by Laurie Swanson | Mar 23, 2020 | Career Blog
I recently had the honor of speaking on a panel for International Women’s Day at Accenture in Chicago. The topic was Access. Because I am a fan of acronyms as a way of remembering things, I decided to create an acronym from the word ACCESS to pass along to the crowd....
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 22, 2020 | Company Blog
I recently was asked to speak on a panel at Accenture for their Women in Innovation group about Access. In getting ready for this event, I got my nails done, spent too long figuring out my outfit and made sure to have notecards with my key talking points. For me, how...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 16, 2020 | Career Blog
“Sometimes you got to strike ‘ em out without your fastball”. While watching a recent Blackhawks game, Pat Foley, Chicago Blackhawks announcer, said this quote which he attributed to Harry Caray, longtime Chicago Cubs announcer. Pat was suggesting that when things...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 9, 2020 | Career Blog
As a recruiter, I have the privilege of helping companies build strong IT teams-ideally teams that are balanced and diverse as we continue to foster inclusive hiring practices. #HireMoreWomenInTech. I also have had the privilege of working with 1000’s of people over...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 2, 2020 | Career Blog
It seems like in this day in age we are all about saying yes. Be Bold! Make a Scene! Shondra Rhimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy, wrote a great book called The Year of Yes. I have friends who have declared that a personal goal is to yes to what anyone asks of them...
