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  • March 8, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    Thanks for stopping by to read this week’s news We’ve got work advice for you, whether you are weighing the benefits of self-employment, feeling a mid-career crisis, losing friends after a promotion, or staring down a desk full of clutter And don’t miss your opportunity to get hired for a job doing whatever you...

  • #IRL: Five Tips To Increase Your Confidence

    This article was written by Udemy instructor Alexa Fischer We’re two months into the year Do you still have the “new year, new you” mentality If not, it’s time for you to learn how to build unshakeable confidence Why Because that’s going to be the fuel to make your I-can-do-this mentality last Here are...

  • March 1, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    Happy Friday and welcome to the month of March! This week’s roundup includes a look at technology being developed to hack your brain and the inventions a tech luminary thinks will help create a better future In the meantime, quit obsessing over your mistakes! Managers, Coaches Adjust To Get Most Out Of...

  • 5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Glean From Their Kids’ K-12 Teachers

    Remember that teacher you loved in second grade who was so honest and constructive in her advice Be that kind of entrepreneur Before transitioning into corporate learning and development, I was a classroom teacher in Canada for almost a decade I spent most of that time teaching Spanish and English to high...

  • February 22, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    We’re giving robot news a break this week and focusing on the human brain instead Put on some soft music, get comfy, and sleep your way to learning(sort of)! This Is the Fastest-Growing Six-Figure Job in America — and it Doesn't Require a Degree There’s a reason people flock to Udemy to learn how to make...

  • February 15, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    Welcome to another weekend, roundup readers! Are you still feeling the Valentine’s Day glow Well, you’re gonna LOVE this week’s articles! 😂 Should You Take That Promotion Well, Maybe Is conventional thinking changing about grabbing any promotion you can get We shared an article last week about telling...

  • February 8, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    So much to dig into this week Of course, we’ve got robots-at-work stories, but we’ve also got advice for those who don’t want a promotion as well as advice for those who’ve gotten the promotion but without a raise If you can make it to the end, we’ll help you settle your distracted mind White-Collar...

  • #IRL: Better Budgeting with 5 Habits

    This article was written by Udemy instructor Chris Haroun If you’re like many people, you don’t give a second thought to buying your daily coffee And you find ways to justify picking trendy, brand-name headphones when a less expensive model might serve your needs just as well But while we all need and...

  • We’re Excited to Welcome Gregg Coccari as Our New CEO!

    We’re excited to welcome Gregg Coccari as our new CEO Gregg brings more than 30 years of leadership experience to Udemy and previously held CEO positions at Stella and Chewy’s, Futuredontics, NetQuote, and Teleflora We are happy to welcome Gregg as our new leader to further accelerate Udemy’s mission of...

  • February 1, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    We hope you had a great week, but it couldn’t have been any better than the one we just spent here at Udemy Employees from around the world converged in San Francisco for our annual company retreat to plan and strategize for the year ahead Among the highlights was our first-ever Udemy Women’s Summit Meanwhile,...

  • To Close the Skills Gap, Let Go of these 5 Myths

    Before we can devise effective solutions to fix the skills gap, we need to dispel several myths and misunderstandings It’s well-documented that companies are struggling to hire enough new workers, but historically low unemployment is only part of the problem The bigger challenge is finding people who...

  • January 25, 2019: Friday News Roundup

    Happy Friday to all This week’s roundup brings you the dark side of shorter work weeks, relief from email overload, the latest in self-flying planes, and fitness tips to boost your work day ‘It Isn’t Nirvana’: How Four Founders Managed A Four-Day Workweek A shorter work week sounds like a viable idea in...