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Buying Insurance According to Life Stages: A Peso Goes a Long Way for the Future

October 10, 2019

I was 20 years old when I first bought insurance. I was five months into my first job when my mom brought in a family friend who worked for one of the country’s popular insurance firms. Back then, it fel...

Dress for Success: From Your First Job to Your First Promotion

Rick Formalejo

October 3, 2019

Careers, Working Life

It takes time to discover your style. You might be following an influencer online or taking your cue from a friend who seems to look good in everything. As you dabble with one look or another, you’ll find i...

Why Short Meetings are the Best

Daphne Bual

September 17, 2019

Careers, Working Life

Meetings are a paradox. We hold them ostensibly to align a team's goals and get everyone moving forward at an ideal pace. For all the good that meetings do, however, they can also be a huge inconvenience. ...

Your BA Course Won’t Mean a Dead-End Job: Why Consider Taking It

Ashley Petallano

September 9, 2019

Careers, Job Hunting

“Wag ka mag BA course ha? Wala kang matinong trabaho don. Bachelor of Science is the way, iha!” - Random Tita Who Must Not Be Named, 2010 I was a high school senior on the cusp of graduation when a conce...

Anna Wintour: The 6 Lessons I Learned from the Vogue Editor

Daphne Bual

September 3, 2019

Careers, Fashion, Inspiration

Anna Wintour has become a household name, but my fascination with her didn't happen until recently. It started with a binge-watching session on YouTube. You know how it is: a thumbnail catches your attentio...

Working from Home: How to Stay Productive

Issa Baleva

August 27, 2019

Careers, Tips, Working Life

Working from home is typically seen as a privilege. Some companies turn it into a reward for employees that meet certain quotas whereas others allot a day every week to give employees a break from the monot...

A Career in Space: Do You Want to be an Astronaut?

Renee Marsha Babao

August 18, 2019

Careers, Working Life

When our grade school teacher asked us the obligatory question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” some shouted teacher, doctor, engineer. Others said seafarer, actor, politician (a mayor, to be exa...

Bravo, Women: Women Leaders Lead to Good Things

Joy Soriano

August 8, 2019

Entrepreneurship & Sidelines, Inspiration

Women lead — everywhere. They lead at home. They lead in their communities. They lead companies. They have led countries. Their leadership can be so effective that it inspires change. True change. And...

Working Abroad: What Basic Documents Will You Need?

Chryss Segovia

July 4, 2019

Careers, Working Abroad

Better opportunities lie outside of the Philippines, and if you have the chance to take them, go for it. Some call it a selfish act, others call it unpatriotic, but the bottom line is we all just want be...

Top 5 Emerging Job Opportunities in 2019

Karol Borja

June 25, 2019

Careers, Job Hunting, Trends

You’ve finally walked down the graduation aisle after years of conflicts with terror profs and freeloaders, epiphanies about who you are and what you should really be doing, and adventures with lifelong fri...