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Career & Income Growth
Salary negotiation, side hustles, understanding paychecks, career transitions, value-based pricing (Freelance).


Degree vs. Skills: why your master’s is losing 30% value annually ?
Everything gonna be alright, with a bit of work ! The old deal was simple : go to university, get a Master’s degree, find a safe corporate job, and ride the escalator to retirement. The new reality is : that escalator is broken. If you feel like your expensive diploma is doing less for your career today than it did five years ago, you aren't imagining things. You are experiencing two colliding economic forces : Degree Inflation and the AI Revolution . Here is why your acad

Pal Kim
Dec 23, 20253 min read


How to make the best use of your professional tenure ?
Like many students, I spent years dreaming about the moment I would finally start my professional career. Home working from your favorite place :) Motivated by the desire to contribute, collaborate, and build something meaningful, I believed that entering the workforce would mark the true beginning of adult life. Earning a salary, finding purpose, and shaping a future were all part of that dream. But here’s the reality: What we learn in school is often disconnected from what

Pal Kim
Aug 24, 20253 min read


How to decode the professional world after 2025?
The idea here is to open a conversation on a subject that affects everyone both experienced professionals and beginners alike. Business center To give you some background: I graduated from a Skema business school in 2018, and even back then it was almost impossible to land an apprenticeship contract (today, the situation has only worsened it is now nearly impossible to even secure a basic internship). At that time, despite some visible challenges, the job market was still hea

Pal Kim
Aug 19, 20254 min read
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