Articles

• Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Leadership + Management, Professional Development, Work Culture

  What Are Microaggressions? How to Pinpoint and Stop Them

  Microaggressions are happening all around us, every day. Here's how to notice and call out microaggressions in the workplace and beyond.

• Career Development, Career Transitions, Cultivating Confidence, Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Goal-Setting, Hiring, Informational Interviews, Internships + Volunteering, Interview Questions, Job Search Strategies, Leadership + Management, LinkedIn Optimization, Managing Your Money, Networking, Professional Development, Resumes, Routines + Productivity, Salary + Compensation, Work Culture, Working From Home, Workplace Toxicity

  22 Inspirational Career Quotes to Take Into 2022

  This year, we recorded over 50 episodes of The Career Contessa Podcast to stay connected as a source of support for all of 2021. Here are our favorite quotes to take into 2022.

• Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Work Culture

  10 Behaviors at Work That Might Be Due to an Invisible Disability

  What are invisible disabilities? These are some behaviors that might masquerade as "bad behavior" in the workplace.

• Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Work Culture, Workplace Toxicity

  How White Women Allies Can Show Up at Work

  Women of color need white women to stand up and show their solidarity—especially in the workplace. Here's how white women can drop defensiveness and show up for their women of color colleagues.

• Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion

  Acknowledging Anti-Asian Racism in the World + at Work

  With an exponential increase in random violence against the AAPI community, we're diving into common misconceptions about Asians and Pacific Islanders, why they're so harmful, and why there's been "silence" around these problems for too long.

• Cultivating Confidence, Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Professional Development, Routines + Productivity

  CC Book Roundup: Our Favorite Books by Black Women (+ The Books We Still Need to Read!)

  Toni Morrison, Brit Bennett, Alice Walker, Jacqueline Woodson, Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Glory Edim, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Yaa Gyasi, Roxane Gay. This book list features some of our favorite Black Women voices of all-time and their must-adds to your reading list.

• Interview Questions, Job Search Strategies, Work Culture

  Hiring Bias—7 Unexpected Biases in Hiring

  Hiring bias exists—and we all know it. What we might not know is some of the places where hiring bias exists. Here are some common hiring biases, how to avoid them when hiring, and how to spot them when interviewing.

• Cultivating Confidence, Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Goal-Setting

  6 Dirty Words for Ambitious Women

  Ambitious, driven, and outspoken. When applied to a man, these are powerful descriptors. When applied to women at work? It's a little different. Here's some "dirty words" used for women at work.

• Goal-Setting, Leadership + Management

  Why Men Interrupt Women—What to Do When Interrupting Happens at Work

  It's no surprise that men interrupt women—and often. And guess what? Even if you're a woman on the top of your game, you're not immune to the interruption problem. Here's how to deal with interrupting at work.

• Diversity, Belonging + Inclusion, Leadership + Management

  Navigating Racism and Leadership—Who is Checking on Black Women Leaders?

  “Black women are required to respond to life’s hardships by portraying strength and concealing trauma.” We're navigating racism at work and in the world. Is anyone checking in on our Black Women Leaders?