I’ve wanted to speak at a conference since the first An Event Apart (awesome web conference from A List Apart people) I attended about a decade ago. With that goal in mind, I joined Toastmasters last December to build my confidence. I’m very pleased to announce that I’m conducting a …
Even if I don’t get accepted to speak, I’m so glad to finally overcome this hurdle. I love speaking off the cuff to even very large groups of people, but get a little nervous when it’s a prepared talk. That’s why I joined Toastmasters in December, and that’s why I …
Before my son arrived on June 30th, I was a little concerned that my maternal instincts would compete with my professional instincts, a constant battle between “work” and “life”, if you will. Fortunately, this isn’t at all what’s happened. I feel like I now bring to my work a sense …
I gave a brief talk at Zoosk’s Women’s Javascript Study Group tonight on how to apply for jobs at startups. I’ve hired 8 people in the last 15 months, and have reviewed countless resumes and interviewed dozens of candidates. I’m not an expert, but I wanted to share my tips …