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An Update on The MarketHer

HI, STRANGER!

It's been a while. How've you been?

Why yes, yes, I do feel like your ex sliding into your DMs a few months after a break-up. (Only I promise my intentions are good.) I'll be the first to admit that The MarketHer has ghosted you big time. As someone who hates ghosting and prefers mature communication, I'm so sorry. I know the newsletter (and I) have fallen off the face of the earth these past six months, so I wanted to reach out with an update that's one part apology, two parts explanation, and a huge dollop of gratitude.

If we're connected on LinkedIn, you may have seen a version of this announcement back in January; I appreciate your bearing with me here. If we're not connected on LinkedIn, here's some context:

When I started The MarketHer in 2019, my goal was simple: To make job-searching less painful and leverage my network to help my former colleagues and peers find new roles they were excited about.

But then Covid hit. What began as a way to help WeWork alumni find new roles in the wake of mass layoffs turned into a website, blog, job board, and community for women in marketing and related industries. It became a way to highlight job-seekers and women who were pursuing creative side projects, founding their own companies, and effecting change through their nonprofits—women who were advocating for equality and diversity and, collectively, a better future.

I'm so grateful to everyone who's opened, read, and championed The MarketHer over these past 2.5 years. Your support means the world. I'm still committed to helping people find and create meaningful and fulfilling work, but these days, that commitment looks a little different than it did in the fall of 2019.

In January of this year, I joined a startup called Teal, which is on a mission to empower people to navigate their careers and land roles they love. Through a suite of free tools and resources, Teal brings insight, guidance, and automation to the job search and application processes, combatting many of the taboos related to careers and providing answers to the questions that it often feels there's no one but Google to ask.

It's a small but mighty team and an incredible adventure thus far. Within my scope, I'm overseeing all things brand and content: brand strategy, content marketing, social media, blog, email, newsletter, podcast, press and communications, and interactions with our community—and I'm thankful every moment that I'm able to work with a team of such intelligent, capable humans who are trusting me with the brand and giving me the space to grow, test and learn openly, and channel the ethos of The MarketHer into my daily work.

That said, I haven't carved out the space for The MarketHer the way I was once able to. The end of 2021 left me pretty burnt out, and the idea of sending the newsletter felt like too heavy a load. Now that 2022 is underway, my absence (and subsequently its absence) is a combination of wanting to give my new job my full attention and wanting to spend less of my spare time on my devices.


TL;DR:  

I still don't have perfect answers about what the future of The MarketHer looks like—but for now, here's the plan:

  • I'm going to take a step back from sending the newsletter and give myself permission to do so without guilt. The newsletter may be back eventually, but I'm not 100% sure when.

  • I've removed the password feature from the website and will continue to add open roles to it here on a rolling basis. I'm looking into switching over to a new format for the job board to make this process more seamless and will keep you posted.

  • If you or someone you know is hiring for a role within marketing, brand, comms, etc., feel free to submit it here.

  • I'll comb the job listings on the site regularly to make sure inactive roles are deleted.

  • If there's a role on the website that you're interested in, feel free to reach out and I'm glad to try to facilitate an intro. I'm also happy to connect with anyone on LinkedIn and help with intros if you want to tap into my network.

  • The MarketHer's social channels (Instagram and LinkedIn) have never been quite as active as I intended. I'll keep the pages up for now, but likely won't post too regularly.

HERE’S HOW TEAL CAN HELP:

Though The MarketHer may not be as active as it was when it first started in 2019, I'd love to continue to be of service to you throughout your search in whatever way I can. Fortunately, Teal has many more tools and resources than I had on my own—and it's 100% free to use.

If you're interested in checking it out, here are some places to get started:

Thank you, as always, for everything. For reading and sharing and liking and replying and championing. For supporting and emailing and posting and checking and understanding. I'm so very grateful.

With love,
Lia

Changes to the Format of The MarketHer

Hey friends!

Hope your summer is off to as great a start as possible. If you're anything like me, you're still figuring out how to navigate a "post"-pandemic world (with the understanding that it's still a very real threat).

Among the many changes I'm acclimating to these days: a new format for The MarketHer. Since the newsletter's inception in late 2019, the goal has been to help women find meaningful work, and to do so with a curated approach and tailored, personalized introductions. As the world's evolved—and with it my personal and professional circumstances—I've found there's a more streamlined, sustainable way to share open roles with this community. Here's what that'll look like:

  • 🆕Each edition of the newsletter will still feature new roles and opportunities, but instead of 30–75 roles per edition, there'll be a smaller amount featured in the newsletter, and the rest will live in a pretty AirTable form on The MarketHer's website. (See the video below for a sneak peek!)

