Our personal lives and careers can take us all over the world, an experience both exciting and challenging From navigating a new culture to learning a new language, working in a foreign land requires skills that extend beyond mere job requirements This was no problem for Cristina Estévez Rodríguez Cristina, a...
What a week at Udemy: Employees flew in from our Dublin and Ankara offices—as well as our newest international location in São Paulo—for our annual all-company retreat at San Francisco HQ For three days, we gathered to absorb loads of information, ideas, and inspiration for the year ahead And yet, outside our...
Hope you had a great week! In today’s roundup, we’re taking a journey through time—from thousands of years ago, when language spread around the world, to a piece of old-school tech that’s still hanging on today, and, finally, to a look ahead to a time when our brains may interface directly with...
Get your ducks in order, folks! Whether you’re considering a side hustle, running a meeting, or launching a mentorship, you need to be thoughtful, honest, and organized Today’s roundup has some articles to help you get there The Case for Using a Paper Planner We know: your smartphone is like another appendage...
by Alexandra Sepulveda, VP of Legal, Udemy Have you thanked the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) lately As you’re reading this article online, you really should This law has done more than any other to enable the internet to grow and thrive as a platform for content creators around the world Whether...
We’re already a few days in, but happy belated New Year anyway! We’re looking forward to sharing more food for thought in 2018 to keep you curious, informed, motivated, and moving ahead in your work and life Why Flexibility Is the Key to Reaching Your Goals New Year’s always brings lots of punditry around...
Maggie Osama hated her advertising agency job and didn’t get along with her boss—so much that she quit and vowed never to be “an employee” again She didn’t have a plan or anything lined up, just a determination to control her own destiny and do whatever it took to make it work With degrees in computer...
Well, this is probably the final roundup of 2017, but never fear: we’ll have plenty of goodies for you to read and think about in the new year Until then, we wish you and yours a happy holiday season and all the best for a 2018 full of learning and growing! How Are You Perceived at Work Here’s an Exercise to...
The holiday season is heading into the home stretch, folks, and those year-end listicles and best-ofs are appearing with greater frequency We’ve got a couple of those in today’s roundup, along with tech that can ease your holiday travels and tips for job-hunting when you’ve been fired And robots Always...
The new year is just around the corner, which makes it the perfect time to set plans and goals for 2018 We all know resolutions sometimes fail, so we wondered, what makes a well-set plan and how can you ensure you follow it We tapped Udemy instructor duo and motivation experts Joeel and Natalie Rivera for their top...
Welcome to the weekend, roundup readers Hope you got through the work week unscathed We’re sharing some interesting research this week on workaholism, online reading comprehension, and when workers are most productive, plus news of an important anniversary Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote December 14 on whether to reverse the 2015 net neutrality decision to regulate internet service providers (ISPs) as a public utility Udemy supports net neutrality because we believe consumers should be able to access the entire internet, and we want to...
