One and a half million Americans are set to graduate in 2014, and they're entering a challenging employment market. Career Sushi is an online platform intended to ease the strain, providing job seekers with a simple, visual way of presenting themselves and giving companies a way to do the same.

As having a strong work ethic is increasingly valued and respected, being hard-working no longer means you’re a geek. On the contrary, it's becoming a preferable lifestyle choice.

Searching for new career opportunities can be risky if you’re still working somewhere else. Aiming to solve the problem, Career Meets Life is a start-up that puts professionals “in the driver’s seat”, letting them create an anonymous profile which employers then review.

With young women’s career ambitions having overtaken men’s, the founders of online magazine The Politesse saw an opportunity for a publication fusing practical business advice with lifestyle gloss – from the correct stance on crop tops at work, to how to ask for a pay rise.