would have told me that I’d be writing this from Milan, Italy, having just finished a business trip to London the week prior, I would...

Aug 05,2019 Career Advice

No Shortcuts: 5 Tips for Launching the Career of Your Dreams

I am living my dream. Over the last 10 years, I’ve built a career as a policy expert in Washington, DC. My job is to inform the public, Congress, and...

Jul 23,2019 Career Advice

6 Things to Consider When Asked for References

Have you ever gotten out of a bad relationship and wondered, “Why didn’t someone warn me about this clown?” Yeah, me too. This begs the question: why do we check...

Jul 16,2019 Career Advice

How to Survive and Find Your Policy Niche in DC

Don’t give up! It took me four years to really break into my preferred policy field, but that doesn’t have to be the case for everyone. It is possible to...

Jun 24,2019 Career Advice

5 Surefire Ways NOT to Land an Interview

A friend recently suggested that I write a Talent Tip on how to land a job interview. Brilliant idea! Especially since candidates are frequently asking the same thing. But, given...