Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women

by Octavia Goredema

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' 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.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Womens

240 pages, Hardcover

Published January 12, 2022

Reviews

[Ebony · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not the audience for Prep, Push, Pivot with my one job/career, but it contains a series of gems for job seekers. In addition to the content, which is lots of listicle how to tips, the book is structured persuasively.

The reflection questions will force you to go deep. You’ll unpack your career values and accomplishments. Push yourself out of your comfort zone to acknowledge that you need new skills and need to meet new people. Confront the fact that if you’re not progressing in your career the way you like, you may not have clearly communicated your goals to your superiors. Goredema’s career coaching strategies force you to take a good look at your work life and where you might be your problem.

At the same time, she’s very encouraging. Reminding you to stay positive and stay the course whether you’re looking for the first job, another job, a job after a career break, or a brand new career. She includes stories from women who struggled and persevered. The stories really contextualize her advice as does the Q&A section where she answers career questions often asked of her. Finally, the last chapter is a series of worksheets (that absolutely did not translate well on Kindle) but are useful for structuring your reflections.

If students read, I would assign it, but that’s probably why it’s an audiobook. The focus is women of color which I absolutely appreciate, and any early job seeker/salary negotiator can refresh their search with her tips. The book is worth a perusal.

[Phil Villarreal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Octavia Goredema's career coaching book is filled with crucial advice for those at any career stage looking to get ahead or change course. It's geared toward women of color, but the advice isn't specific to any gender or ethnic group.

Her advice consists of pragmatic approaches to asking for raises and promotions, positioning yourself for higher-paying, more prestigious career paths, making yourself more visible in the corporate culture and seeking a mentor while becoming one to others.

At times, Goredema's advice is tainted by mild naivete, and she is prone to overpromoting her own business and workshops, but that doesn't taint the rock-solid advice within. This book would make a great college graduation gift, but should also be required reading for anyone unhappy with their career path.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's uncommon to find books focused specifically on career strategies for women from underrepresented groups, which is part of the reason I was excited to find and listen to this one. There's some incredibly useful advice here, particularly if you're trying to move up in your current role or find a new one. It's also a good reminder that so much of the career advice available, eve the advice available for women, doesn't work for Black and Brown women.

[Dannie Lynn Fountain · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book on framing a career pivot or a gap in work. An awful book when it comes to intersectionality. This book focused on WOC but then completely missed neurodiversity and disability in discussions of advice, rendering >50% of the advice moot for me.

[Racquel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic career advice. I would likely recommend this book to someone just entering the workforce for the first time. This information given in this book is indistinguishable from other career books.

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

great entrepreneurship book

[Stella C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some part was helpful, especially first few chapters. I liked the questions that I need to ask myself. But after first few chapters, it was not much applicable to me.

[Good Trouble · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.35

[Fit4Life218 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource packed with how-to notes & check-lists for anyone to ‘Prep, Push, Pivot’ into your next opportunity❣️

Enjoy! 🫶