Sophie Caldwell

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Sophie Caldwell

According to Columbia Business School professor Michael Chad Hoeppner, the popular idea that you have 7 seconds to make a first impression may be a tad too strict. "I'm not going to give people quite that amount of scarcity, but the beginning really matters a lot," he says. During a job interview, Hoeppner says, you have approximately 90 seconds to engage your interviewer's attention — and how you speak is key.

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Sophie Caldwell

Stacy London and Clinton Kelly know a thing or two about dressing for success. London and Kelly, both 56, became household names as the hosts of popular makeover show "What Not to Wear," which ran on TLC from 2003 to 2013. More than a decade later, the two style experts have reunited for a new show, "Wear Whatever the F You Want," which premiered in April on Amazon Prime Video.

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Sophie Caldwell

Ten years ago, Tori Simokov says, she was "absolutely terrified" of flying, to the point that she often considered canceling trips. When Simokov entered a long-distance relationship with her now-husband, she was finally forced to confront that fear to travel from New York City to Ohio to see him. Now, she's achieved an aspiring globetrotter's ultimate dream: quitting her job to focus on travel.

4 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Sophie Caldwell

A master's degree may not lead to better job performance, but employers are still willing to pay extra for employees who have one, according to a new survey. In a survey of 1,000 hiring managers in the U.S., Resume Genius found that 62% of hiring managers say that employees with master's degrees perform the same — or worse — at work as employees with a bachelor's degree and two years of experience.

1 month ago | cnbc.com | Sophie Caldwell

Bonnie Hammer recognizes that new grads are entering a tough market. "Obviously the world has changed, the economy has changed, how we look at the job market has changed, and frankly AI has affected it as well," Hammer, the former vice chairman of NBCUniversal, said in a May 28 appearance on Squawk Box. To succeed in today's job market, Gen Z grads are going to have to embrace the hustle, she said.