10 Cover Letter Mistakes to Avoid (Courtesy of One Very Bad Cover Letter)

Dear Vault readers, You may have caught our post on Joe Maddalone and his ill-fated introduction email to Morgan Stanley's CEO. Well one person definitely missed it: the NYU undergrad who wrote this Read More >>

The Other Problem with Unpaid Internships

It goes without saying that unpaid internships offer no salaries or benefits. But did you know that unpaid interns have no basic protections under labor laws? This is something a lot of kids learn Read More >>

Stealing From Jeremy Lin (Harvard Grad and NBA Star)

Rarely is someone with an economics degree from Harvard considered to be the underdog. Even rarer is someone with an economics degree from Harvard seen playing professional basketball. Which is why Read More >>

Introverts: Not Necessarily Doomed?

The death of Steve Jobs might have brought about the end of an era: that of the personality cult. For the last few years, big personalities and small (initially, at least) companies have dominated Read More >>

Are Unpaid Internships Fair?

Xuedan Wang, a former intern at Harper's Bazaar, worked for the magazine from August 2011 to December 2011. The position was full time, with hours topping out at 55 hours per week, but Wang received Read More >>

Career Alternatives: Starting a Business to Fill a Void, Part II

The Daily Muse targets a tremendously under-served demographic: confident women who want insightful articles and career advice written just for them, who are fed up with the Cosmo diet of sex tips Read More >>

Career Alternatives: Starting a Business to Fill a Void

On September 6, 2011, a declaration was made to the masses that independent women who wanted to achieve career success would have their voices heard and their needs met with the creation of a new Read More >>

Life After Facebook's IPO

As early as today, Facebook is expected to file for an estimated $10 billion IPO. This means that the world's most popular and controversial social media company will soon be a public and extremely Read More >>

Are College Graduates Ready For Work? New Survey Says No

The economy is slowly showing signs of improvement, but the unemployment rate for recent college graduates remains at 8.9% - higher than the national average. Unemployment in some industries tops Read More >>

Bad Business Jargon: It Is What It Is

Forbes is holding a "Jargon Madness" bracket (in the style of the NCAA basketball tournament) to track what readers think is the most obnoxious, useless, and just plain lame corporate Read More >>

What Makes a Company a Great Place to Work?

Here at Vault, we've long been aware that, when it comes to choosing a place to work, money isn't the most important factor: firm culture is.* (The reason we know this: our annual surveys of Read More >>

Depressed? Your Work Hours Could Be to Blame

January's a depressing month. With a winding down of holidays as well as resolutions, we're seeing a double depression whammy of no fun and no motivation. Still, if you're consistently bummed out, Read More >>


10 Cover Letter Mistakes to Avoid (Courtesy of One Very Bad Cover Letter)

The Other Problem with Unpaid Internships

Stealing From Jeremy Lin (Harvard Grad and NBA Star)

Introverts: Not Necessarily Doomed?

Are Unpaid Internships Fair?

Career Alternatives: Starting a Business to Fill a Void, Part II

Career Alternatives: Starting a Business to Fill a Void

Life After Facebook's IPO

Are College Graduates Ready For Work? New Survey Says No

Bad Business Jargon: It Is What It Is

What Makes a Company a Great Place to Work?

Depressed? Your Work Hours Could Be to Blame
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