{"id":7324,"date":"2023-10-03T12:56:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/?page_id=7324"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:56:12","slug":"magoosh-company-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Magoosh Company Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"magoosh-recent-block_4b3dfbea89dfd5d1fae34ca7749470c8\" class=\"magoosh-recent is-style-magoosh-recent-full\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <figure class=\"recent-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/remembering-mike-mcgarry\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2015\/05\/Mike-McGarry_avatar_14291271611.jpg 1920w\"\n            alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n        <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/team\/\">Team<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/remembering-mike-mcgarry\/\">Remembering Mike McGarry<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/bhavin-120.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Bhavin Parikh\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Bhavin Parikh<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        On April 30, 2025, our friend and former colleague Mike McGarry passed away after a courageous battle with ALS. For thousands of test-takers\u2014and many who worked beside him\u2014Mike embodied what great teaching looks and feels like. First contact with Magoosh Magoosh was five people sharing a single Berkeley office when we posted an ad for      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <figure class=\"recent-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/the-journey-continues-for-our-racial-justice-work-2021-update\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/files\/2021\/06\/shutterstock_1747555430-1.jpg 1200w\"\n            alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n        <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/the-journey-continues-for-our-racial-justice-work-2021-update\/\">The Journey Continues for our Racial Justice Work \u2014 2021 Update<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/bhavin-120.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Bhavin Parikh\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Bhavin Parikh<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Image credit: Shutterstock\/Maria Siubar It&#8217;s been more than a year since George Floyd was murdered. More than a year since companies all over the nation made statements indicating their support for Black Lives Matter and a commitment to racial justice. Since last year, we have grieved the losses of many more Black people. We watched      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/magoosh-candidate-faq\/\">Magoosh Candidate FAQ<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/sara\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/sara-377.jpeg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Sara Garcia\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/sara\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Sara Garcia<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Our recruiting team gets the exciting privilege of being the first to speak with potential new teammates during the first step of our hiring process, otherwise known as Intro Calls. As part of this conversation, we always leave room for candidate questions, because it\u2019s really important to us for candidates to evaluate if we\u2019re the      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/customers\/\">Customers<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/live-updates-effects-of-coronavirus-on-standardized-testing\/\">Live Updates: Effects of COVID-19 on Standardized Testing<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/rachelkd\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/rachelkd-264.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Rachel Kapelke-Dale\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/rachelkd\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Rachel Kapelke-Dale<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Magoosh will update this post as more information becomes available. Latest update: August 25, 2021 As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the globe, it has already impacted nearly all of our professional and personal plans. To slow the spread of this pandemic, it is vital that we follow CDC guidelines and best practices. These include      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/is-there-room-for-me-in-tech\/\">Is There Room for Me in Tech?<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/nicolew\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/nicolew-317.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Nicole White\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/nicolew\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Nicole White<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Tech is an industry full of barriers to entry and the intersection of my identities makes me no stranger to those barriers. I am Black, a woman, a first-generation college graduate\u2014and I embarked on my career believing that tech wasn&#8217;t meant for someone like me. I thought to get a job in tech, you\u2019d have      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/peoplism-roadmap-how-we-examined-deib-at-magoosh\/\">Peoplism Roadmap: How We Examined DEIB at Magoosh<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/amrita\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/amrita-345.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Amrita Kulkarni\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/amrita\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Amrita Kulkarni<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        At the beginning of 2019, if you had asked me how Magoosh was doing as a company around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), I would have ignorantly said, \u201cPretty good!\u201d I would have proudly pointed to our solid engagement data, all of our policies and guidelines that inherently promote equity and inclusion, and our      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/magoosh-diversity-goals\/\">Magoosh&#8217;s Diversity Goals<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/peter\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/peter-144.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Peter Poer\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/peter\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Peter Poer<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        A few years ago, we took a look in the mirror and realized that our team was not representative of our student base and that our products do not yet equitably serve all students. That\u2019s why, in 2018, Magoosh set up our first employee diversity goals. Today, I want to share a little bit about      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/the-journey-ahead-for-our-racial-justice-work-a-letter-from-the-ceo-of-magoosh\/\">The Journey Ahead for Our Racial Justice Work \u2014 A Letter from the CEO of Magoosh<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/bhavin-120.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Bhavin Parikh\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/bhavin\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Bhavin Parikh<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Here at Magoosh, we\u2019ve been outraged and heartbroken along with the rest of the world these past few weeks. We\u2019ve been processing this internally as a team, and wanted first to be thoughtful in our support of one another\u2014especially our Black colleagues\u2014before drafting a response beyond our initial statement. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade.      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/coronavirus\/\">COVID-19: Working through the new normal<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/amrita\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/amrita-345.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Amrita Kulkarni\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/amrita\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Amrita Kulkarni<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Given that COVID-19 is on everyone\u2019s minds right now, especially our extended Magoosh family \u2014our prospective candidates, students, employees\u2014 we wanted to share how Magoosh has responded from an operations perspective during this crisis. We have been lucky enough to be in a financial position to weather this storm and support our communities as we      <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n        <article class=\"recent-post one-half\">\n            <div class=\"recent-info\">\n        <aside class=\"recent-post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/category\/deib\/\">DEIB<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n        <h3 class=\"recent-post-title\"><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/paid-sabbaticals-at-magoosh\/\">Away They Go: Introducing Paid Sabbaticals At Magoosh<\/a><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"recent-post-author\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/peter\/\"><span\n              class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/authors\/peter-144.jpg\" class=\"avatar photo\" alt=\"Peter Poer\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n          &nbsp;by&nbsp;\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/blog\/author\/peter\/\"><span\n              class=\"name\">Peter Poer<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"recent-excerpt\">\n        Although I now work in operations, finance and HR, I started my career as a public school teacher in Washington, DC. 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