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Early Career Corner is where early career professionals — especially the ones who were never handed the rulebook — come to build, connect, and stop shrinking themselves to fit spaces that weren't made for them.
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What this is
Early Career Corner is a community and resource hub from Professionally Unprofessional, built for the next generation of professionals who are interested in making some bold moves in their careers.
Led by Ang Richard — career coach, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and Ph.D. candidate at Boston College — this space centers authenticity, equity, and belonging at every turn.
"Professionalism was a gatekeeping tool. We're rewriting the rules."
The traditional rules of work were written by people who didn't have to fight for a seat at the table. This space exists to dismantle that — with data, community, and a little bit of nerve.
What's happening
From networking nights to career strategy workshops — find the next place to show up for yourself.
This is for you if
From the Blog
Career advice on the job market, professionalism, navigating the workplace, and everything they didn't teach you.
Stop asking soon-to-be grads what they're doing after graduation. They're exhausted. And they don't have a good answer.
Read it Career StrategyWhy the people who push back on your ideas are more valuable than the ones who always agree with you.
Read it Salary & NegotiationEverything you actually need to negotiate with confidence — without the fluff.
Read it First-GenWhat they don't tell you about navigating the job market when no one in your family has done it before.
Read it Career PivotsA collection of things we need to say more often about changing careers, changing direction, and letting go of the plan.
Read it IntergenerationalWhat Gen Z and their managers actually need from each other — and why the conversation is more nuanced than "OK boomer."
Read it Job SearchWhat the current early career job market actually looks like — and why your search is not a measure of your worth.
Read it Our ValuesWhat I believe about the early career industry — and what I refuse to do.
Read it Career TheoryWhy the metaphor we use to talk about careers is broken — and what to use instead.
Read it Job SearchIf your job search isn't working, it might not be you. It might be the system.
Read itFollow along, show up to an event, or just hang out for a while. However you want to be a part of the community — this space is yours.
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