BlogHer - Women's Innovation and Leadership Conference - Comments

very helpful

S Rottenberg — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:20:11 -0600

This is helpful when thinking about hiring someone for work - and is a good reminder for me thinking about hiring a new nanny. When I started this search, I had assumed that I was looking for a lot of the same qualities as my previous nanny, who I loved. But I hadn't figured out which of those qualities were most important. Instead of going into a search with a picture of the ultimate end goal in my head, I would have done much better entering the search with my mind as a blank slate for all but the most critical characteristics.

Great Post

abswyg — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:23:42 -0600

Jory, I'm so glad you referenced the zig-zag career at the end. There are many dynamic women that left the workforce to raise families that will eventually opt to get back in the game. It's critical that managers look beyond the traditional career ladders on resumes or they'll likely miss some tremendous talent.

Amy@UWM
Up With Moms

A good rule for life, period!

Kalyn Denny — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:58:59 -0600

Drop all assumptions is such a good rule for so many situations! Great post.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen