Dawn Kawamoto
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Careers, workplace and tech
Education: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Dawn Kawamoto is a Built In staff reporter covering workplace trends, with a focus on tech workers and HR. 

She has written and edited for publications including technology careers site Dice, where she was an Associate Editor, and also CNET, where she was News.com's first business editor and a long-time business tech reporter. While working at CNET, Kawamoto received national journalism awards from Sigma Delta Chi and the distinguished Gerald Loeb Awards.  

 

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A group of paper planes flying in the same direction except for one.
One of the telltale signs of a disengaged employee is a change in behavior. Here's what to watch out for.
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Setting healthy boundaries around communication and time at work can make it more manageable and set you up for long-term success.
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Returnships allow companies to tap into a pool of experienced workers looking to pick up their careers where they left off.
A person slumped over their video screen due to zoom fatigue.
Zoom fatigue — the mental and physical strain of back-to-back video calls — became a major concern in 2020. For some workers, the challenges remain.
A person using their phone instead of working on their laptop.
Workday web surfing is a billion-dollar pastime. But cyberloafing has upsides too.
An desk covered in cobwebs left by an absentee employee.
Everything you need to know about unexpected absences and ways to minimize it.
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A growing number of companies are erasing the dreaded whiteboard test.
Spheres emerging from a desktop computer screen as a design system comes to life.
Design systems can save UI, UX and developers tons of time by using existing code and information that is already out there for the taking – you just have to find it.
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In reverse mentoring, junior employees mentor senior executives to create a cross-generational transfer of knowledge that can yield big results.
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These structured data testing tools will help you stomp out bugs and optimize your website for SEO.
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Looking to fill that hole in your security team? These five cybersecurity certifications can help.
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It takes more than a flick of a switch to set your software development lifecycle on autopilot. Here’s what you need to know.