Karen Alma
What I think about. Things that happen to me. Stuff I like. And other things.
Category: Work
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It’s been fascinating (and a bit scary) to watch how large language models have transformed the Talent landscape and I’ve been thinking a lot about how standout candidates should use AI responsibly in their candidate journey. AI tools can be extremely valuable when used thoughtfully and intentionally. And it’s not going to go away. People…
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If you’re like most organizations, you may have spent a lot of time in the past year processing change: a reorganization, adapting to new priorities, or facing unexpected challenges. In my experience, the difference between thriving and struggling during change comes down to being able to distinguish between what actually happened and our interpretations of…
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I’ll let you in on a couple of secrets. First, I’m a massive control freak inside my head, and second, I worry. A LOT. About everything. In some areas of my life, I hide it so well that people are genuinely shocked to learn this about me. In fact, I’ve had friends say, “But you’re…
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I want to chat about something that’s been swirling in my mind for the last week – antifragility in talent acquisition. You know how sometimes life throws curveballs that make you stronger? Well, that’s kind of what antifragility is all about. I was first introduced to this concept through Matt, Automattic’s CEO, in Nassim Nicholas…
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The other day, as I was sitting down for to work on a painting, it hit me – there’s a similarity between my art and my day job in Talent Acquisition. A blank canvas and a new job opening are both full of potential and also a little daunting. Where do you start? How do…
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I’ve written about my 4th work anniversary at Automattic, 1st sabbatical, and 6th work anniversary. But I’ve long since passed my 10th work anniversary (approaching my 12th!) and my 2nd sabbatical and haven’t yet written about it, so I’ll remedy that today. Automatticians can take a sabbatical every five years, 3 months of paid time…
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Have you ever had any drama in the workplace? I’m guessing yes. It’s normal, really. Human beings are fantastic and also flawed. And if we are lucky, we care about what we do at work. We might even over-identify with what we do. I’d be hard-pressed to separate who I am from what I do…
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The past eight weeks have been a poignant chapter in my life, marked by a bittersweet return to work from a four-week leave of absence. The necessity of my leave arose from my mother’s ten-plus-year battle with Alzheimer’s, a fight she bravely and peacefully concluded on October 14. I wanted to take some time to…
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For a few years, I’ve had this gif welcome me every Monday morning on Slack. The vibe is like: OK LET’S DO THIS!!!! And I love it so much. The last few years have been intense, both in the world and at work. And I feel like things are on the upward swing. So since…
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It’s been a wild ride!
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We have a debate going on in my house around whether or not it’s ok to write in a book. For whatever reason I would never write in a novel, but I write ALL OVER non-fiction. In fact, for this reason, I don’t enjoy e-books as much because, while I know I can highlight and…
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I dug into old draft posts on my blog this morning rather than doomscroll social media or play mindless games on my phone and I found this treasured memory. It reminded me of bygone days, a million billion years ago, when we were all fancy free and travelled without a care in the world, so…