An exciting update: Fairygodboss has been acquired by The Muse!

Georgene Huang

October 13,2022 at 4:51PM UTC

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An exciting update: Fairygodboss has been acquired by The Muse!

The Muse is a values-based job search and career development platform founded in 2011 by Kathryn Minshew.

Fairygodboss is thrilled to have found a home in The Muse, which supports our mission to help women achieve their career goals. The Muse will continue to maintain and invest in our brand and site to support all of you -- the incredible members who make it all possible.

Fairygodboss will never be far from my thoughts. This community has been the first and last thing I've thought about every day for the past few years. While I'm no longer with the company day-to-day, I'll continue to be a member (of course) and stay on to advise Kathryn and the Muse leadership team.

Please keep in touch and I look forward to continuing the conversations here.

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AnonymousOctober 13,2022 at 6:37PM UTC
I hope this doesn't change the powerful benefits of this outlet!
AnonymousOctober 13,2022 at 7:43PM UTC
Congratulations, Georgene! That being said, I second the concern about it changing the community.
AnonymousOctober 13,2022 at 8:02PM UTC
Hopefully the job ads are more targeted: I’m a female MBA with a strong resume and FGB keeps contacting me about an exciting opening in cosmetics at Target.
Sarah KebeaOctober 13,2022 at 9:15PM UTC
Hi there! Thank you for your feedback. I will send your insight to our Product team so they are made aware.
Rachael StachowiakOctober 15,2022 at 4:21PM UTC
I am a user of both platforms, The Muse and FGB. FGB's community message boards are a huge draw and asset of their work. I hope this feature is prioritized and maintained in any reorganization plans.
Sarah KebeaOctober 21,2022 at 2:47PM UTC
Our community feed will always remain on the Fairygodboss site.
JenniferOctober 14,2022 at 1:22AM UTC
Doesn't sound like it. The quote below is from an article on HR Dive:
"Both will remain separate consumer brands, retaining individualized job seeker experiences, but the companies will work “to integrate the employer platform so companies that use either platform to hire can have a seamless experience,” Kathryn Minshew, founder of The Muse, told HR Dive over email."
https://www.hrdive.com/news/the-muse-acquires-fairygodboss-aiming-to-diversify-job-seeker-pool/633923/
Madam anon663October 15,2022 at 4:04PM UTC
I just ignore their job ads, not worth my time.
Kelleri RiegelOctober 17,2022 at 2:53PM UTC
Hi there Anonymous! I'm the Director of Product Management at Fairygodboss and am sorry to hear that your Job Alerts aren't relevant. I would be very interested in chatting with you about your experience. Please send me a message if you are open to a chat.
Georgene HuangOctober 13,2022 at 8:49PM UTC
Thanks for your feedback Mandy! I'm confident that the new leadership team will make sure this community is taken care of but we will also let the Muse team know this is a concern.
MonicaOctober 14,2022 at 4:33AM UTC
Congratulations ????
Tanika (Nika) Vasquez - (she/her)October 15,2022 at 10:45AM UTC
This is awesome! I visit The Muse often and find the site to be a great resource.
Ally MorganOctober 15,2022 at 12:37PM UTC
I'm happy for you guys but selfishly sad for me! I read the articles in the email newsletter every single day! I hope Fairygodboss doesn't change much! I sincerely enjoy it.
Sarah KebeaOctober 21,2022 at 2:45PM UTC
The content that Fairygodboss produces and publishes will not change. Our mission will forever and always be to support and empower women in the world of work.
Danielle SimonOctober 15,2022 at 2:49PM UTC
Hmmm. I've been through this as an employee. I'm *very* familiar with the "this is exciting news!!!" spin. Not allowed to really discuss it, so all I'll say is I feel sorry for employees at FGB (especially the ones who are not in leadership positions) and hope it doesn't hurt them too much--I'm more concerned with that than with how it affects our user experience, honestly. But these things are usually not good news.
Sorry, but someone had to say it.
Barbara ThompsonOctober 15,2022 at 3:13PM UTC
I’m just hoping it doesn’t mean that current employees aren’t losing their jobs after a year or whatever the “keep everyone” honeymoon promise period is. The user community staying the same vibe, or growing, or changing is one thing as I am not financially altered, but I’m guessing folks that work for Fairygodboss are emotionally as well as financially involved.
KatOctober 15,2022 at 4:31PM UTC
I hope not, but we'll see. I know FGB missed some funding targets a year or so ago & had to decrease staff then. This buy out ensures the site is stable financially. But what happens after the acquisition is anyone's guess. Not everyone from FGB will be kept on. The articles I've read about this talk about how it's good for the advertisers, but nothing really about how it will benefit the users here. I like the community & enjoy contributing here, so I hope they keep this running. I would love improvements to the search engine (something similar to the one Idealist uses would be great) and access to a wider range of jobs (beyond tech based ones). So let's hope this benefits both sites in the long term.
Jackie GhedineOctober 16,2022 at 12:35PM UTC
Congratulations Georgene and thank you for creating this amazing community for women. I cannot wait to see what's next and what's in store for FGB with the acquisition.
Ann GibsonOctober 20,2022 at 12:21AM UTC
Will the 2 websites be integrated or do we still need to be members of both sites?
Sarah KebeaOctober 21,2022 at 2:44PM UTC
Fairygodboss will remain a separate site, apart from The Muse. We encourage our community members to also make an account with The Muse to see more helpful career advice and content!
Kimberly GrahamOctober 20,2022 at 8:50PM UTC
Congratulations, Georgene! You've created such an invaluable community and platform so thank you!
Sarelle CaicedoOctober 24,2022 at 9:56PM UTC
Congratulations! This seems like a totally fitting combo, and excited to see you all join forces. Way to go, major fan of both.
Patricia ManroeNovember 14,2022 at 6:44AM UTC
Congratulations.
My college, Colorado Technical University, use the Muse quite a bit. So I am familiar with it.