by Laurie Swanson | Nov 25, 2019 | Career Blog
This month my book club is reading Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. A must-read (or even better get the audio and listen to him read his book)! On the surface, you would never think that Trevor and I were alike. He was born extremely poor during apartheid. He was mixed...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 20, 2019 | Company Blog
November. The month that reminds us to be grateful. Be grateful if your company has improved the numbers in your organization by having more diverse tech teams. Be grateful if you have seen more women promoted into leadership roles. Be grateful that...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 18, 2019 | Career Blog
My husband has no interest in playing Cribbage with me. (I know right?). I have no interest in going to the latest Muse concert with him (even if it is in a cemetery). Thank goodness we are both passionate about movies otherwise who knows where we would be. He is a...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 11, 2019 | Career Blog
As we get ready to launch Take Charge, our digital job search readiness program, I realized that one of the things that we do in the program that I believe is unique and magical is that we teach you that the best time to begin negotiating for the best possible offer...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 4, 2019 | Career Blog
It just came out of my mouth. I did not consider what I was saying. I was the final decision maker and so pushing back on a decision was not out of line. Still, I felt horrible. It was not what I said as much but the fact that I did not consider the environment in...