  • 🚨You’ll now be able to sort the roles however you want—location, company, years of experience, and so much more.

  • 🔑 The AirTable form will be password protected so that members of the MarketHer community get access before non-members. The password will change regularly and be included in each new edition of the newsletter. Current password: NovembHER

  • 🔐Having trouble accessing the page? Let us know.

  • 👩‍💻In addition to full-time and part-time roles, we'll aim to up the number of freelance and contract opportunities listed so that independent workers who are in the market have additional support.

  • 📆When people submit new roles, they will be added directly to the site—so be sure to check back regularly for updates!

  • 👀I'll moderate the form on an ongoing basis to ensure inactive roles are taken down, but this new format will allow for greater longevity/visibility for open positions.

Have feedback about this new format? Drop me a line here.

And as always, if you know of an open role in comms, marketing, brand, social media, or related industries that you'd like featured in the next edition, please fill out this form.

The Ultimate Guide to Job-Searching in the Age of COVID-19

Isn’t it ironic that it took social distancing to make our world feel closer? We may be apart physically, but in many ways, we’ve never been more strongly connected. One of the beautiful things to rise from the ashes of this pandemic is the breaking down of digital barriers—something about these unprecedented times has brought out human goodness and a surge in strangers helping strangers.

Whether you were affected by COVID-related layoffs or furloughs, or you’ve simply reached a point where you’re looking for a career change, I hope the following resources, reads, and recs are of help. To those whose jobs have been impacted in recent months: my heart's with you. Please shoot me an email or DM me on LinkedIn if I can help introduce you to any of my connections.

Onward, friends. Here’s to a brighter future.


⭐️Favorite resources

  • First and foremost is Teal—a company started by Dave Fano (former Chief Growth Officer at WeWork) that helps people advocate for themselves professionally and build meaningful careers. My favorite features:

    • In response to COVID-19, they’ve pivoted nimbly to launch critical tools and resources—including a Career Assist program, which is now free to those whose jobs were impacted by COVID-related layoffs.

    • You can read more directly from Dave in this LinkedIn post, but I highly recommend one of the resources he mentions there: the Teal Career Commons Slack channel.

  • A sorority sister of mine, Jamie Albers, co-founded an amazing company called Mento, which provides people with the support, tools, and resources they need to better manage their career health. Like Teal, Mento has sprung to action in recent weeks with some valuable COVID-19 resources:

    • Unemployment Care was designed to help people manage their jobs (and their income). Their Benefits Finder Tool helps you determine your healthcare options and if you're eligible for an extra $2,400 per month in pandemic assistance.

    • Their COVID-19 Relief Resources Tracker rounds up helpful relief programs, free services, and job opportunities, all in one place.

    • The Mento blog offers a ton of helpful resources on topics like COVID care, unemployment, and healthcare.

  • LinkedIn has put together some helpful (and free) learning courses and employability tools to help folks hone the skills they need to pursue in-demand roles in an increasingly digital job market. (There’s even a specific learning path geared toward finding a job in challenging economic times!)

✅TL;DR, who’s hiring?


📋For recruiters

In the wake of mass layoffs, some incredible databases have surfaced to help those impacted land new roles elsewhere.

  • Following the layoffs at WeWork last November, many alumni looking for new opportunities added their information to this master spreadsheet. (List may be updated soon—stay tuned.)

  • Airbnb’s humane approach to their most recent round of layoffs made waves—and for good reason. I love how they compiled this database of alumni in an easy-to-navigate format on their site to help them find new roles.

  • A newly formed list of Uber alumni impacted by recent layoffs.


👋Additional ideas

Huge thanks to those who’ve reached out to offer to help. If you want to add your services below, please fill out this form and I’ll edit the post on a regular basis.

  • Max Johnson (based in Seattle) is offering free resume, cover letter, and copywriting services.

  • A fellow WeWork employee named Edward Gorbis launched an awesome career coaching platform called Career Meets World with some helpful (and free!) resources to help people land on their feet quickly. In addition to job-searching, the platform also offers tips for interviewing and negotiating.

  • Social enterprise MovingWorlds is on a mission is to empower people and organizations to scale world-changing ideas. Part of how they do that is by sharing resources on topics like professional development, career transitions, capacity building, and more with a focus on the social impact sector. Check out their career growth resources here, and articles on how to leverage your career during COVID here.


📰Critical linking

If you'd like to be featured as you navigate your job search, we'd love to highlight you on our blog and in an upcoming issue of The MarketHer. You can get in touch here.