by Laurie Swanson | Feb 24, 2025 | Career Blog
Just in case you have never visited an escape room let me describe it to you. You and your friends are “locked” inside a themed room or rooms like Haunted Submarine or Zombie Apocalypse. You work together to find clues, solve riddles and complete puzzles before your...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 17, 2025 | Career Blog
A couple of years ago, my daughter adopted a cat named Miso, which means I often find myself saying things like Miso cute, Miso hungry, Miso fluffy… But I digress. Here’s the real story—Miso is obsessed with my husband, Dave. Dave? A lifelong dog...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 10, 2025 | Career Blog
I recently shared this story with the women in the InspiHER Tech 30-Day Get More Interviews Challenge. It reminded me just how powerful this one shift was in my sales career—and now I want to pass it along to you. Because make no mistake: if you’re on a job...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 3, 2025 | Career Blog
I was talking with a coaching client who is at the beginning of a job search. She has 25+ years in the IT industry and has led or heavily interacted with every area within the company as they built from a small company with intermittent growth to a mid-sized...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 27, 2025 | Career Blog
The number one single sentence I have heard about why folks are not getting interviews over my 30 years as a tech recruiter is (drumroll please) … “My resume is in the ATS black hole. I will never get an interview.” In order to get the offer you want, from the company...