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This 24-year-old sent a cold email calling out a company's lack of female staff: 'It was a gut punch in the best way,' says the boss who hired her

Cnbc · · 994 words · By Sarah Jackson
Job Market Competition Human vs. AI Communication Gender Diversity in Tech
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Luciana Diaz Albadan applied for her job the way many people are encouraged to do: through the employer's website with a tailored resume and an email follow-up to the hiring team.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/24-year-old-got-her-job-by-calling-out-employers…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The unemployment rate among recent college graduates ages 22 to 27 was 5.6% in March, compared to 4.2% among all workers and 3.1% among all college grads, according to the New York Federal Reserve Bank's latest available data.”
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Multiple sources cite New York Fed data confirming the 5.6% unemployment rate for recent college graduates (ages 22-27) in March.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses the Sta…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building, also known as 33 Liberty Street, is a building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, which serves as the headquarters of the Fed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
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Claim 2: “Alex Lieberman, one of the Tenex cofounders”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including the Tenex 'Who We Are' page and professional bios, confirm Alex Lieberman is a co-founder of Tenex.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Lieberman is a serial entrepreneur, best known as the co‑founder of Morning Brew, a multiplatform business media company that grew from a college newsletter to a $75 million sale to Business Insi…
https://www.tenex.co/about-us
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Lieberman co-founded Morning Brew in college and grew it into one of the most-read business newsletters in the world before selling it to Business Insider. Now he’s the co-founder and co-managing…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_jlukb7gm4
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Lieberman. Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Morning Brew (4M+ subscribers, $75m exit). Co-founder, Tenex (AI transformation & strategy). Founder-led insight on growth, brand, content and AI. Comb…
https://www.executivespeakers.com/speaker/alex-lieberman
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Claim 3: “Today, women make up more than one-third of Tenex”
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The provided evidence discusses her being the first woman hired and the initial all-male staff, but no source provides current staffing percentages or confirms that women now make up more than one-third of the company.
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web search NEUTRAL — While applying to Tenex, she noticed that the startup’s team of around a dozen employees consisted only of men. She decided to address it directly in her email, writing a subject line that read, “Tene…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/i-plan-to-be-the-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most don't know how to answer. That's why they call us. Tenex is the partner ambitious companies hire when the stakes are too high to get AI wrong. We embed elite teams directly into their operations,…
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/forward-deployed-engineer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston - More Than A Feeling (Live at Giants Stadium 1979)Boston on MV7M views • 11 years agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+).
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Claim 4: “Between December 2025 and February 2026, the average seasonally adjusted hiring rate of entry-level workers in the U.S. fell 6% compared to the same period the year prior, according to LinkedIn data.”
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Two independent web sources (LinkedIn and a news report) explicitly state that the average seasonally adjusted hiring rate for U.S. entry-level workers fell 6% between December 2025 and February 2026 compared to the previous year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented social networking service used globally. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, as it allows job…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primarily consist…
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Claim 5: “Luciana Diaz Albadan... joined [Tenex] in February as a strategist.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Luciana Diaz Albadan joined Tenex in February as a strategist.
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web search NEUTRAL — She is the only person who has been a strategist AND forward-deployed engineer. She was promoted to be my Chief of Staff. This kind of track record doesn't happen by accident. It happens by...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciana-diaz-albadan
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Luciana Diaz Albadan used a unique email to apply to AI startup Tenex She pitched herself as the first woman employee at the predominantly male firm Albadan joined ...
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/woman-24-reveals-how-a-bold-ema…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The bold email eventually helped her secure a strategist role at the AI startup Tenex. According to CNBC Make It, Diaz Albadan joined Tenex in February after sending a personalised email …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/i-plan-to-be-the-fir…
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Claim 6: “Diaz Albadan graduated with her computer science degree in 2024”
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One specific web search result explicitly states she graduated in 2024 with a degree in computer science; other sources mention her age or role but do not independently confirm the graduation date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Like many recent graduates, Luciana Diaz Albadan entered the job market hoping her qualifications would be enough to attract employers. She graduated in 2024 with a degree in computer science and imme…
https://www.entertales.com/woman-bold-email-ai-startup-found…
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web search NEUTRAL — View Luciana Diaz Albadan’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.Luciana Diaz Albadan. New York, New York, United States. 729 followers 500+ connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciana-diaz-albadan
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web search NEUTRAL — Computer science degree programs focus on the study of computer processes, software and hardware design and programming languages. This type of education can prepare graduates for a wide variety of ca…
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/computer-…
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Claim 7: “Tenex's staff of about a dozen workers at the time was entirely men”
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A source explicitly states that while applying, she noticed the team of around a dozen employees consisted only of men, which she referenced in her application email.
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web search NEUTRAL — Luciana Diaz Albadan joined AI startup Tenex as a strategist in February after going through several rounds of interviews. Before that, she had applied through the company’s careers page like any othe…
https://www.news18.com/viral/i-plan-to-be-the-first-woman-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to CNBC Make It, Diaz Albadan joined Tenex in February after sending a personalised email to the company’s founders. She said the approach helped her stand out when many job applications wer…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/i-plan-to-be-the-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Luciana Diaz Albadan. New York, New York, United States. 729 followers 500+ connections.I’m excited to hire my first Recruiter at Tenex—and this one is especially meaningful to me. This role is intent…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciana-diaz-albadan
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.