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Are recruiters helping or hurting their candidates?
I don’t pretend to be an expert on recruiting. But I do have the perspective of a hiring manager. And like on many things, I have opinions. I have a somewhat unique management experience in which I go through a process annually of recruiting and hiring highly-skilled talent for short-term projects. You’d probably call them…
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A Tip for Talking to Artists and Creators
Imagine you’ve been working on a painting for hours upon hours of your life. You’ve painstakingly thought out every sketch line and brush stroke. You’ve poured your soul into creating this work. A friend walks into the room while you are working. They love what you are doing and want to show their interest by…
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Conquer Impostor Syndrome by “Faking” It
A few weeks ago, I was at a point where I really wanted to start doing more writing. I had a couple topics in mind that I thought would be fun and a little thought-provoking. But I was really struggling with the feeling that I wasn’t the authority on these subjects and might have no…
Personal Branding: How Drag Queens Get it Right
Go to any business conference these days, and you’re very likely to see a session about creating or strengthening your personal brand. “Personal Brand” is one of those buzzwords that, when you use it, makes you feel like you really have your stuff together. But like, what does it mean… really. Your personal brand is, at its…
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Creating Demand through Scarcity: A Girl Scout Story
How many boxes of packaged cookies do I buy from the grocery store in a given year? One. Maybe two. How many boxes of Girl Scout cookies arrived on my doorstep yesterday? SEVEN. As much as I love Carmel DeLites and Lemonades, I almost definitely wouldn’t reach for them on the store shelf on any sort of regular…
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Inequity in Children’s TV
I have a 3.5-year-old, which means I watch a very different set of TV shows than I used to. Let’s be honest, there’s a lot to complain about. But putting annoying theme songs and shallow plot lines aside for a second, it’s becoming painfully obvious that there’s a lot of gender and racial inequity in…
