If you’re in the middle of looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence,  career coach, Octavia Goredema shares practical advice for women in the midst of a change. We also talk about what it means to know and remember your worth –because unfortunately your worth will be tested-Stay Ready!

Additional topics:

• The Great Resignation and its effects on underrepresented groups
• Tips for women who are juggling their role or as a mother or caregiver with their desire for change.
• How to manage your expectations about what it takes to successfully pivot
• What it means to know your worth and make your value known.

Octavia Goredema is a Career coach and author of Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women— a career coaching guide for women looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence.

She has co-hosted HBR Now, Harvard Business Review’s weekly show about leadership. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo, The Guardian, Grazia magazine, and Black Enterprise, among others.

Originally from England, Octavia was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen (MBE). She’s also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, where she leads the Gender Equity Network in the United States.

Follow and connect with Octavia here:

• Website: https://www.octaviagoredema.com/
• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/octaviagoredema/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/octaviagoredema/
• Purchase her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119789079/?tag=wwwwileycom-20