Charissa Pilster

Weird but cool 😎, big picture thinker 🤔, Triathlete 🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️, foodie 🍷 👩‍🍳, mom 👩‍👧‍👧, Visual storyteller 📷 📕. @msnetworkerco founder.

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Watching @donnaboyer talk about imposter syndrome and touched on burnout during the Women Impact Tech conference in #Denver today!

Some takeaways
-50% of women in senior leadership positions are looking to leave in the next year
-if you have to wear a…https://t.co/uL3VpB9J6u

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When so many recruiters are using the ATS, is there a balance between being creative and using the words they are looking for? Maybe these “commonly-used words,” are also the ones found in job descriptions?

#jobseekers #creative https://t.co/89NwtlrugJ

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I recently went on my first cruise. There was about 3600 people on it. I’m trying to imagine what 5600 would be like! https://t.co/jB0hFoaTn8

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What if ERGs are challenged in court? With the recent ruling, this might happen.

Companies are spending less on DEI or removing their programs completely. We seem to just be going backwards.

#deib #diversityandinclusion https://t.co/CjQfUSYv3P

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“I’m just” is our way of still trying to remain humble. We’ve been taught that there is a sweet spot we can label ourselves. If you step out of it, or into it, there is a much larger weight to bear in our society.

We don’t want t…https://t.co/O9VklDIxmx https://t.co/9j93T31tu9

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Visiting Seattle last week, on my way back from Alaska, I learned there was an amazing #bosslady , Madam Lou Graham, who helped rebuild the city after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.

She was one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest woman in the city.…https://t.co/jtWaTeTxMc

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All through life we have created labels that define us, whether you are in college as a softball player or in a career as an engineer.

Life changes and transitions happen. When you lose your job, you lose that label, and it can b…https://t.co/cuCRVqjhM3 https://t.co/fJw628fLbj

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If you are in sales and want to work for someone amazing, this is your opportunity! https://t.co/90jK3PEatF

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Childcare is a #deib issue! If you are a supporter of diversity, then you have a childcare policy and are finding a way to support those with children!

#diversity https://t.co/q9eCXfZSs2

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When profits are down we should be working on more diversity and not less! It’s been proven in study after study! https://t.co/UmJmcych9l

So why do companies seem to still want to go in the opposite direction!

#deib #diversity #womeninleadership #divers…https://t.co/ePfQGf3lk9

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Some great advice for those searching!

I LOVE Teal I’ve been using it for months and always recommend it! Their customer support is fantastic.

One tip I want to add for cover letters. Work on a couple really great opening lead sentences. Like any great…https://t.co/sZIGmYTMFK

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If we don’t support each other, who is going to support us? https://t.co/VKVtyuecDK

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Have you ever had chat with AI on a controversial topic? I can tell you it is a safe space and it will also still keep talking to you afterwards.

I also can say it will not replace my friendships.

There is a huge key component that AI is missing though…https://t.co/fPmgXHCBq7

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Is this a glass cliff?

I left media a decade ago as it was sliding. With Buzzfeed and Vice failures, I don’t think the sliding has stopped.

Journalism is a necessity to hold those in power accountable and foster a functioning democracy.

Hopefully the…https://t.co/XDG7XfMgvG

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4 good tips to start building a pipeline of women to senior leadership roles. A few other slideas I’d like to see added to this.

Build a leadership training program. They mention accoubting and finance, but there are more skills than that.

Try more than…https://t.co/vn0rbIk8v7

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We are slowly making strides! For the first time in the history of the Fortune 500, 10% of the companies are lead by women. So how do we get that to 50%? What have you done to help women get into Director+ roles in your organization?

#womeninleadership…https://t.co/JZ11C4lBfm

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This needs to be said louder!

#lgbtq #diversityequityinclusion #lgbtqrights https://t.co/YEAH9uWf02

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It’s awesome to see that of 1700 surveyed businesses, 13% are now offering daycare according the to this post by Korn Ferry. This is up from 5% pre-pandemic.

If you want parents back in office, this is the benefit to offer!

If…https://t.co/KeXsftvnXf https://t.co/dy7cZkBdGY

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This week my kids are in Nike Basketball Camp. I love that one of the excercises is to encourage leadership. They are on their ways to being wonderful leaders!

They were supppsed to write to their future selves and this what they wrote.

“I can be a lead…https://t.co/BdqXnyYvDk

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On Friday I’m attending Unlocking Authenticity: Navigating the Job Seeker's Journey. This looks like a great opportunity to learn how to tell your story! https://t.co/iIYwxizF1s