Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    Creating an inclusive candidate experience isn't all about your digital content and careers site. Try this introduction in interviews to build inclusion from day 1.

    I'll never forget that Google search: Can I be fired for being gay?

    Gender pronouns at work can help build belonging. Before adding them to your email signature, let's talk about why they matter.

    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.

    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 […]

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    How should you celebrate pride month at work? By creating safer spaces for everyone to exist openly and honestly.

    Thank you for showing up, sharing, and being a part of what Three Ears Media has become and is becoming. Celebrate with me?

    A suggested dropdown to ask for pronouns inside your ATS plus a video with 3 tips that will help you practice new pronouns.

    How allies can create safer spaces for their fellow humans to share their pronouns.

    As a speaker, I want to bring my heart and the stories I hear every day to more stages. Hiring isn't just about tactics. It's about people.

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    I need help.  No, not that kind of help. The help of a detail-obsessed proofreader. Do you know anyone? At Three Ears Media, we do a lot of writing. Obviously. But we also do a lot of interviewing to hear employee stories. We're working on some short-term, large-scale interview and candidate experience projects, and our formatting […]

    As a company and as managers, we can still celebrate Pride by doing things that recognize this community and how far we still have to go.

    An HR leader contacted me about using the they pronoun at work. Here's our conversation and my advice.

    Give yourself permission to say no to the calendar. To rest. I am. I'll see you next year.

    The Remote Worker Ransom Letter

    This remote worker ransom letter was inspired by an 8-mile drive that took over an hour just a few weeks ago. This is what your team really wants if you demand they come into the office next week.

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    Tell me one thing you have in your life that you obtained without vulnerability. So why does most leadership training leave out vulnerability?

    I put up with so many bad bosses in my career. I reported it. Instead of fixing problems with the manager, they would give me a new title: trouble maker.

    My answer to, "tell me about yourself. Walk me through your resume."

    As of tomorrow at 5:55 am, I will have held down a spot on this planet for 34 years. I have some thoughts.

    The hustle is overrated. Here's what I'd tell you hustlers: get some rest.

    Speakers at events deserve to be paid for their hard work, period.

    Manels are panels made up entirely of men, usually white dudes. I'm tired of them.

    Modern talent functions aren’t addressing the harsh reality of our life. We're not talking about mental illness or mental health as part of our regular conversations.

    I've never been more proud of Three Ears and what we're going to do next. Welcome, Dawn Burke.

    Fun (and funny) templates recruiters can use to say "I'm out of the office."