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What's up with LinkedIn job suggestions?
What even is a job posting for a Founder? Wouldn't you just... like... start your company? Without anyone telling you that you can't? Isn't that what being a founder is?
Claire Baker
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Is business speak just a dialect?
When someone doesn’t know the industry jargon in a work setting, we think it discredits them. But you don't need fancy buzzwords to have eyes to see. Different vocabulary just means they come from a different context.
Claire Baker
2 min read


Forget your resume, update your portfolio
Today’s careers aren’t ladders, they’re paths you have to chart yourself. A resume is designed to be scanned quickly, skimming over all of your grit, elbow grease, and rizz to pick out a few generic key words.
Claire Baker
2 min read


Do I need to screen for admin skills when hiring?
When it comes to hiring and promotion, we tend to think admin skills are intuitive. So we devalue them. But admin skills are not universal.
Claire Baker
2 min read


Is it reasonable to require "startup experience" when filtering resumes?
Truth: Working at a startup is different from working at a BigCo Inc. Myth: There’s some magical secret to it.
Claire Baker
2 min read


How to actually update your resume
We’ve all been there. You dust off the old resume and break out in a cold sweat. You write what you think you’re supposed to. Two days or minutes later, the rejection comes. Or your boss tells you you haven’t demonstrated the skills yet. Not because you’re underqualified. Because you’re too specific and you’re expecting people to see the same depth behind the words as you do.
Claire Baker
2 min read


A case for hiring candidates from nontraditional backgrounds
I was sending out resumes, but I was having a really hard time breaking back into the corporate world. I was typecast as "out to recess." No one wanted to give me a chance at a "serious" job.
Claire Baker
2 min read


Are you turning off candidates between interviews?
Scheduling communication is an opportunity for your company to build a relationship with candidates and stand out against competing opportun
Claire Baker
7 min read


How to craft compelling job descriptions
Make your job description stand out by describing why your company is the best place in the whole wide world for your ideal candidate to per
Claire Baker
7 min read


5 ways to increase ROI on recruitment
Each person in an early-stage startup has an outsized influence on your product’s direction and company culture, so it’s important to hire w
Claire Baker
4 min read
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