34. Happy Ears and Why They're DANGEROUS!

Melissa Dobbins is many things; entrepreneur, engineer, analyst, product strategist, mother, Star Wars enthusiast, leader, avid writer, USC Trojan, wife, science fiction fan, speaker, artist, etc. While she has many facets, none can define her. Just like everyone else, Melissa is more than a description on a piece of paper. She founded career.place because she believes everyone deserves to be evaluated for their true potential and not by the biases triggered by a few words. Career.Place’s mission is to remove bias and increase the equity, inclusion, and efficiency of hiring. Career.Place is practical, actionable training designed as how-to guides to building equity and efficiency across every aspect of the hiring process. Career.Place is also an anonymous candidate screening platform that helps organizations hire more effectively without bias.  By removing bias and building equitable processes, organizations open the door to a wider candidate pool while driving diversity, efficiency, and compliance. Career.Place, removing bias one hire at a time. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

Congrats, you got the job! It's all hitting you- a fresh new job, a shiny new salary... and you know you now have to have the awkward conversation of see ya again never. Should you tell your (now) ex-boss where you're going? Should you entertain a counter offer? Should you email a resignation letter or just tell your boss over zoom? We help you navigate all of it in this episode, enjoy :)  Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

In this episode, we cover getting paid for time spent on interviewing. Some companies do this... and some don't. We go over what to do if you feel like you should be getting paid for that presentation or take home project. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

We answer questions you've been sending! Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

In this episode we have the honor of speaking with Shima Aoki about shifting careers, work life balance, creating your narrative. Shima Aoki is a senior product designer at Prodigy Education, where she leads design on the Tutoring experience. But before she embarked on her career in user experience design, she was a successful editor working at one of the world's top book publishing companies, Penguin Random House. Leaving an established career to embark on a new path all while raising three young children, Shima is passionate about mentoring and helping others regardless of what stage they are at in their career and life. Thanks for joining us Shima!. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

💣 Have you had the feeling in an interview that you may be bombing? - Here are tips to help you through.   Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

When you're interviewing, you'll most likely be dealing with a set of both situational and behavioral interview questions. In this episode, we explain how to identify them, how to prepare for them, and how to nail and your answer. We also give you a helpful tip on how to predict what to expect, no matter where you're interviewing.  Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

Got ghosted after an interview? Ugh. No one likes to be left in the dark. In this episode, we try to ease your mind and give you all of the reasons that we've seen over the years. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

Hold up... wait a minute!   You do not need to be a good salesperson to do well on your interview.    In this episode we talk about what you need to get through the interview - and its not your sales skills.  Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co

Caution all Happy Ears! Your happy ears may detonate the second you sign into your new email address at your new job! Do you have happy ears? What even ARE THEY?  In this episode, we talk about it so you can stay even keeled during an interview process. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more about us: Adrienne & Loreen w / www.theatlasgroup.co