PinnedMember-onlyTop 5 Job Search Strategies for Gen XThe 1994 movie Reality Bites summarizes the relationship that Generation X has with work, at least in my opinion. In the movie, Winona Ryder’s character Lelaina gets fired from her tv production assistant job and scrambles to find work throughout the entire movie. …Work6 min readWork6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyCheck Your Ego: Avoiding the White Savior ComplexRecently, I was part of a racial equity workshop within my department. We used a word cloud generator to learn more about our commonalities as a diverse group of people. Topics ranged from the benign, like music and food, to provocative ones like justice. Overall, it provoked great conversation and…Business8 min readBusiness8 min read
PinnedMember-only10 Ways to Age-Proof Your ResumeJob-searching at any age is challenging. Learn strategies to age-proof your resume to keep you in the applicant pool longer! In the past, I have written about job-searching and its challenges. But I have avoided talking about one area within the topic that I have felt little control over: ageism…Work7 min readWork7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyInterview Questions — The Best and the WorstOur interview questions can sometimes thwart attempts in hiring the best candidates. Learn how to identify some clunkers and replace them with quality questions! Let’s do some guided imagery to kick off this post. Imagine this: You and your team will need to hire a new person to round out…Interview5 min readInterview5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyI Am (Not) White, Right?Perhaps I am no longer responsible for helping White people learn about race and racism? Back in 2021, I joined the departmental racial equity planning committee at a nonprofit workforce development organization. After nearly 20 years working in diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI) in higher education, I thought it would be a good…Life7 min readLife7 min read
Mar 5, 2024Member-onlyGetting Hired as a Manager When You’ve Never ManagedIn my over 20 years working in higher education, I have worked in several positions that fit one of the following scenarios: I was the single employee in the department. Due to union rules, I couldn’t supervise someone within my own union. I worked in a small department with little…Management5 min readManagement5 min read
Feb 20, 2024Member-onlyCreating Better Student Staff Starts with Teaching Them to Ask Better QuestionsLast month, I wrote about helping college students develop confidence by asking three questions during their supervision. To summarize the questions, I would ask the students I supervised a variation of these three questions: “Do you understand the policy or procedure that you failed to deliver? Is the policy or…Work5 min readWork5 min read
Jan 31, 2024Member-onlySupervising College Students to be Confident LeadersWhat is your philosophy for supervising students? How do you help them become confident leaders? What do you ask of them to involve them in their own supervision? confidence. I have written about ways to advise students to become confident decision-makers. It all began with a post on Facebook that…Work6 min readWork6 min read
Jan 5, 2024Member-onlyWrapping Up a Full Year Supervising: Final 3 Lessons LearnedIn a couple of weeks, two of my team members will have worked in my department for a full year. It was a year of discovery, mostly, as we pieced together a department that was full of newly hired staff. …Work5 min readWork5 min read
Dec 5, 2023Member-onlyWhat Advice Would You Give Someone Joining Your Field?After 25 years working in my field, I am always happy to talk to new graduate students looking to join my niche area of education. …Work6 min readWork6 min read