During my own onboarding experience, I explore recommendations for evaluating workplace values alignment I have sat on this post for some time now. I have chronicled my job search woes and excitements over the last three years. Putting my thoughts into my posts has helped me look at the experiences…

Our 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…

Recently, I joined our department’s racial equity planning committee. After nearly 20 years working in diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI) work in higher education, I thought it would be a good way to learn ways to do this work in a different industry. Yesterday, I was asked…

This might come across as a hot-take, but the idea of ‘imposter syndrome’ may not be the right answer for how women experience life in the workplace. Imposter syndrome “is loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affects high-achieving people, who find it difficult…

A couple of weeks ago, I got a random instant message from one of my cousins. Growing up, we were close but as adults, I haven’t talked to him since our last family reunion. And that was back in 2011. He wanted to call me on the phone to talk…

A few years into the pandemic, my extrovert batteries are running low after years of working from home. But I know I’m not alone in the struggle. I knew that life after 2020 would be a struggle for me. And for once in the last few years, I can’t blame…

My recent job search has revealed several issues, which prompts exploring my fears related to applying for more senior-level jobs. Originally, I was going to compose a post about how to switch up my job search strategies. I was going to focus on how I chose jobs in the past…

Looking through my Facebook memories, the following image popped up from 2020. I felt inclined to share it here. The image from June 8, 2020, a Twitter post from user @aliciatcrosby, says: Dear White People We don’t need y’all to performatively wash our feet, cut your hair, wear kente…