Claire Kittle Dixon, Author at America's Future Foundation

Aug 22,2017 Career Advice

Burning Bridges and Lessons from Peter Gibbons

Have you ever wanted to tell your boss to take a long walk off a short cliff or post something incendiary on social media about your former employer? Have you...

Jul 18,2017 Career Advice

Looking Outside the Talent Box

by Claire Kittle Dixon and Lauren Skiver Have you caught yourself with a staff vacancy asking, “Why doesn’t a candidate with the perfect background and experience apply?” It certainly would make...

Jun 21,2017 Career Advice

From the Hill Back Home: Opportunities in the States and Transitioning Back Home

Are you currently on Capitol Hill but considering leaving the Beltway and returning to your home state? Are you interested in continuing to work for the principles you believe in...

May 18,2017 Career Advice, Professional Development

A Brave New World: Advice for the Newly Graduated

It’s May. If you close your eyes and listen hard enough, you can almost hear “Pomp and Circumstance” playing in harmony with a collective sigh of relief from parents and...

Mar 30,2017 Career Advice, Professional Development

Becoming Billy Shakespeare: Crafting a Powerful Cover Letter

I read a lot of cover letters. With most of them, I feel as though I’m reading standard newspaper AP fare. Nothing earth-shattering, but it gets the job done. Others...

Mar 02,2017 Career Advice, Professional Development

Looking for Love, or Looking for a Job?

Ahh, February brings us Valentine’s Day. I enjoy the holiday if only because it gives me the opportunity to make subtle overtures to my husband when diamond commercials come on....

Author: Claire Kittle Dixon