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Zoe Kaplan

Senior Writer

Zoe Kaplan is a senior writer at Forage. Prior to Forage, she was a writer, editor, and community coordinator for Fairygodboss, the largest career community for women. Zoe earned a B.A. in English from Wesleyan University.

Her work has been featured in career sites The Ladders, Ivy Exec, The Female Quotient, Hive, and more.

Favorite Career Advice

There's no one perfect way to write a resume or cover letter. Stress less about the formatting, and focus more on showing the company how your skills and experience will be valuable to them.

Experience Highlights

  • 4+ years experience writing about career advice and workplace trends
  • 3+ years experience providing advice, support, and empowerment in online career communities, including Fairygodboss, the largest career community for women

Latest Articles

What Is a UX Designer?

UX designers are behind-the-scenes magicians who make our experiences on websites or apps easier, more efficient, and even fun. Through research, testing, and design skills, they imagine and re-imagine websites and apps to match what users are looking for. So, what is a UX designer, and what exactly do they do? In this guide, we’ll …

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What is UX Design?

What’s your experience while reading this blog post? Do you find it easy to read and navigate the page? How you experience a website, app, service, or product is your user experience. There’s a whole industry dedicated to making our interactions with these things easier, more efficient, and better designed: UX design. If you’re interested …

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Guide to Working at BP

You’d probably recognize that green and yellow sun symbol anywhere, whether you’re driving down a highway or a suburban road. BP is not only one of the largest energy companies but also one of the largest companies in the world. Even though many of us may know the name and logo, what’s working at BP …

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Software Developer vs. Software Engineer: What’s the Difference?

“Software developer” and “software engineer” are commonly used terms in the software engineering industry. But is there a difference between a software developer vs. a software engineer, and if so, what is it? While some companies and professionals use the terms interchangeably, there are distinctions between each role’s focus. Roles of Software Developer vs. Software …

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What Is a Back-End Developer?

You’re signing up for yet another service and entering your email for what feels like the hundredth time. Where does that information go? Is it secure? Who manages that? Back-end developers are software professionals who work on the parts of software that keep it up and running but the average user can’t see. So, what …

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What Is a Full-Stack Engineer?

Full-stack engineers are the renaissance people of software engineering. They do it all, from working with clients to understand their vision of software, to developing on the back end, to testing and releasing the software. So if you’re interested in being a software engineer who works on a broad spectrum of tasks and types of …

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How Can You Tell if an Employer Values Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace?

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace can feel like a buzz phrase, but in practice, it’s a way to make all employees feel supported and empowered to succeed at work. Some companies do the bare minimum and post pledges on their websites, while others do the real, challenging work and advocate for resources, programs, and …

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