Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    If hard work made you happy? If not being lazy earned rest? I would be one of the happiest, most well-rested people in the world. But that’s not the formula.

    To ensure you're finding the right roles for you, be sure to search for multiple job titles so you can discover every opportunity for you.

    After rushing away from 3 campsites last week, what could I learn from all this smoke?

    In this manager's guide to pronouns, we'll talk about when it's ok to out someone by correcting pronouns (and why you need to ask first).

    Van life helped me imagine the unimaginable - a life where I didn’t try to prove everyone wrong or live by a strict, predictable plan.

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    Explaining job titles to candidates can't be the step you skip. If you don't, you might get a no at the offer letter stage.

    Sometimes the only way forward is by going backwards, literally. And guess what? That's perfectly okay - going backwards is good enough.

    Pronoun policies often leave out the most important part: humanity. That's why we need to reconsider them as well as requiring pronouns.

    Just because you didn’t get it all right doesn’t mean you got it all wrong. You have to allow for some margin of error in your life.

    Getting laid off can be traumatic - but there are ways to come out of it better than before.

    Why do we need Pride month? Because inequities still exist every day in every little way.

    I’m working to change how I think about money and evolve from that “good enough” mindset. Good enough isn’t good enough to have a life well lived.

    Provide trans-specific benefits. Be proactive, not reactive, about your policies. These are just some of the ways to support trans employees.

    This week after an altercation in the bathroom, I met a Mother so proud that she reminded me of the good in this world.

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    In many states and cities, employers must share salary on job postings. Plus, there is language about pay transparency so we don’t keep paying the best negotiators more than our best employees.

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    What parents of queer kids show up for, what they pay attention to, will send a million messages to their children about what they can become. If they’ll be loved.

    This is my non-binary coming out story. For my memories. For history. For me. Today I'm so proud, but I remember being scared.

    There’s some part of me, and so many trans people, that wonders every time we come out. Wondering, “will you still love me if I’m trans?”

    Spam job posts aren't uncommon. So how do you spot a spam job post? There are a few red flags to look out for.

    Learning how to grieve and feel vulnerable with others, about dogs or anything else.

    Entry level hiring is up 22% year over year, which means you need to learn how to write entry level job postings that attract this talent.

    It’s kind of crazy how a song can take you back to a time when you didn’t know how to follow your arrow, let alone what an arrow was.

    Everyone has a public statement, but where's the action? What does it really take to build trans-affirming workplaces?

    Holding bad bosses accountable is rare. Too many companies value the bottom line over a baseline of humanity and it’s hurting us, the people who want to do great work.

    Candidates, recruiters, HR - we all hate the buzzwords. Especially when they become code for something different altogether.