Lia JamesThe Challenges with Diversity & InclusionToday, as tech talent continues to get increasingly harder to hire, it forces recruiters to adopt a different game plan — especially when…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Lia JamesGet Out of the Black Hole of Job SearchingWhen you get the itch to job search, what’s your go to? Googling job postings for a given title, digging into LinkedIn jobs, or maybe it’s…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Lia James“I got here by following the opportunities I was presented.”In one of my initial discovery sessions with a woman, whom we’ll call Jess, I asked: “What do you want to do?” The response was flustered…Jan 25, 2018Jan 25, 2018
Lia JamesNew Year, New You: The Career EditionOver the last several years I’ve helped hundreds of career changers refocus and rebuild. On many occasions, I’ve been asked to share the…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
Lia Jamesin< div > ersityIntentional Recruiting for DiversityIn 2017 underrepresented groups made up approximately 30% of the tech workforce (with those identifying as Black and Latinix only making up…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Lia JamesImpact.“Child, write. Write with everything inside of you. Tell the world what you see. Use your words to speak your truths because you have…Jan 12, 2017Jan 12, 2017
Lia JamesHope.Finger against the glass, gliding up and down. Tap. Tap. Swipe. Glide. Browse. It’s like window shopping in the modern day, except instead…Jan 7, 2017Jan 7, 2017
Lia JamesMy plea for whole truthsIt saddens me to watch the bashing of the bootcamp model because of the doubt and mistrust that has been created by the big players and…Jul 5, 2016Jul 5, 2016
Lia JamesThe impression of goodbye“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.”Jul 3, 2016Jul 3, 2016
Lia JamesControl.It’s the wave of anxiety that rushes over me that’s a furious reminder of the control I don’t have, the control I will never have, to fix…Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016