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From the founder of the influential website Career Contessa, an invaluable career resource for women feeling stuck or unfulfilled that combines actionable advice, learning tools to make impactful life changes, and an in-depth discussion of how to build a meaningful career on your terms.With her popular website Career Contessa, Lauren McGoodwin built an audience of ambitious, professional, millennial women who thought they did everything right -- they got the degree, the internship, and even the promotion -- but still wondered why they felt stuck and unfulfilled. The first site of its kind to focus on the unique, complex aspects of women's careers, Career Contessa offers women the smart advice they deserve, in a voice that resonates.Drawing on the insights and lessons developed from Career Contessa, Power Moves is the essential handbook that helps professional women truly feel understood so they can bypass perfection and planning and head straight to evolving.
About the Author
Lauren McGoodwin is the founder of Career Contessa, the largest career resource for women, author of Power Moves, and host of The Femails podcast. Formerly, Lauren was a Recruiter for Hulu focused on hiring, employer branding, and talent development. She has a Bachelor's in Education from the University of Oregon and a Master's in Communication Management from USC where she wrote her thesis on millennial women and career resources. Lauren has spoken at TED Women, SXSW, and The Watermark Conference for Women, appeared on Cheddar TV, Good Day LA, and regularly contributes on career advice to outlets like Good Morning America, Goop, and more. Lauren lives in Redondo Beach, CA with her husband and in her free time, she enjoys fostering dogs for local animal shelters.
