Gili Malinsky

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Gili Malinsky

Chidi Achara has worked at some enterprising companies, including investment app Stash and Nike. He's currently the global chief product officer at design and tech company Huge. In his years working in leadership, Achara interviewed many job candidates. Among his green flags is potential chemistry with his team. "Do they have a sense of humor?" he told CNBC Make It at Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Gala and Summit. "Do they have storytelling ability" so they can communicate clearly?

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Gili Malinsky

Jay Chaudhry's career has seen a myriad successes.  The 66-year-old co-founded his first company, SecureIT, in 1996 with his wife. That sold in 1998 for $70 million in an all-stock deal. He then founded three other companies, all of which were acquired: AirDefense, CipherTrust and CoreHarbor. He is now CEO of Zscaler, a cybersecurity company he founded in 2008. Chaudhry has an estimated net worth of nearly $17 billion, according to Forbes. Chaudhry credits his ascent in part to the teams he's built.

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Gili Malinsky

Workers are facing a tough moment in the labor market. Employee confidence levels hit a low of 44.1% in May, according to a new report by Glassdoor, which measures the share of workers with a positive six-month business outlook. They cite reasons like economic uncertainty given potential tariffs and layoffs. Mentions of layoffs on the site surged 9%. May job cuts by U.S.-based employers were up 47% from the same month the year before, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Gili Malinsky

"My thighs rub together. My boobs sweat. And my B.O. is the worst!" says Katie Sturino on her company's website. "I couldn't find products I loved to address issues like these, so I started Megababe!"Megababe creates and sells "clean" body care products such as deodorant made of coconut and willow bark extract and a shaving stick made of sea moss and ginger root oil.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Gili Malinsky

It is a tough moment for the labor market. Businesses are hiring at one of the slowest paces in the last 10 years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and as many as 7.2 million people are unemployed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you're currently looking for work, experts recommend tapping into your network as much as possible and celebrating the small wins — even if they're as small as updating your resume.