by Tara Robertson | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog
“Which job board do I post on to reach diverse* candidates?” is a question I’m asked on a weekly basis. There’s more to attracting underrepresented talent than simply where you advertise job opportunities. Attracting new talent starts with...
by Tara Robertson | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog
This year will be the 10th year I’ve done my own yearly planning. For me it involves looking back on the past year and envisioning what I want the next year to be, then setting some intentions or goals that move me towards that vision. Most of us are accustomed...
by Tara Robertson | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
Mentors share advice, sponsors share opportunities. Both are important and useful, but sponsorship accelerates careers. Underrepresented people are over-mentored and under-sponsored. In the last couple of weeks I’ve had several firsts: my first article in...
by Tara Robertson | Jul 25, 2021 | Blog
I was delighted to speak at Data Science by Design’s Creator Conference. DSxD is a community of researchers, educators, artists, computer scientists who conference organizers described as curious, dynamic, creative and interdisciplinary. I chose to talk about...
by Tara Robertson | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
I enjoyed being a guest on Seed&Spark’s first monthly office hours session where Stefanie Monge, Lara McLeod and I talked about distributing diversity, equity and inclusion work across organizations. Here’s some of the work that I mentioned: Megan...
by Tara Robertson | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
Edit: Thanks Tim Smith for letting me know the ChartHop website now shows that this is all an April Fools’ day prank. I fell for it. Kudos to the commitment to write a 13 page fake report and for your social team’s convincing response. I first learned...
