Before the holidays this year, I was a speaker on a panel of design students interested in the tech world. I thought I'd post the questions and my answers below, in case they're helpful to anyone else! What does a day in your job look like? Problem solvingBacklog adminLots of writing and thinkingLots of meetings …
Mentorship and your career
On Tuesday evening, I had the distinct pleasure of being a panelist for the inaugural mentorWIT event, "Transform Your Career Through Mentorship." The other three panelists and I shared our thoughts and insight on mentorship for women in tech. Below are some of the questions we were asked (as well as a few we didn't …
mentorWIT virtual panel
I'll be speaking on a panel about mentorship on November 3! Mentorship has truly helped me get the job I want and learn a ton of new things. I have a lot to say about mentorship, whether it's formal or informal mentorship. I'm pretty thrilled to be in the company of these three other Albertan …
Volunteering at Ladies Learning Code: CSS Fundamentals for Beginners
In a few weeks, I'm going to be a mentor instructor for Ladies Learning Code: CSS Fundamentals for Beginners. You should come learn to code! I think that it's really important for everyone to know just a little bit of code and I'm really excited to help out with the event. If you're nervous, don't …
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The Designer/Developer Relationship
Last week, I gave my first "real" talk at WordPress Meetup. I gave a short talk in December, but this time I gave a longer, 25 minute talk about the relationship between developers and designers. When I first started developing websites, I thought that I would have an easier time working with designers because I …
Women Talking WordPress
There has been a lot of talk and debate lately in the WordPress community about the treatment of women and women's involvement in the community. Though debating is great, I think it's important to try to improve things. One of the main reasons that women sometimes feel marginalized in any community it that there is …
Kate Moore Hermes 