Beware the imposter syndrome!

The Tartan: The imposter syndrome monster is an old, grimy beast sitting frightfully atop Carnegie Mellon’s picturesque campus. He creepily laughs as he mocks the students from above, traveling from dorm to dorm until his fury has been unleashed onto the unsuspecting masses. He sends chills down the spines of upperclassmen; even before he visits them, they are anxiously awaiting his return. However, the monster’s favorite meal — the fresh meat of first-year students — is arriving soon.

Four well-meaning pieces of career advice you want to ignore

www.fastcompany.com: The science of career success is well-established. There are thousands of academic studies comparing the power of a variety of factors that predict performance and achievement across all possible jobs and careers. Unfortunately, it is usually ignored by those who provide actual career advice to the wider public.

What to do once you realize your new job sucks

www.fastcompany.com: You probably took your new job with high hopes, wanting it to be someplace where you’d learn, thrive, and make a contribution. But it hasn’t turned out that way.

Want success? Be prepared to fail

LinkedIn: “No pain, no gain” is a mantra for many people who exercise, motivating them to lose weight or get in shape.

Yet in other facets of our lives, we reflexively avoid pain, adversity and even uncertainty. A potential entrepreneur may hesitate to launch a startup because it could fail. A student may avoid law school for fear of the bar exam. Or a leader not open to new ideas could hinder a company’s ability to capitalize on opportunities.

Include these things in your resume to get the recruiter’s attention

www.fastcompany.com: Did you know that–on average–recruiters and hiring managers spend only seven seconds reading your resume before signing you up for an interview–or tossing that precious piece of paper in the trash? That’s not a lot of time to impress a potential employer. But the slush pile doesn’t have to be your job-search fate.

Fifty Shades of Failure

The Creativity Post: Once upon a time everybody wanted to succeed. Failure was not an option. Except that it was. So, at some point, someone came with the innovative idea that failure is an inherent part of the creative process. Everyone was relieved because it is a well-known scientific fact that failure is the default outcome of any activity and you must invest energy to prevent it. When failure became an acceptable result, everything seemed to be a bit easier.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Career Advice for Aspiring Artists

mymodernmet.com: American architecture was forever changed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Throughout his storied career, which spanned more than 70 years, Wright not only created unique styles of architecture, but helped teach future generations of architects. In fact, it was his teaching that sustained him during periods of inactivity when he failed to win building commissions.