Developing your professional network will be far more valuable than uploading your resume to every listing site on the internet Headlines abound whenever Facebook or Google introduce a new feature or product Recently, both rolled out similar services for job seekers, but don’t expect these tools to take all the...
Corporate marketing intern Maggie is back with more fun facts about her fellow interns (and a fun fact about intern beverage consumption habits if you read till the end!) Today’s post completes our group of SF-based interns; stay tuned for an intro to our Dublin and Ankara teams Lana Dann University of...
People have different motivations and expectations when they start teaching on Udemy Whatever their ultimate goals, instructors on Udemy can control their own destiny to a large extent through hard work and ongoing commitment In several cases, that has led to full-blown businesses being launched off-platform We...
Another weekend, another occasion to celebrate: July 4th! Here in San Francisco, our famous fog often gets in the way of the city’s fireworks display, but that doesn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm We’re also enthused about this week’s roundup of interesting articles, so let’s do it It Had Us At "Hello": The...
We are excited to welcome a new cohort of Udemy interns to spend the summer with us Without further ado, corporate marketing intern Maggie Troedson, who's guest blogging today, introduces us to the first batch (there are a lot of interns this year) You'll meet the rest, including our interns in Dublin and Ankara, in...
The word “pivot” may get overused in certain tech/VC/business circles, but it’s useful shorthand, nonetheless, for describing how companies shift direction in response to changing conditions Typically, a pivot isn’t something undertaken as a curious experiment but is, in fact, a business imperative for...
Happy Pride Weekend! That’s what we’re gearing up for here in San Francisco, and lots of Udemy folks will surely be participating in Sunday’s big parade Hope there’s something fun happening where you live too! Want to Work for Jaguar Land Rover Start Playing Phone Games Sorry, they’re not talking about...
This week, Udemy launched the first course from the yoga authorities at Yoga Journal To mark the occasion, we did a Q&A with Editor-in-Chief Carin Gorrell to understand what “Yoga For Beginners” is all about, why doing yoga on your own at home is a great way to develop your practice, and how the course fits...
Most of us associate learning with younger people—kids in school and college or recent grads early in their careers But at Udemy, we’re champions of lifelong learning, and by that we really mean throughout your entire life Amsterdam-based artist Anneke Camstra gets what this means on both the learning and...
It’s really feeling like summer around here Maybe that’s why we’re lightening the tone for this week’s roundup Sure, we’ve got the usual dispatches from the world of AI and workplace disruption, but we’ve also got a baby gorilla and Ms Pac-Man 3 Trends That Will Disrupt Your Workplace Forever Business...
Topping off the news this week is the release of Udemy’s new research report, “Workplace Confidential: The Real Story Behind Stress, Skills, and Success in America” Among other findings, our survey revealed that employees are feeling more stressed than they were a year ago and one of the top stressors is fear of...
What kind of career can a music major pursue these days It’s always been hard to support yourself as a professional musician, so you need to get creative And that’s what New Yorker Dan Gurney did, expanding his skills with help from Udemy in order to take his craft in a new direction In 2010, Dan used his...
