Confession time: I’m grumpy.(1) Now, I come by it naturally. My dad is also grumpy.(2) Which makes our conversations pretty funny when we get going. And since he’s a manager who’s nearly always hiring at his organization, our conversations frequently turn to discussing his hiring process. So when I’ve asked him about what he looks for, his response boils down to “someone who shows up, works hard, and isn’t a jerk – I can train the rest.” My dad and I tend to work similarly –

As a parent of young girls, I watch a wide variety of colorful, educational, silly, and sometimes painful children’s television shows. I will admit, I have my favorites and I often voice my opinion when we select what to watch from the long list of Netflix options – my youngest is convinced my favorite tv show is The Magic School Bus. However, as a parent watching children’s shows, I have noticed something disturbing - and that's the way many shows portray boys vs. girls. In

It all started with a dream…. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King, Jr. It was 1964. The war in Vietnam had just started for America. Eight hundred students staged a sit-in at Berkeley to fight for their rights to Free Speech. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in leading the non-violen

Imagine moving to a foreign country, with little notice, and were told that you would have to get a job in three months. What, and more importantly, how would you do? Now imagine you found that perfect job; it is just like job you have now, perfectly fitting your skills and talents. So, you apply. What would be the bias’s you would encounter? Will you be judged because of the country you’re from? Will your education be respected or even recognized in this new country? What ab

Early in my career I had the amazing experience of bringing valuable diversity to a team. I joined an all-male team of analysts focused on evaluating future potential of new technologies. However, the diversity I brought was not what you are thinking… it had nothing to do with the fact that I was the first woman on the team – it was a new way of seeing the world. The team was made up of scientists and engineers; all smart, logical, and with a knack for seeing the business pot

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CEO chosen to speak at DisruptHR about Bias in the hiring process Career.Place, removing bias one hire at a time, announced today that its CEO will be speaking at DisruptHR in New York City on May 9, 2018. “I am excited to continue to educate HR Executives and Recruiters that bias can be removed from the hiring process,” said Melissa Dobbins, CEO. “To many companies are trying to find an easy fix and are throwing money at existing solutions that have not and will not remove b