author: sara garcia

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how to reduce biases when giving raises
a star employee walks into your office with another job offer in hand, and asks for a raise. would you give them one? we wouldn’t. at magoosh, we make every effort to avoid a situation like the one above, but we don’t negotiate on salary. bhavin, our ceo, already wrote about our rationale here. now…
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magoosh wins happiest company award (again!)
spoiler alert: we’re still really happy. at magoosh, we want our students to prep smart, go far, and enjoy the ride. and we sure are doing the same. we recently got word that we’ve received our second award for being the happiest company in education from tinypulse, and unsurprisingly we are stoked! on a scale…
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how a lean, scrappy startup reduced hiring bias
at startups, where time and money are often in short supply, it’s hard to find the resources to focus on reducing hiring bias. it’s really easy to think of bias and diversity as problems that can be solved later. the trap, of course, is that the larger your organization gets, the harder it can become…