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Sonali Kohli

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✨ now: recruiting @url_media
🗞️ before: journalist
📚always: author of Don’t Wait: Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won
💼 Lit rep @tanyamckinnon

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✨Cover Reveal✨

I’m so excited to share the gorgeous cover art for Don’t Wait: Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won, releasing June 4, 2024!!!

Pre-order now to meet Sonia, Kahlila and Nalleli and read about their paths into activism to improve arts education, defund school police and eliminate urban oil drilling.

Slide 2 — If you want to donate a copy to a student, put two in your cart at @reparations.club and use the code DONTWAIT— you’ll get 20% off the second book, and the lovely folks at Rep Club will send one to you and keep one for me to take to classes and student groups.

Slide 3 — Wherever books are sold?!?! Who am I?! Link in bio for all the places #buylocal #2024ever A colorful blue, pink, red and green background behind a cover reveal of the book “Don’t Wait: Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won” by Sonali Kohli. The cover has photos of three young women’s faces by @sonalimakes

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What better first post than this? I'm so excited to share that my young adult nonfiction book about teen activists is getting published! I've spent the last two years reporting, and I can't wait for you all to delve into the movements that Nalleli, Kahlila and Sonia have been fighting for. Follow this account for book updates and general writing angst 📚

ID: image of a Publisher’s Market deal report on a yellow background, announcing journalist Sonali Kohli’s forthcoming young adult nonfiction book “Don’t Wait,” about teen activists. by @sonalimakes

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Is there any worse feeling than getting rejected — or ghosted — after a months-long hiring process? Job rejections can make you want to respond negatively, or not at all. But staying classy is still the right move.

Here's why and how to follow up, from URL Media's recruitment team, Leonor Ayala Polley (@leonordayala) and Sonali Kohli (@sonalimakes).

➡️ Remember that it's probably not about you. Companies may be looking for a very specific blend of experience, or there may be internal barriers to moving quickly.

➡️ Send a thank you note: even if you don't think it's deserved. You never know who is going to see it and remember you in a positive light.

➡️ Ask for feedback: You often won't get it, but sometimes hiring managers or recruiters will provide instructive and helpful advice for your search.

For job openings and career advice, read the latest issue and subscribe to URHired via link in bio. by @sonalimakes

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☀️ Amazing turnout ☀️ at our panel on AI and job hunting at the @nlgjaofficial's convention in San Francisco last week.

We talked about:

🔎 AI in the application vetting process
💼 How to demonstrate AI skills in resumes
✅ When to use AI for job applications
👩🏽‍🏫 AI and applying for management roles
✏️ Cover letter strategy

Thanks to our outstanding moderator @sonalimakes director of recruiting at @url_media, my brilliant colleague @marlanewman57 VP of People and Culture at @cir_online aka The Center for Investigative Reporting (home of @motherjonesmag and @revealnews) and @leonordayala Chief Recruitment and Workforce Development Officer at URL Media.

Photos @jasondoiy by @sonalimakes

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“I’m open to anything” is the WORST thing you can tell an interviewer,” says @LeonordAyala URL Media Chief of Recruitment & Workforce Development.

Hiring managers might assume …
- You lack direction.
- You have no clue what the job is or why you’d be good at it.
- You’re not that into the opportunity and would be a flight risk.

Instead, show that you understand THIS role and why you’re uniquely great for it. Subscribe to our URHired newsletter for more tips on interviewing via link in bio.

#careeradvice #genzcareer #skillup #interviewtips by @sonalimakes

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“Tell me about yourself...” The question is trash, but it kicks off most interviews. Here’s are some tips for crafting a valuable response:

1. Do NOT just regurgitate your resume
2. Incorporate a short, specific example of a work win.
3. Close with why the job at hand speaks to you.
4. Practice!

What other interview questions are the worst?

Let us know in the comments and subscribe to our newsletter URHired for expert advice on interviewing better by @sonalimakes and @leonordayala via link in bio. #careeradvice #genzcareer #skillup #interviewtips by @sonalimakes

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💸 Need that #promotion and have no idea how to get there? Here are 3 steps to take now. 💸

1. Start tracking a list of wins. Big or small, director of recruitment @sonalimakes keeps a list nearby (as a bookmarked window) so she can easily add to it.

2. Re-align your argument. In the ask, focus on how you’re DELIVERING business goals now, and will deliver more/different ones with the new title and comp.

3. Talk to your manager or workplace leaders who support your growth. You can navigate the path to promotion with their buy-in. #careeradvice #genzcareer #skillup

Want more growth tips at work?

Subscribe to our newsletter URHired. It’s written by @url_media’s stellar recruitment team and will you leave you smarter and sharper. Link in bio. by @sonalimakes

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Who should you #hirenow for that open role? A journalist, of course!

According to our recruitment team, having a journalism background gives job seekers so many transferrable skills. Journalists are factual, fast, effective communicators and meet deadlines (most of the time).

If you’re a journalist looking for your next career, subscribe to our newsletter URHired via link in bio.

URL Media’s recruitment and hiring division is run by all-star journalists @leonordayala and @sonalimakes, and they bring a world of understanding and insight to their work. by @sonalimakes

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Your #AI cover letter might be costing you that job.

We’re not saying don’t use AI in your job applications — we’re saying use it sparingly, and wisely.

URL Media’s recruitment and workforce development leaders, Leonor Ayala Polley and Sonali Kohli, share their tips on the do’s and don’ts of AI in job applications.

Subscribe to our URHired newsletter for their advice, via link in bio. #careeradvice #aitools #genzcareer by @sonalimakes

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Is Gen Z ready for the workplace? URL Media’s recruitment team UR Hired @sonalimakes @leonordayala discuss in this new series of candid hiring conversations.

Link in bio to subscribe to the UR Hired newsletter.

#genz #careeradvice #jobmarket #genzfeedback #corporatelife #recruitment by @sonalimakes

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On a beautiful sunny afternoon, Sonali Kohli and Sonali Kolhatkar masterfully led an engaging and effective intergenerational conversation.

We heard from children about their concerns for the world at large, about their desire to engage with the world through community. One wise 10 yr old said it best. When he is at home watching the current events from afar it feels too big, frightening, but when he actually goes out and engages with current events, like joining a march with all its positive energy, he feels better, joyful.

We heard from parents about listening to their children, understanding them. We as caregivers may try to protect them from calamity, but kids by nature are empathetic, feelers out. They see what’s happening, regardless. So our job is to give them a place of safety, a sanctuary. We provide them the support they
need. One kid clearly stated that what he needed was snacks.

We heard from adults about the feelings of futility over activism, standing in the rain with signs, with no tangible results. But then we heard from children about personal results, feeling enlivened from engagement, especially when community members gave them a thumbs up for caring enough to get involved. We talked about how even though the news doesn’t report on measurable success, success is still being achieved.

We all talked about what lies beyond the marches.
-seeking out decision-makers and advocating to them.
-strategizing ways to get people to care through out-reach campaigns.
-researching and being informed of issues.

There was so much energy buzzing in that room (as well as a plenitude of snack, thanks to Beau and Calvary Presbyterian Church). We heard from kids as young as 7, to grandparents in their 70s, different points of views, different methods of expressing those views. There was magic in that room. The sort of communing that crosses lines of race, gender, age, politics. We were humans sharing and learning, and most importantly upholding hope that if we continue to care, we can shape the future.

(Thanks Jose Zambrana for the intro to CPC South Pas) taken in Calvary Presbyterian Church by @sonalimakes

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