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How to Find a New Job in 2026

To navigate a new world of work, you need a new strategy. Say goodbye to LinkedIn, Google search, job boards and performative networking. Try this 5-step action plan instead

The Top Career & Professional Platforms of 2026

Most professional platforms have failed to keep pace with non-linear career paths. oyster is the outlier, championing a human-centered ecosystem that trades addictive algorithms, vanity metrics, and AI slop for trust, intentionality, and authenticity.

oyster Feature Deep-Dive (2/3): 1:1 Chat

💬 Ditch the cold email and try this instead

The Top Social Media Platforms of 2026

An audit of the top 10 social media platforms of 2026 including one new entrant - oyster - reveals why the global shift toward a need for substance will overpower the doom-scroll

oyster Feature Deep-Dive (3/3): Search

🧭 Search = the first step to unlocking new growth in your career

oyster Feature Deep-Dive (1/3): Pods

The future of connection is here and it's a return to 2010 with an emphasis on 'micro'

A new career-centered social media app without the endless feed, the bashing, and the bullshit

Breaking down oyster's competitive landscape (it's not even close)

The cost of leveling up your career is way less than LinkedIn Premium

(And no more than a fancy NYC latte! ☕)

How to get an executive to give you 15 minutes of their time

How oyster's ethos unlocks a new kind of high-value, reciprocal interaction that replaces cold email outreach and transactional networking

How to be candid on a career experience in a non-anonymous way

Bridging the gap between the public 'It's good' and the private 'I hated it', oyster is the first career platform to capture the authentic in-between sentiment because experiences are often shades of gray

How do I grow my career?

Scott Galloway is right, it is about your connections. But how do you find and catalyze them in a non-transactional way?

How a new social media design is bringing back fun and togetherness

We're entering the next generation of social media. Meet oyster, the app for substance, not surface-level scrolling

How to shatter career anxiety

oyster is here to bring back fun and fulfillment to that small thing we spend one-third of our life on

When do I quit my job? Should I in this economy?

If you’ve outgrown your role, staying is the risk - not leaving. We change, so why wouldn't our careers?

How to find job opportunities in today's market

The world isn’t running out of opportunities; you’re just trying to find them in the same three places

What Severance and "The You You Are" means to us and our careers

In 2026, we're saying 'hello' to dynamic career paths that are aligned with who we truly are

How to actually network and grow meaningful connections online

Sorry Instagram and TikTok, in 2026 we're trading the one-to-many feed for authentic 1:few connection

Should I be using AI in my job? Short answer: Yes. (And no, you don't need a Google Certification)

No one has A.I. figured out - not even Google. That's why we should be figuring it out in real-time with our actual career communities

What to do you when you feel stuck in your career?

You're not unmotivated or bored, you're misaligned and unfulfilled

How to make a career pivot

The non-linear advantage: Why your career zig-zags are your greatest asset in 2026

What Taylor Swift's dancers can teach us about pursuing an untraditional career path

Newsflash: It's not luck. In 2026, we’re turning the starving artist myth into a science of success