Schira Madan serves as the Deputy Chief of Talent Management in the Workforce Support Activities Directorate for the National Security Agency (NSA), orchestrating human capital strategies, plans, and policies that support the NSA’s global cryptologic workforce. She leverages the “whole-person …
It might be your first interview, or maybe you’ve lost count of how many you’ve had by now. Feeling nervous in a job interview happens to professionals at all levels, especially when that job opportunity means so much to you. Perhaps your …
Kristi Smith, President of the Maryland Region at Howard Hughes, credits a network of supportive women for playing a large part in her career progression. Before joining Howard Hughes in 2023, she was the Executive Vice President of Development at …
You put in the work, delivered results, and finally, you’re up for a promotion. Amazing! There’s just one thing—what about your salary?
Over the past decade, women have gone from being less likely than men to negotiate their salaries, to …
Brittany Canady had a fear most working parents can relate to. As she prepared for parental leave, she worried about being left behind. Would time away from work set her back? Would she come back to a career that had …
You don’t usually expect to find an opera singer, a PhD, and an English major-turned-social-media exec swapping career stories in the same Zoom room. But that’s exactly what happened when Jodie Fiorenza, Menaka Sankaralingam, and Zandy Ring sat down to …
What do job seekers prioritize in their job search? Today’s market is volatile, to say the least, and many of us have changing wants and needs. Of course, the hiring process is also constantly in flux.
That’s why we checked …
During a high-stakes job search — or any job search, for that matter — emotions can run high and stress can become unbearable. However, there are steps you can take to protect yourself from burnout and self-blame.
I’m not a medical …
Before we delve into what situational interview questions you should be asking prospective employees, we should talk about the different kinds of interview questions that are out there.
Just as there are many types of interviews — like phone interviews, second …
How Light & Wonder’s Tonia Adams harnessed transferable skills to build her career
Tonia Adams comes from a family of military veterans; her dad served in the Army and her mom in the Army Reserves. Despite this early exposure, Tonia …