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3 Career Lessons I Learned When My Employer Dissolved

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Taylor / August 27th, 2014 / 2 Comments

About 2 years ago, the fairly well-known company I worked for was sold right under our noses to its two major competitors. You see, my company was owned by Lehman Brothers and due to their stellar business ethics we were thrown into uncertainty. Here are the 3 career lessons I learned from the experience. 1. Be The Debby Downer Once Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, our company got to work applying...

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Why Your Job Title is Making You Miserable

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Taylor / July 24th, 2014 / 4 Comments

It finally happened to me. I didn’t think the time would come – particularly this soon. After all, I’m only in my mid 20’s. Nevertheless, I found myself saying the old fogey phrase – “you’ll understand when you’re older” to my brother about a week ago when discussing career choices. He’s only three years younger than me mind you. Yet for the...

Improving Your Digital Technology Skills Through Online Training

Outlier Model / March 6th, 2014 / 4 Comments

Some things you can only learn through workplace experience, such as teamwork, leadership, and communication. However, critical skills are best picked up and honed through formal training. Previously, online resources for professional development were scarce and required classroom or on-the-job training. However, many online training options can help workers keep their technical skills up to date with...

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Why I am a mentor

CF / November 20th, 2013 / 9 Comments

Yesterday, I took my two student mentees out to dinner. I have two girls – one senior student who is about to do her first 8 month work term as a software developer and a second student who is just starting the computer science program. For an hour and a half, we chatted over Japanese foods and tea. The topics ranged from your regular pleasantries (“What are your holiday plans?”)...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: mentoring, video game design, video game industry, women in computer science, women in technology, women working in male careers