Dezzi Rae
@dezzirae.bsky.social
Job Search Strategist | Recruiting Consultant | I've helped 100s land their jobs. I obsess over how sociopolitics affects the job market and the workplace. | If you need job search help, I'm at careercoachdezzi.com
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
"Why won't anyone just give me a chance?" is an oft-repeated sentiment among job searchers these days (especially among entry-level and early career professionals, as well as those who are established but are perhaps pivoting into a different role or industry).
So here's me providing context.
So here's me providing context.
Why Hiring Managers Aren't Taking A Chance On Candidates- And What That Means For You
It's not about you. It's about whether you'll put them at risk.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Why won't anyone just give me a chance?" is an oft-repeated sentiment among job searchers these days (especially among entry-level and early career professionals, as well as those who are established but are perhaps pivoting into a different role or industry).
So here's me providing context.
So here's me providing context.
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Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
July 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
Is it just me or do these CEOs sound totally giddy when they talk about laying off people AND replacing them with AI?
fortune.com/2025/07/01/a...
fortune.com/2025/07/01/a...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: AI will mean fewer jobs and we've already cut 27,000 people from Amazon’s workforce
“I think that AI and generative AI specifically is the most transformative technology of our lifetime, which is saying a lot, given that we have had the internet,” he told CNBC.
fortune.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Is it just me or do these CEOs sound totally giddy when they talk about laying off people AND replacing them with AI?
fortune.com/2025/07/01/a...
fortune.com/2025/07/01/a...
Hallelujah! Maybe now I won’t have to see so much AI slop everywhere!
techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/y...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/y...
YouTube prepares crackdown on 'mass-produced' and 'repetitive' videos, as concern over AI slop grows | TechCrunch
YouTube's creator liaison said the change is a "minor" update to YouTube's longstanding policies.
techcrunch.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hallelujah! Maybe now I won’t have to see so much AI slop everywhere!
techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/y...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/y...
We Have A Looming Talent Crisis On The Horizon- And We're The Ones Creating It
We Have A Looming Talent Crisis On The Horizon- And We're The Ones Creating It
By cutting entry-level and mid-level roles, we’re dismantling the future of leadership before it has a chance to form.
open.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We Have A Looming Talent Crisis On The Horizon- And We're The Ones Creating It
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Didn't feel celebrate-y about 4th of July this year, have been mulling over all these layoffs and what the Corporate America has become and decided to write about it.
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open.substack.com/pub/thedezzi...
The American Dream In Crisis:
Why "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" Feels Like a Lie for Today's Workers
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Didn't feel celebrate-y about 4th of July this year, have been mulling over all these layoffs and what the Corporate America has become and decided to write about it.
open.substack.com/pub/thedezzi...
open.substack.com/pub/thedezzi...
Yey me! My first Substack post!
AI Isn't The Problem; It's The People Driving The AI Bus
I started thinking about AI way back in the mid 2000s, long before ChatGPT became a household name.
thedezziway.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Yey me! My first Substack post!
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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Watch this. Because this is the way: Local officials using their platform right, reaching out to the community.
Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano, affectionately known as “the popsicle man,” was reportedly abducted in broad daylight in Culver City. Masked man. White van. Cart left behind in the street.
Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano, affectionately known as “the popsicle man,” was reportedly abducted in broad daylight in Culver City. Masked man. White van. Cart left behind in the street.
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Watch this. Because this is the way: Local officials using their platform right, reaching out to the community.
Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano, affectionately known as “the popsicle man,” was reportedly abducted in broad daylight in Culver City. Masked man. White van. Cart left behind in the street.
Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano, affectionately known as “the popsicle man,” was reportedly abducted in broad daylight in Culver City. Masked man. White van. Cart left behind in the street.
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NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:
Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:
Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:
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CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
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Love this quote and posted it awhile back:
I will soothe and heal you; I will bring you roses.
For I, too, have been covered in thorns.
—Rumi
I will soothe and heal you; I will bring you roses.
For I, too, have been covered in thorns.
—Rumi
June 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Love this quote and posted it awhile back:
I will soothe and heal you; I will bring you roses.
For I, too, have been covered in thorns.
—Rumi
I will soothe and heal you; I will bring you roses.
For I, too, have been covered in thorns.
—Rumi
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻
June 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻
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More dancing, less rioting. Damn, just love LA. The protesters are planning for a huge dance/protest party. I hope the Marines bring their dance shoes. Trump, you are not welcomed here. ICE go away! Folks just want theirs community back. As it was before deportations.
June 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
More dancing, less rioting. Damn, just love LA. The protesters are planning for a huge dance/protest party. I hope the Marines bring their dance shoes. Trump, you are not welcomed here. ICE go away! Folks just want theirs community back. As it was before deportations.
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This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
May 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice.
The dots moving in the background are stars.
Microsoft began its 6,000-person layoffs today.
I say this from the vantage point of someone who has spent 15 yrs helping job searchers: There is no such thing as a stable job.
✅Always look out for yourself.
✅Never be complacent.
✅Never stop building your network.
I say this from the vantage point of someone who has spent 15 yrs helping job searchers: There is no such thing as a stable job.
✅Always look out for yourself.
✅Never be complacent.
✅Never stop building your network.
May 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Microsoft began its 6,000-person layoffs today.
I say this from the vantage point of someone who has spent 15 yrs helping job searchers: There is no such thing as a stable job.
✅Always look out for yourself.
✅Never be complacent.
✅Never stop building your network.
I say this from the vantage point of someone who has spent 15 yrs helping job searchers: There is no such thing as a stable job.
✅Always look out for yourself.
✅Never be complacent.
✅Never stop building your network.
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Citing the skyrocketing cost of a college education, a City Council committee agreed Tuesday to remove that “paper ceiling” by allowing candidates for city jobs to substitute work experience for a diploma.
City Council committee removes 'paper ceiling' requiring college degree for city jobs
If, as expected, the full City Council approves the switch to "skill-based hiring," Chicago would join 26 states and the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Madison and Minneapolis-St. Paul in “tearing…
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Citing the skyrocketing cost of a college education, a City Council committee agreed Tuesday to remove that “paper ceiling” by allowing candidates for city jobs to substitute work experience for a diploma.
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Brilliant.
"I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat My Face."
Just everyone else's face.
Oh dear.🐆
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat My Face."
Just everyone else's face.
Oh dear.🐆
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
May 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Brilliant.
"I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat My Face."
Just everyone else's face.
Oh dear.🐆
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat My Face."
Just everyone else's face.
Oh dear.🐆
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory