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

Read this if you're feeling stuck

#87 Dec 6, 2019

A lesson on verbal abuse and bad bosses

#86 Nov 22, 2019

The (PTO) time of your life

#85 Nov 15, 2019

#84

Nov 8, 2019

Always one "I love you" short – "Jim, how many jumping jacks are we doing today?" "100," he muttered with signature sarcasm and a gri
#83

Nov 1, 2019

A pep talk and a dream that didn't come true. – My dream was to go to Syracuse and be a writer. See, my mom went to Syracuse for an MBA when I was in
#82

Oct 25, 2019

Candidate experiences and your first flight – Do you remember your first flight? I do. I was 16, and we flew from Virginia to Florida for a trip to
#81

Oct 18, 2019

A text from Afghanistan. Now, this. – I get the same reaction every time I mention that I moved almost every year as a kid: "Isn't that so
#80

Oct 11, 2019

They won't hire people like me – I've been laid off twice in my career. The first time was about two years after I graduated from coll
#79

Oct 4, 2019

Speaking the same language... – People take pride in work. A piece of that is the label we get for a job well done - the job title. O
#78

Sep 27, 2019

It's always You vs You – I saw an Instagram post this week that said, "don't compare yourself with anyone but you 5 years ago
#77

Sep 20, 2019

Stolen stories, stolen time – I promise this is not a rant about people copying each other's work. I spent a morning this week piss
#76

Sep 13, 2019

You Need A Feel Good Folder – This week was full of depression triggers for me: Suicide Awareness Day, September 11th, and even the
#75

Sep 6, 2019

How did you end up in recruiting? – My favorite thing about social media is that we get the chance to meet people we never would. While t
#74

Aug 30, 2019

The first day and daring to change – It's that time of year when parents let out of a sigh of relief. Well, except the kindergarten parent
#73

Aug 23, 2019

Quitting your job + the 1 year "rule" – I got a call this week from a recent college grad. This grad started a new job about four months ago,
#72

Aug 16, 2019

Annoying to acceptance: About rest – As I type this, I'm just a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean on a writing retreat. I planned this qui
#71

Aug 9, 2019

I Don't Know: Hiring Reality – Here's a life hack everyone should remember: If someone asks you a question, and you don't know the a
#70

Aug 2, 2019

I wanted to work. Is that weird? – I remember being excited to have a driver's license. But not for the same reason as the other kids. U
#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

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