Alexandra Levit

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Alexandra Levit
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Born1976 (age 47–48)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Northwestern University
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist, consultant
Years active2004–present
Children2
Website alexandralevit.com

Alexandra Levit (born 1976) [1] is an American writer, consultant, speaker, workplace expert, and futurist. [2] 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 to "The Thinkers 50 Radar" List. [3] In 2021, she received a certification in strategic foresight from the University of Houston.

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Early life and education

Levit was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. [4] 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. [5]

Career

In her early career, Levit worked in New York [6] as a public relations representative for a Long Island software company, [7] where she felt a struggle to achieve visibility and recognition for her efforts at work. [8] 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. [9] 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, [8] [10] which became her full-time profession after leaving Edelman in 2008. [9]

In 2004, Levit founded Inspiration at Work, a business and workplace consulting firm based in Chicago that advised universities, nonprofit associations and companies. [11] [12] From 2009 to 2010, she wrote a nationally syndicated career advice column for The Wall Street Journal. [13] [14] She wrote The Corporate Freshman column for the Huffington Post from 2008 to 2011, [15] and has also written for Forbes , [16] [17] Fortune , [6] Business Insider , [18] Fast Company , [19] Mashable, [20] Business 2 Community [21] CityLab , [22] and The New York Times , including a 2013 report on global business competence she wrote while living in London, [23] and a 2016 article about artificial intelligence in the workplace. [24] 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, [25] changing careers, [13] [26] Managing a multi-generational workforce, and work habits that will help achieve success. [27] [28] She writes frequently about the intersection of technology and the workplace, [24] 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. [28] 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. [6] In 2011, she worked with the Department of Labor under the Obama administration to develop a new career-transitioning program for veterans. [9] 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. [16] [19] 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. [29] She contributed to the Deloitte millennial leadership studies from 2014 through 2017. [30] [31] In 2016, Levit presented a five-minute Ignite-style talk on the future workplace at DisruptHR at 1871 in Chicago. [32] In 2017, she presented a TEDx talk on the future of work in Evanston, Illinois, [33] and spoke at South by Southwest alongside technology entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg and DeVry University president Rob Paul. [34]

In 2018, Levit published the international best-selling book Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future. [35] The book was printed in multiple languages, and Levit presented corresponding workshops on five continents. In 2019, she received the Thinkers50 Radar Award [36] for her ideas on the future of work and launched a podcast called Workforce 2030. [37] 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 the National Institute of Mental Health [38] 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 the Wall Street Journal [39] to anchor a section and newsletter, The Workplace Report, which advises CEOs and CHROs on modern employment issues and features interviews with leaders including EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling [40] and National Labor Relations Board Deputy General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. [41]

Levit formed a partnership with artificial intelligence HR technology company Eightfold AI, [42] with which she co-authored her book, Deep Talent, [43] in 2023. She is also a member of the HR think tank The Workforce Institute, [44] the Association for Professional Futurists, the Grey Swan Guild, and the Hacking HR [45] global community.

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  2. ↑ Amy Levin-Epstein, “New Job? 8 Tips For Your First Day,” CBS MoneyWatch, May 16, 2011.
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  4. ↑ Alexandra Levit, “The Right Way To Quit a Job,” The Washington Post , September 25, 2007.
  5. ↑ “Weddings/births,” The Hour , December 21, 2003.
  6. 1 2 3 Alexandra Levit, “Scared straight: How Gen Y has benefited from the recession,” Fortune , December 2, 2010.
  7. ↑ Matt Villano, “The Smallest Raise in the Office Was Yours,” The New York Times , August 21, 2005.
  8. 1 2 Kimberly Palmer, “Alexandra Levit: How to Succeed at Work,” U.S. News & World Report , July 20, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 Pamela Slim, “Side Hustle and Flow Interview Series: Alexandra Levit,” Cubicle Nation, October 20, 2011.
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  11. ↑ Matt Villano, “Midcareer Rocket Fuel, Courtesy of an Internship,” The New York Times, October 18, 2008.
  12. ↑ Alexandra Levit, “Retention Coaching,” American Society for Training & Development, September 4, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Melissa Harris, “Millennial moves easily into writers’ constellation,” Chicago Tribune , January 20, 2010.
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  18. ↑ Alexandra Levit, “How To Survive A Cutthroat Workplace,” Business Insider, October 18, 2013.
  19. 1 2 Alexandra Levit, "These Three Job Skills Aren't Just For IT Workers Anymore," Fast Company, March 21, 2017.
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  23. ↑ Alexandra Levit, “Seeing the World as Your Stage,” The New York Times, June 8, 2013.
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  26. ↑ Jessica Stillman, “Career Change: Reinventing Yourself in a Recession is Possible,” CBS News, February 11, 2010.
  27. ↑ Carolyn Kepcher, “Myths on the job about overnight success, ‘being yourself’ and corporate America can harm,” New York Daily News , October 13, 2011.
  28. 1 2 Chandlee Bryan, “Career Hub Exclusive: Q and A with Alexandra Levit, Blind Spots,” Career Hub, October 8, 2011.
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