Career Advice Archives - America's Future Foundation

Jun 13,2019 Career Advice

How to Get Ahead: A Guide to Personal Branding and Media

Making a name for yourself isn’t easy. Whether you’re looking to make your voice heard on your local radio station or on a national TV network, you need to establish...

Jun 10,2019 Career Advice, Leadership

Permission-less Networking

As a young attorney I realized that if I eventually wanted to be in a partner in a law firm I needed to develop my own clients. Working quietly at...

May 31,2019 Career Advice

Maps and Mobility: Revisiting the Yellow State/Blue State Phenomenon

People often ask me, “How did you land in Charleston?” The answer mystifies some and intrigues others: I picked it on a map. I’m not kidding. I sat down with...

May 21,2019 Career Advice

5 Mistakes to Avoid in Your New Role

Ah, Spring. While nature is bursting with new life before our eyes, this is also a time of major transformation in many young Americans’ lives. If you’re one of the...

Apr 23,2019 Career Advice

From Freelancer to Editor: How the Writing Fellows Program Kickstarted My Career

I highly recommend America’s Future Foundation’s Writing Fellows Program — not just for aspiring journalists, but for anyone hoping to advance in a writing-intensive career. When I began AFF’s program,...

Apr 19,2019 Career Advice

Building Connections in a New City

In my last article, How to Break into Your New Career, I wrote about my approach to job prospecting and the effort it will take to secure a position. While...