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How to Recognize & Conquer Unconscious Bias

Published on December 18, 2020

Everyone has some form of implicit or unconscious bias; we absorb received notions about race, class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and sexuality from a very young age. Implicit bias shows up in deep-down prejudices and stereotypical assumptions we don’t know we …

How to Ask for a Raise Without Coming off as Entitled [INFOGRAPHIC]

Published on December 16, 2020

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 10 months, times are tough. And that means that money can be tight. Saving and living below your means is always good financial advice, but there comes a time …

By Firsthand

Reducing Personal Bias | Tips for Managers

Published on December 16, 2020

When we’re very young, our brains develop an ability to group and make strong distinctions between items. This quick and seamless categorization often occurs subconsciously; it’s a survival skill that enables us to distinguish safety from harm—food from poison. As …

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Resume Writing (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Published on December 16, 2020

The importance of your resume can't be stressed enough. Recruiters and hiring managers use it to assess if they want to continue exploring your candidacy for their open roles. That means without a strong resume, you'll have little to no chance …

By Firsthand

What Are Technical Skills and How Should You Include Them On Your Resume? (Plus a List of Examples)

Published on December 14, 2020

Whether or not you can do a job—and whether or not you can land that job—often depends on your technical skills. Technical skills are a subset of hard skills, which are the knowledge or abilities needed to perform specific tasks. …