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Allyship isn't something we only do in June. Companies can make the world safer for LGBT+ people every day by investing in education.
How can HR write employee communications that share the right details when it comes to the company's return to work plan?
How making a wrong turn on a trail in Colorado and getting lost for a 26 mile bike ride taught me a life lesson we all need.
I want to show you one of the best profiles I've ever seen (and tell you how to have one of the best LinkedIn profile examples, too)
What do you say when someone comes out to you? I suggest you say this.
Gender pronouns at work can help build belonging. Before adding them to your email signature, let's talk about why they matter.
I'll never forget that Google search: Can I be fired for being gay?
A how-to that will show you how to add pronouns to social media profiles. But really, let's talk about why that matters in the first place.
Sometimes, our dreams don't work out for a reason. That's ok. It turns out that most of the time, big changes put us back on track.
Recruiter profiles aren't the best in class, even by their standards. Here's how to build your recruiter profile on LinkedIn.
Does anyone read job postings anymore? Should I use video in job postings? Is that what candidates want? Let's discuss.
Every week on Friday for the last six weeks, I drove to a town just south of my house to coach a soccer team for kids with special needs. I’d quit working on Three Ears Media and plan our practice. I would research games and coaching styles, trying to find little ways to make this […]
How should you celebrate pride month at work? By creating safer spaces for everyone to exist openly and honestly.
I was panicking. I couldn’t find my wallet, and I knew I put it right there. I always put it in the same place, and it wasn’t there. I could feel panic setting in, and a series of self-destructive questions start rushing through my mind: What did you do? Why didn’t you prepare more? Why […]
Do you know what preferred requirements in a job posting really mean? Usually it means more bias. Let me show you how to fix that.
I listened to a beautiful podcast this week between Laverne Cox (she/her) and ALOK (they/them). The two discussed the origins of nonbinary identities, history, biology, and life. I was fascinated to learn that the roots of nonbinary existence were around so much longer than the heterosexual norms we pretend are “normal” today. Genuinely, I can […]
For the candidates who came here to get a little intel, there are six things every job seeker should know from someone working in this world.
For some reason, I still remember the first time I didn’t want to move. I moved a lot as a kid - 13 times before I graduated high school. I was maybe seven at the time. We were stationed in Indianapolis for about six months while my Mom attended a course. I was learning the […]
If you're not getting qualified traffic to your job posting, it's usually one thing that's wrong and I have some suggestions that can help.
I need to confess something hard to say for me. These last few weeks have been a real struggle. It was hard to get out of bed most days. I felt like smiling came at the cost of abandoning myself. One of the significant contributors has been this feeling that something at work just wasn’t […]
Job hopping happens out of necessity or company issues, not emotional urge. Most people don't wake up some morning and decide to quit their job.
What do good job postings look like? Here are some examples of job postings that actually work - and some that don't.
Hiring managers shouldn't be writing job postings. Period.
By far, software engineer job posts are the most challenging to write. How do you write technical content without ever doing the job?
Your hiring managers will get questions about DEI. You can help hiring managers talk about DEI. Bonus points if they tell the truth.