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So much fun celebrating 2019 with incredible partners and friends 🎉

A big shoutout to Conference Room Restaurant, our newest neighbor in Playa Vista, for partnering up with us to host not just one, but two Edvo holiday parties last week! Incredible food and good vibes- check them out if you're in LA (and come say hi to us too!)

Wishing you all a beautiful holiday season, and a very happy new year 😊

Did you know that less than 40% of all people negotiate their salary offer? Women 2.0 and Shireen Jaffer discussed the challenges of negotiating for both women and men. Check it out:

How To Nail Your Next Salary Negotiation It’s important to know what you’re worth ahead of time—and always negotiate unless the company tells you that they won’t budge.

Starting a new job soon? Last week, Shireen and Fast Company discussed how you can crush it during the first 90 days and set yourself up for success long-term. Check it out:

Settling into a new job can be hard. Here’s how to channel nerves into success It’s okay to be nervous. But when you view your new job as an exciting opportunity, not an overwhelming obstacle, you’ll make strides.

This week in Fast Company, Shireen shared tips on what to do when your job search turns into a full-time job. Check it out!

Here’s how to stop your job search from consuming all your time and energy If you’ve already got a full-time job but are looking for something new, these 3 tips can help you be more efficient in your job search.

Last week, I saw a post from a LinkedIn influencer advising job seekers to create personalized "project demos" for each job they're applying to.

Based on his instructions, it was clear that each demo could take one hour to create.

Most people don’t have the luxury of taking time off to job hunt, let alone create personalized demos. In fact, even landing an interview can be a stressful situation if it requires taking a sick day.

So despite popular belief, the job search is not "hard but rewarding." It’s just hard. You might work your butt off for months without feeling like you’re making progress.

No one should have to work 80-hour weeks to find the right role.

3 Tips To Prevent Your Job Search From Feeling Like A Full-Time Job Hop on Google to look for job search advice, and you’ll find plenty of articles, podcasts, and LinkedIn posts with tips that require hours each day to implement. Some suggest creating an in-depth “value validation” project for each role.

Today in Business Insider, Shireen shares what candidates can do about one of the most common and frustrating challenges they face today: getting ghosted 😡

Why some job-seekers get ghosted, and how to make it stop Ghosting isn't just for potential romantic relationships; if you encounter dead silence after a job interview, you may have been ghosted.

Today in Ladders, Shireen discussed the biases unemployed candidates face when job searching and how they can fight the stigma.

Unemployed isn't unqualified: 3 stigmas that scare recruiters (and how to squash the bias) I’ve become intimately aware of the biases that recruiters have toward unemployed candidates. They’re often seen as lazy, lacking talent, and out of touch.

Struggling With Your Job Search? Adopt This 1 Mindset From The Most Talented Musicians, Actors, And Athletes All of the best actors, athletes, and musicians have one thing in common—agents. They all have someone in their corner who advocates for them and fights to get them great jobs for the most money.

Because choosing not to settle for a job shouldn't be a bad thing...

Taking time off to travel shouldn't be penalized...

Being a certain age shouldn't keep someone from a job that's meant for them...

Unemployed Isn't Unqualified: 3 Stigmas That Scare Recruiters (And How To Squash Them) Starting the job hunt while you’re employed full-time can be draining. But doing it while you’re unemployed can be downright exhausting.

Thanks to Fast Company for republishing this piece!

What to do when recruiters and potential employers ghost you Being ghosted is not a pleasant experience. But you don’t have to let it define you.

When you keep getting ghosted by your date and your recruiter...

Why Job Seekers Get Ghosted, And What They Can Do To Stop It The digital age has introduced new, and often painful, ways of ending relationships. None of them are more hurtful than “ghosting.