It’s our 10th birthday! Cue the virtual confetti. For ten years, PowerToFly has been your career sidekick, cheering you on from your first job to your eventual retirement party.
What better way to celebrate than to give you a present? Yes, you read that right. At PowerToFly, our mission is to help you build your dream career at a company where you can thrive — and nothing makes us happier than enabling your success.
As such, we're bringing you a list of our top ten performing blogs and chats from the past ten years. From game-changing career advice to groundbreaking industry insights, these gems have resonated with our community and driven real change.
So, serve yourself a slice of virtual cake, grab your favorite note taking tool, and dive into the ten blogs and Chat & Learns that our community can’t get enough of.
Want a raise this year? Let me think… duh. Learning a new skill might be the key, and our blog on “10 in-demand high-income skills” will walk you through everything you need to get started.
Whether you’re creative, people-driven, technical, or analytical, employers value when you expand your expertise and bring increased value to the workplace. The more high-income skills you add to your resume, the easier it becomes to land a high-income opportunity or even ask for a raise in your current role. In this blog, we've curated a list of ten skills to consider adding to your repertoire, their salary ranges, and resources to begin your education.
Attention writers looking for fresh ideas, marketers seeking engaging content, and problem-solvers in need of creative solutions. This blog is for you.
Generative AI is taking the world by storm — and if you’re not jumping on the bandwagon, you’re falling behind. The question is: How do you instruct AI to do what you want it to do?
In our “AI prompting guide” blog post we bring you some prompt writing tips to generate the best possible output. Plus, you’ll gain access to our AI Prompt Writing Guide so you can start harnessing the power of gen AI to meet your unique needs.
Networking Strategies: Building Meaningful Connectionswww.youtube.com
Surveys show that as many as 85% of jobs are filled through some kind of networking. Translation? If you’re not networking, your dream job may pass you by.
During our Chat & Learn, “Networking strategies: Building meaningful connections,” industry experts Krista Tan, Larissa Gerlach, and Holly Carpenter shared their insights and strategies for developing relationships in today's competitive landscape. Tips include how to foster connections in the digital age, networking suggestions for introverts, DEI-best practices for inclusive networking, and more.
Curating the Best Resume for Tech Jobswww.youtube.com
It’s your seventh software engineer application of the day. You've completed the application, revised your answers countless times, and crossed your fingers for good luck. Yet, despite your efforts, you can't seem to get a callback. Relatable?
Chances are, your resume needs a refresh.
Your resume is your first impression with hiring managers and recruiters — so you need to get it right… the first time! During our Chat & Learn “Curating the best resume for tech jobs,” Arsh Goyal shares his expert tips on preparing your resume to make an impactful first impression in the tech space, including how to get past applicant tracking systems.
What does it take to truly build inclusive workplaces? Asking the right questions is a good place to start.
Wisdom, self-reflection, and evidence-based data all play an important part in addressing DEIB issues. Questions help us define the problem, brainstorm answers, anticipate challenges, envision goals, and more. To engage people in authentic DEIB conversations, generate empathy, and establish agreement that a problem exists, consider asking some — or all — of the 16 questions in “Thought-provoking questions about diversity & inclusion.”
Nómada digital: consejos para trabajar en línea mientras viajas por el mundowww.youtube.com
Calling our Spanish-speaking community members! Here’s a chat that went viral in the moment — and is now more relevant than ever. Working remotely is our new norm, and who doesn’t love the idea of embarking on a world adventure with their laptop in hand?
Join Carla from Carla con Wifi in “Nómada digital” as she shares her digital nomad journey, including her top tips for how you, too, can build your dream life abroad. Carla covers everything from how to find remote work and position yourself as an ideal candidate to visa, safety, and cost of living information on desired destinations.
Building Your LinkedIn Presence to Optimize for Your Job Hunt (Part I)www.youtube.com
Imagine this: Your LinkedIn profile is so remarkable that recruiters come to you with job openings. Now watch this Chat & Learn and make it your reality.
No catch! LinkedIn Learning Instructor Lorraine Lee shared how you can take control of your online reputation to set yourself up for opportunities in “Building your LI presence to optimize your job hunt.” Tune in to discover everything from what recruiters are looking for to how to position your profile for the job you want.
Everyone needs a break (or two) during their workday, bonus points if it’s filled with funny boss memes.
We’ve got you covered. “Funny boss memes” dishes out some midday giggles and a few “that’s too relatable” moments to help you power through the afternoon slump. Whether you've got a good boss, a bad boss, a toxic boss, or a moderately incompetent boss, you can't go wrong by scrolling through some manager memes to remind yourself that you're not alone.
You've made it through the interview process, and it's time to accept the offer. But, the salary is too low. Help!
We get it. Salary negotiation can be uncomfortable and awkward. While younger generations are more open to discussing salaries, it remains taboo for many. The truth is that many companies budget a higher salary band for new roles than we realize, and all you have to do is ask… correctly.
That’s why we created “Crafting an effective salary negotiation email,” a step-by-step guide (with templates!) that walks you through how to negotiate more money.
How AI Is Impacting Jobs & the Workforcewww.youtube.com
We’re not surprised this Chat & Learn made the list. After all, we’re all feeling at least a little bit anxious about how AI might impact our jobs. Should we really be afraid of it? Is it coming for our jobs? Is it coming for humanity?
Take a deep breath — and then press play on “How AI is impacting jobs and the workforce.” CEO & Career Coach at Woken, Rachel Serwetz, and CEO, Founder, and Chief Accelerator at Kadima Careers, Alan Stein, open up about what you need to understand in this new AI landscape.
Spoiler alert: It’s not all bad news.
And with that, we’ve reached the end of a decade! We hope this list helps you boost your job search, upgrade your salary, and even view your career path in a new light. No matter what, we have a feeling the next ten years are going to be just… if not more, memorable. Cheers to your continued success (with us by your side)!
