I'd like to add to the one below; The magazines only add one work cycle if they've already begun their career. However if you give one to a peep when the very first time you set them at their work station it will bring them up an entire level.

Originally Posted By: Lyssaria

[quote=vfmacfan]Profession magazines don't provide a visible boost in the career progress bar, but they will eventually help. They got one of my peeps to a level 8 career.