Being new on the job can be intimidating. What are the unspoken rules of your new workplace? How do you recover from a big mistake? When's a good time to ask for a promotion? This episode is a special collaboration with our friends at NPR’s podcast, Life Kit. If you don’t know it yet, it’s a great show that gives you all the tools to help you get it together. They cover topics related to work and life – like managing stress, saving money, and even how to get a tattoo. New Here host Elainy...

So you’re thinking quitting your full-time job and working for yourself. Or maybe you’ve already decided that the corporate life isn’t for you and you have a passion project that could become a full-fledged business. What do you need to consider before you walk away from your corporate career? Have you thought about the financial risks, how you’ll find community or mentorship, or what your future would look like with less of a roadmap? This week on New Here, we follow Jemma Sbeg as she...

So, you’re ready to find your next job. What’s your interview strategy? This week on New Here, we learn why making a good first impression in a job interview is so important to your success – and how to do it. Career coach and TikTok creator Sho Dewan helps host Elainy Mata understand how many recruiters think – so you can make the most of your time with them. Plus, actor Jack Aschenbach shares his tips for approaching a job interview with the mindset and methods that actors use when...

So, the thrill of your new job is wearing off and you’re feeling unmotivated at work. That might show up as procrastinating on that project you were assigned, skipping meetings, or maybe even daydreaming about quitting. What can you do about it? This week we’re talking about how motivation ebbs and flows at work We’ll learn where motivation at work comes from, what a lack of it means, and what your relationship with it might look like throughout your career. Leadership coach, author, and...

So you were laid off for the first time. How do you recover and move forward with your career? We’re told that layoffs aren’t personal. They’re a business decision. But that doesn’t make the emotions any easier to process as you figure out how to move on. HR consultant Meloney Sallie-Dosunmu has laid people off, but she’s also been laid off. In this episode, she joins one of our own listeners, Nydia Bryan Martinez, who was laid off earlier this year. They tell host Elainy Mata how their...

Asking for your first raise is a big moment in your career. But how do you know when to ask or how to start the conversation? Getting a raise isn’t just a conversation about money. It’s a process, and you need a strategy. Author and personal finance expert Anne-Lyse Ngatta, also known as Anne-Lyse Wealth on her podcast, and Gorick Ng, an author and career advisor, walk host Elainy Mata through that process. They break down how to lay the groundwork and do your research, when and how to...

When you’re starting your career, navigating the unwritten rules around to how to behave at work can be really difficult. So how do you learn that etiquette? This week comedian and author Sarah Cooper tells host Elainy Mata how she learned those invisible rules early in her career, why they matter, and which rules she thinks you can bend. You may know Sarah for her viral lip-syncing TikToks during the pandemic. But before that, she worked as a designer at big tech companies – like Yahoo...

So, you messed up at work. How do you move forward? This week we’re talking about how to handle your first big mistake in a new job. We’ll learn how to own what happened, regain trust, and move forward. For radio journalist Priska Neely, making a mistake in a news report or broadcast can be a very public experience. She leads a team of reporters at NPR’s Gulf States Newsroom, and it’s her job to guide her team through all of their mistakes – big and small. Priska helps host Elainy Mata...

You need to build a network as you build a career. So, how do you get started? This week on New Here, we explore different ways to start building professional relationships – in a way that feels authentic. And we’ll learn how to sustain those relationships over time. Former tech executive Eric Rodriguez and Gael Aitor, co-host of Teenager Therapy and co-founder of Astro Studios, help host Elainy Mata understand that networking is about finding ways to support other people and building...

So, you have your first bad boss. How do you protect yourself? This week on New Here, we learn how to deal witha difficult manager and heal afterward. Leadership coach and TikTok creator Robyn L. Garrett helps host Elainy Mata understand how many managers think -- and shares how she handled a bad boss early in her career. Plus, Elainy’s own former boss Anita Sen gives us three tips that we can use to protect ourselves from a difficult manager. Have a career question? Let us know at...

So, you’re in a new job. Do you know how to set healthy boundaries? This week on New Here, we learn why it’s important to set your boundaries at work from day one – and how to do it. Host Elainy Mata talks with her own therapist about how boundaries come into play at work, how to define them for yourself, and how to handle the discomfort you feel when a colleague crosses your boundaries. Then Elainy and her work friends Dustin Brady, Jhymon Moodie, and Cheyenne Paterson discuss her...

So you got the job. Now what? Whether it’s your first job or a fresh start, Harvard Business Review’s podcast “New Here” is the young professional's guide to work — and how to make it work for you. Every Wednesday, join host Elainy Mata for stories, tips, and advice that will help you build a meaningful career on your own terms. She’ll talk with trusted experts (Sho Dewan, Erika Kullberg, Robyn L. Garrett), people you know and love (Gael Aitor, Jemma Sbeg, Sarah Cooper), and the people who...