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Emily Kager
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“Are you my mentor”
I want to talk about mentorship today! There’s a lot of confusion and anxiety around mentorship likely because common advice on career panels to students and new grads is always “FIND A MENTOR”. I know I heard it when I was in school. It’s drilled into any career conversation that without A MENTOR, you’re never going to grow in your career.
“How Do We Hire More Women?”
A very common question I get in my inbox is, “I love your posts! How can I get more women to work at my company??”. It’s not a bad question but I’m just a developer and have never worked in recruiting or D+I so it’s not necessarily my area of expertise. That being said, with the acknowledgement that I have a large San Francisco/Bay Area bias since I’ve spent my entire career here, I have a few…
Virtual Interview Reflection
I have a confession.
Leaving Mozilla
I don’t think any little girl grows up with the goal of “I want to be an OSS Android browser developer” and to be totally honest, even as an adult I just kind of fell into it. I first joined Mozilla as an intern during my change-career journey mainly because I had taken one Android class, knew some Java, and applied on a whim at the right time to hit the recruiter’s inbox. Despite not actively…
Going Viral as a Woman in Tech
A few days ago I had an idea for a silly skit that I would post on TikTok. I spent about 5-10 minutes filming it with no script or plan and posted it on my TikTok and my Twitter. I went to bed and in the morning was awoken to messages from my friends and acquaintances that I was suddenly on the front page of Reddit.
So You Want to Be a Software Engineer
Here I am in 2015, graduating from undergrad with a degree in neuroscience and no concrete plans in place. Exactly two years later, I was starting a mobile developer internship at Mozilla.
How to Make A Free Website And Blog in 20 Minutes Or Less
Do you want a personal website? :computer: