By: Brittney Elko, Chemical Engineer The #1 rule that everyone needs to read and ingrain in their brains is: NEVER, EVER, EVER, under any circumstance, give a recruiter or company the current salary you are making or the salary you would be expecting BEFORE they give you any information on pay range/benefits for the position….
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Knowing Your STEM Mindset
By Laura McCaffrey, Mechanical Engineer Being an engineer myself and working with many women in STEM as a coach, I’ve noticed some mindset attributes that can feel necessary for our jobs but can make our lives feel harder than they need to be. I like to call these 5 attributes STEM mindset. The first…
The Spreadsheet for a Successful Partnership
I believe that people are created equal but not the same and should put in equal effort. Before marrying my amazing husband, I checked that he agreed with this fundamental. I also think that spreadsheets are powerful tools. Here is how I combined these key bits of information to successfully create a 20-year (and counting)…
How to Set Up a Mother’s Room: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Gretchen of careerfamilycourage.com “I actually set up a Mother’s Room at the plant while I was there,” I shared with mixed company as we were casually talking about the challenges of working in a manufacturing facility with a young baby. I had just started a new job back in the corporate office. “Oh, that’s awesome!” said a late-middle…
Rediscovering My Mom, My Baby, and Myself
Photo by Liv Bruce on Unsplash By Davina Carboni I haven’t even met you yet, but I feel like I know you. A tiny but fierce little girl with a bubbly personality, fighting her way into my belly, occupying my thoughts and changing me with each breath as the little life inside of me grows…