Katrina's Letter Of The Week

By Katrina Kibben

Every week, I'll write you a letter. A letter about anything, really. My goal is just to make you think.

Then, I handpick 3 ideas and posts you'll love (and learn from).

Previous issues

Annoying to acceptance: About rest

#72 Aug 16, 2019

I Don't Know: Hiring Reality

#71 Aug 9, 2019

I wanted to work. Is that weird?

#70 Aug 2, 2019

#69

Jul 26, 2019

Look, recruiting is not marketing – I've heard this one for years. At one point I even bought into it. As a former marketer, I get the va
#68

Jul 19, 2019

Candidate experience mile markers – After a few weeks crammed into plane seats and hotel gyms, I've been spending more time outside when
#67

Jul 12, 2019

You're different, but like me – This week was the first time in my life that I saw more than a handful of people on TV who look like
#66

Jun 28, 2019

Missed Connections and 4 Things You Don't Know About Me – Marketers like to rave about their metrics - how many subscribers they acquired, how many sign-ups, c
#65

Jun 21, 2019

Tell me about your last great day – I know it seems simple. But that question, "tell me about your last great day," tells me a lot about
#64

Jun 14, 2019

You aren't special (I'm not either) – Everything and nothing happen all at once when you become a job seeker. The transformation from emplo
#63

Jun 7, 2019

On ageism and getting older... – As a kid, I remember thinking about how old people were and thinking that was a long time. 40 years,
#62

May 31, 2019

Burnout and balance – For years, we glorified the hustle as if there were no other way to thrive. People touted their lack
#61

May 24, 2019

Let's talk expectations... – Our brains operate on this system of rules and logic that help us normalize all the chaos of life. We
#60

May 17, 2019

Make 3 promises to every candidate – I spent the last week all over the country. For the first time in my career, I took six flights and s
#59

May 10, 2019

It was never about the story – I spoke at 2 conferences this week and noticed an interesting trend: over two-thirds of the presentat
#58

May 3, 2019

Office > sweatpants? I think not. – The traditional workplace really doesn't do much for people's happiness. Whether there's an open offi
#57

Apr 26, 2019

Is it really too much to ask? – I spent too much time bickering with people on the Internet this week. Shame on me, really. I've been
#56

Apr 19, 2019

Building your version of better recruiting, brick by tiny brick – I read a letter last week from Jamie Varon about appreciating the "yet." How, in life, we so often gl
#55

Apr 12, 2019

You can't have 2 first priorities – When I travel for work, it pretty much wrecks me in every way. I don't sleep well, I forget to eat ru
#54

Apr 5, 2019

Anxiety doesn't feel brave at all – This week, I shared more about my anxiety on social media than I ever have. See, my friend Gemma was
#53

Mar 29, 2019

Inspiration and ambition – Every week when I sit down to write this letter, I read another letter first for inspiration. The let

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