Losing your job is heartbreaking, frustrating, and everything in between. Your whole life has changed in an instant, and it’s crushing to your morale (basically, it just sucks). You know you need to find a new job ASAP, but you don’t even know where to start. Not to mention, it can be hard to update resumes, fill out applications, and network until your lose your voice when you’re already feeling down on your luck. Follow these five tips to help improve your self-confidence and fire up your job search.

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These days, with all of the crazy advancements we’ve already made in industries like science and medicine, there’s no shame in thinking big. If you’re a startup in San Francisco, there’s no better time or place to make the businesses of the future a reality today—just take a look at these give startups, which all received sizable funding this June. Whether it’s making virtual reality accessible to businesses everywhere or trying to develop data streaming capabilities between the human brain and computers, these companies are all about technology, innovation, and opening up new possibilities for the world.

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June was a big month for series funding, with lots of investors putting their faith (and $$$) in everything from a customer experience platform to an online menswear marketplace. Learn more about these NYC-based companies, all of which are using technology, in one way or another, to innovate in our world.

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When you hear the word "startup,” you probably picture free lunches, beer fridges, in-office yoga classes, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Dog). Sure, awesome and unusual benefits are common parts of the culture, but they’re not the only things you should focus on when deciding to take the plunge into a startup. Before you buy yourself that new pair of yoga pants, learn the pros and cons of working in a startup environment.

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Itching to ditch your boring desk job to break into a dynamic, high-growth startup? You’re not the only one: last week, dozens of job seekers joined us at General Assembly’s NYC HQ for the inside scoop from growing startups.

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Maybe you're applying for a remote position, or the hiring manager is working out of a coworking space halfway across the world -- whatever the reason, the moment that you're invited to a video interview, you're probably thinking, “no biggie, I've got it in the bag”.

But video interviews should still make you as nervous as any other interview you’d do in-person. The only difference between them is that with video interviews, there's a lot more that could go wrong. So it's your responsibility to not only prepare for the questions thrown at you, but also to get your setup #onfleek so that you’re 100% in control. Check out these 5 tips to help you get your vid interview down to pat.

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Technology allows us to live faster, easier, better, and more productive lives. It also gives us endless opportunities to be healthier people. Scientists and innovators all over the world are constantly developing new and improved tech to try and shake up the healthcare industry and make it better for everyone. There are companies whose missions range from championing women’s health to helping you find the right doctor in a better way. In San Francisco, these four tech startups are part of the movement for positive change in health. Check them out.

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In this interview series, we ask companies we love working with to give us some insight into what they’re all about. They’ll share how the company got started, what it's like to work there, and what makes them different. It’s your inside look to some of the coolest startups.

Today we’re featuring Noelle McIsaac , who’s HR Director, at one of our partner companies Agency Within .

Noelle McIsaac (right), HR Director at Agency Within; with Natalie Curran (left), HR Generalist

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Real estate is one of those industries that touches us all, in one way or another, at some point in our lives. Whether you’re buying a house, renting an apartment, or building a business, we all have our experiences with real estate. And so often, we complain about these experiences, citing them as difficult, costly, complicated, and frustrating. But what if real estate didn’t have to be that way? These five NYC startups are trying to revolutionize the industry and better the real estate experience for everyone involved. Check them out.

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Money. It’s something that we all think about everyday. Do I have enough money for rent? How much is lunch going to cost? Do I have good credit? Sometimes, we’d rather not get down in the money blues, but luckily there are companies dedicated to trying to make our lives better when it comes to finance. Like these five San Francisco Bay Area startups. From a credit company devoted to empowering the underbanked to a digital check platform, these fintech startups are all about bettering the way we do business.

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For as much as we pay to go to college, we don’t always learn everything we need to prepare for post-grad life (aka “the real world”). For those of us who are a few years out of college, we remember the struggle of finding a job -- having to craft just the right resume, answering interviewers’ questions right, making sure you track all your job applications -- admittedly, it’s not fun. But because the job search is something most of us will have to go through in our lives, we’ve put together these three tips for fresh job seekers so that you don’t have to make these mistakes yourselves.

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April was a pretty big month for startup funding, especially for the health and tech (especially cybersecurity) companies popping up in the good ol’ San Francisco Bay Area. Expect some big things from these startups in the coming months!

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While April was a tough month for weather around the country, it was a great month for startup seed funding. These five NYC startups raised a combined total of $30.8 million, which is a whole lotta cash.

Who are these mover and shakers in the startup world? While all a little different, these five companies have one thing in common (besides their recent seed funding), they’re all driven to change the status quo. Check them out.

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In this interview series, we ask companies we love working with to give us some insight into what they’re all about. They’ll share how the company got started, what it's like to work there, and what makes them different. It’s your inside look to some of the coolest startups.

Today we’re featuring Logan Black, who’s Head of Recruitment at one of our partner companies MPB.

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After all the hard work, resume building, outfit-deciding, and interview-practicing, the moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here: you have a job offer! But then you ask yourself, what’s next? Well, you have a pretty big decision to make, and before you take the plunge, there are a few things you can do to make sure that you’ll be happy with whatever decision you make.

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