Alexandra Levit

Alexandra Levit (born 1976) is an American writer, consultant, speaker, workplace expert, and futurist.Amy Levin-Epstein
“New Job? 8 Tips For Your First Day,”
CBS MoneyWatch, May 16, 2011. She has written ten business and workplace books and is currently a nationally syndicated columnist for the ''Wall Street Journal''. In 2019, she was named t
"The Thinkers 50 Radar" List
In 2021, she received a certification in strategic foresight from the University of Houston.

Early life and education

Levit was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She was the salutatorian of her class at Watkins Mill High School, where she was active in environmental causes and acted in several theatrical productions. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1998 with a degree in psychology.“Weddings/births,”
'' The Hour'', December 21, 2003.

Career

In her early career, Levit worked in New YorkAlexandra Levit
“Scared straight: How Gen Y has benefited from the recession,”
''Fortune'', December 2, 2010. as a public relations representative for a Long Island software company, where she felt a struggle to achieve visibility and recognition for her efforts at work.Kimberly Palmer
“Alexandra Levit: How to Succeed at Work,”
'' U.S. News & World Report'', July 20, 2009. She went on to become a vice president at public relations firm Edelman, with a focus on creating online campaigns in the early days of social media.Pamela Slim
“Side Hustle and Flow Interview Series: Alexandra Levit,”
Cubicle Nation, October 20, 2011. In 2003, she decided to use her workplace experiences to write a guide for young professionals navigating the business world. The ensuing book, ''They Don't Teach Corporate in College'', was published in 2004 and started Levit's transition into a career as a workplace consultant, speaker, columnist and author, which became her full-time profession after leaving Edelman in 2008.

In 2004, Levit founded Inspiration at Work, a business and workplace consulting firm based in Chicago that advised universities, nonprofit associations and companies. From 2009 to 2010, she wrote a nationally syndicated career advice column for ''The Wall Street Journal''.Melissa Harris
“Millennial moves easily into writers’ constellation,”
'' Chicago Tribune'', January 20, 2010. She wrote The Corporate Freshman column for the ''Huffington Post'' from 2008 to 2011, and has also written for '' Forbes'',Alexandra Levit
“Is The Bad Job Market Just An Excuse?”
'' Forbes'', November 19, 2013. ''Fortune'', '' Business Insider'', '' Fast Company'',Alexandra Levit
"These Three Job Skills Aren't Just For IT Workers Anymore,"
''Fast Company'', March 21, 2017. Mashable, Business 2 Community ''CityLab'', and '' The New York Times'', including a 2013 report on global business competence she wrote while living in London,Alexandra Levit
“Seeing the World as Your Stage,”
''The New York Times'', June 8, 2013. and a 2016 article about artificial intelligence in the workplace.Alexandra Levit
"A Robot May Be Training to Do Your Job. Don't Panic."
''The New York Times'', September 10, 2016. She has written ten business and career books, which typically draw from surveys of professionals to offer guidance on such topics as getting a desirable job, changing careers, Managing a multi-generational workforce, and work habits that will help achieve success.Chandlee Bryan

Career Hub, October 8, 2011. She writes frequently about the intersection of technology and the workplace, and consults with companies about preparing for the workplace of the future.

In 2009, Levit served on the Business Roundtable's Springboard Project, which advised the Obama administration on workplace issues. The following year, she helped develop JobSTART 101, a free online course for college students and recent graduates to help them learn the necessary skills for success as entry-level employees. In 2011, she worked with the Department of Labor under the Obama administration to develop a new career-transitioning program for veterans. Also in 2011, as a member of DeVry University's Career Advisory Board, she co-founded the Career Advisory Board's Job Preparedness Indicator, an annual study of the US job market that was issued for six years. The survey was designed to track the disparity between what hiring managers say they're looking for in candidates and the skills those candidates actually possess. She contributed to the Deloitte millennial leadership studies from 2014 through 2017. In 2016, Levit presented a five-minute Ignite-style talk on the future workplace at DisruptHR at 1871 in Chicago. In 2017, she presented a TEDx talk on the future of work in Evanston, Illinois, and spoke at South by Southwest alongside technology entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg and DeVry University president Rob Paul.

In 2018, Levit published the international best-selling boo
Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future
The book was printed in multiple languages, and Levit presented corresponding workshops on five continents. In 2019, she received th
Thinkers50 Radar Award
for her ideas on the future of work and launched a podcast calle
Workforce 2030
She also received a certification in strategic foresight from the University of Houston, where she studied the future of the retail workforce.

During the 2020-2021 coronavirus pandemic, Levit applied for and received a federal grant from th
National Institute of Mental Health
to create an app that uses cognitive behavioral techniques to alleviate the emotional distress caused by unemployment. Partnering with Northwestern University researchers, Levit is demonstrating her product’s effectiveness via a 2023-24 clinical trial.

In 2022, Levit returned to th
''Wall Street Journal''
to anchor a section and newsletter, The Workplace Report, which advises CEOs and CHROs on modern employment issues and features interviews with leaders includin
EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
an
National Labor Relations Board Deputy General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo

Levit formed a partnership with artificial intelligence HR technology compan
Eightfold AI
with which she co-authored her book
Deep Talent
in 2023. She is also a member of the HR think tan
The Workforce Institute
the Association for Professional Futurists, the Grey Swan Guild, and th
Hacking HR
global community.

Honors

* '' Money'' magazine's Best Online Career Expert, 2010
* '' Forbes'' magazine's Top 100 Websites for Women, 2010, 2012
* Northwestern University Emerging Leader, 2012
* Mashable's 14 Career Experts to Follow on Twitter, 2012
* ''Forbes'' magazine's Top 100 Websites For Your Career, 2013Jacquelyn Smith
“The Top 100 Websites For Your Career,”
''Forbes'', September 18, 2013.
*American Management Association Top Leader, 2015
Thinkers50 Radar, 2019

Bibliography

* ''They Don't Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something's Guide to the Business World'', Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2004; revised edition, 2009; third edition, 2014; fourth edition, 2019
* ''How'd You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Jobs nd How to Get Them', New York: Ballantine Books, 2008
* ''Success for Hire: Simple Strategies to Find and Keep Outstanding Employees'', Baltimore: ASTD Press, 2008
* ''New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career'', New York: Ballantine Books, 2009
* ''Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can't Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success'', New York: Berkley Books, 2011
* ''Mom B.A.: Essential Business Advice From One Generation to the Next'', New York: Motivational Press, 2017
*''Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future,'' London: Kogan Page, 2018
*''Deep Talent: How to Transform Your Organization and Empower Your Employees Through AI,'' London: Kogan Page, 2023

References

External links

Official website
*(5) https://thinkers50.com/radar-2019/alexandra-levit/

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Living people
1976 births
Writers from Minneapolis
People from Gaithersburg, Maryland
Northwestern University alumni
American advice columnists
American women columnists
American management consultants
Futurologists
The Wall Street Journal people
American women non-fiction writers
21st-century American women