When You Have To Rely On Others
This week’s letter is for every person that’s worried about having to rely on someone else because life has...
Category: Katrina Kibben
When I Choose Work
The most important lesson I learned when I decided to choose work over the people I love is that...
My Fall 2026 Webinar Series For Recruiters
This fall, I’m hosting a webinar series for recruiters who want to master the human side of recruiting before...
I Don’t Play Board Games
My competitive family raised an entire generation of people who don’t play board games. The post I Don’t Play...
Hiring Alignment Template: Stop Hiring Manager Stalls
Kat Kibben’s Hiring Alignment Template helps recruiting teams prevent hiring manager stalls by establishing pre-interview consensus across four key...
Tiny Dinosaurs
If I knew tiny dinosaurs could bring me this much joy, I would have started doing this a long...
Who Should Interview New Hires? The 4 Essential Roles
A successful interview panel should consist of four key roles: a recruiter for initial screening, the hiring manager for...
How Do I Want To Be Remembered?
When we ask ourselves, “How do I want to be remembered?” we often look for simple ways to help...
Journal Prompts To Find The Next Best Step
Journal prompts and writing on paper are my favorite way to figure things out. The post Journal Prompts To...
Why Candidate Rejection Emails Matter (And How to Write Them)
Candidate rejection emails are critical in today’s AI-driven, contractor-centric market. Ghosting candidates destroys future pipelines. By sending empathetic, timely...
Count What Matters
“Count what matters” means tracking the metrics and goals that drive happiness. I learned it from an unexpected source:...
How to Spot Fake Recruiting Data
If recruiting data feels too good to be true, it probably is. Here’s my 4-step vetting checklist to spot...
The Last Time I Talked To My Family
It has been more than 15 years since my last conversation with my family and it still feels like...
Being an Ally at Work: LGBTQIA+ Leadership Guide for HR
Workplace allyship for leaders is an active verb, not just an identity. To support LGBTQIA+ employees, leaders must leverage...
My First Pride Parade
The story of my first pride parade. The post My First Pride Parade appeared first on Three Ears Media.
How to Be an Ally at Work: Peer-to-Peer LGBTQIA+ Support Tips
Workplace allyship is an active verb, not just an identity. To support LGBTQIA+ teammates peer-to-peer, allies must respect identity...
25 Days Off Wasn’t Enough to Recover From Burnout.
I took 25 days to recover from surgery believing it would cure my burnout. But time is not enough...
Looking in the mirror and finally seeing myself.
Seeing myself in the mirror for the first time in a long time is one of the reasons I...
2026 Workplace Pronoun & Belonging Guide for HR & Recruiters
Three Ears Media’s Pronoun and Belonging Guide offers recruiters and HR leaders actionable frameworks to build inclusive workplaces. The...
Focus Groups To Convince Hiring Managers To Change Job Posts
How I used focus groups to convince hiring managers we should overhaul our job posts. The post Focus Groups...