Hi,
I have a little something to add to the tips page, the career part exactly, I have found since patch 1.26, that sims will get raises (I had it after the career was maxed) when the bar fills and it will starting raising right after that (you don't have to wait until the end of the work day ) sportsfan found the same thing too, also I believe that hunger fills as well at work, I remember it happening with my sim at the science career to be specific , hope someone else can confirm that last point,
EDIT: also maybe a little not on the architectural design profession, taking observant LTR along with inappropriate in a good way can help your sim learn traits quickly too, would good help since it will unlock the first 3 traits right when greeting and the 2 others after using get to know