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Insider–Outsider Dynamics

This story is a compilation of many situations we have observed, uncovered in assessments, or heard from friends and family. For the past three months, Sarah has been going through the interviewing process with a civil engineering firm that has five hundred employees. The interview process was a bit grueling, with multiple behavioral interviews, personality testing, and subject matter testing. She was thrilled to finally get a call offering her the job. Although Sarah was certainly not the first woman at the firm, she was going to be its first female engineer. Sarah had always been a trailblazer and liked breaking new ground. She would have the chance to work alongside some great talent and be exposed to senior leadership ...

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