153: Making Career Moves w/ Lauren McGoodwin of Career Contessa

Are you trying to make BIG CAREER MOVES this year?!? I know I am. But what do we have to do to make sure those moves we are making are successful? Meet - Lauren McGoodwin, CEO and founder of Career Contessa. She founded the company in 2013 after working in recruiting for a tech company and experiencing the gap in career development resources available for women who were job searching, soul searching, leading and managing, or trying to find new ways to advance within their careers. The site is completely dedicated to women and takes into the account the unique challenges women in the workplace experience including the wage gap, career breaks and minority representation in leadership positions. Lauren takes us on the journey of how she founded the data-driven career resource and the super helpful and valuable career hacks she's researched and helped her community navigate over the years. 

SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'LL LEARN:
- What inspired Lauren as a child
- How to figure out what kind of career is for you
- How to stay motivated during your job search
- Why Lauren left Hulu (although she loved her job)
- The beginning days of Career Contessa
- What inspired The Salary Project
- The misconception about making career moves
- How to figure out your selling points
- How to navigate salary negotiations
- Lauren's top 3 job hunting tips
- Is entrepreneurship the end goal?
- The importance of having an entrepreneurial spirit within an organization

Career Contessa now helps over 1 million women navigate their careers each year and has partnered with a number of leading brands including Dollar Shave Club, FabFitFun, HomeAway and Pandora. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and make sure to use the hashtag #dreamsindrive. Enjoy!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Salary Project
How To Figure Out Your Next Career Move

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