Prep, Push, Pivot

Advance your career with this insightful playbook for underrepresented women

In Prep, Push, Pivot, award-winning career coach and author Octavia Goredema delivers an indispensable 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.

You'll discover practical strategies you can implement at crucial times during your career, ensuring your considerable talents and skills are used to their full potential.

In this important book, you'll:

• Discover your true worth, cement your career values, and carve out a realistic and aspirational career plan
• Learn how to position yourself for a promotion, navigate a break in your career, and integrate your role as a mother or caregiver with your professional life
• Deal with monumental career changes, contribute to the development of the women around you, and benefit from an array of professional resources in your journey forward

Perfect for women who are ready to overcome any obstacles that await them, Prep, Push, Pivot is a thoughtful road map to help women chart their professional and personal success.

About The Author

OCTAVIA GOREDEMA is an award-winning career coach and writer who focuses on advancing career opportunities for underrepresented professionals and accelerating diversity, inclusion, and equity. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Grazia magazine, Black Enterprise, and more.

Table Of Contents

Introduction: My Commitment to Your Career ix

Part I Prep 1

1 Know Your Worth 3

2 How to Bounce Back When You Lose Your Job 25

3 Landing the Salary You Deserve 49

Part II Push 73

4 How to Position Yourself for a Promotion 75

5 How to Navigate a Career Break 101

6 Achieving Your Goals While Caring for Your Family 121

Part III Pivot 141

7 How to Pull Off a Career Change 143

8 Be Pivotal by Paying It Forward 167

9 Dream Bigger Career Toolkit 181