You've done everything you were told to do.
You took on the extra work. You got the credential. You believed the people who said they'd advocate for you. But you're still getting overlooked, sitting in a job you've outgrown, and starting to wonder if the problem is you.
- You know something has to change in your career, but you can't say what (and you're not sure you're even qualified for whatever that change is).
- You keep making it to the final round, then hearing "we've decided to go in a different direction."
- You've been working two, three, sometimes four times as hard just to be seen as qualified for the job you already have.
- You can't afford to jump from the pan into the fire, so every move feels like a gamble.
Here's what I wish every woman of color knew: it isn't always your résumé, another certification, or a lack of hard work.
Sometimes it's the wrong company, the wrong role, or leaders who were never taught how to hire, manage or develop people. Sometimes it's what's being said about you in rooms you're not in.
And when you keep not landing the role, you start to doubt yourself. But doubt shouldn't be the one defining your next career decision.
Your skills and experience should.
And it’s time they started leading the way.
But making a big change is hard to do on your own. You're too close to it, and nobody tells you what gets said when you're not there. There are so many factors at play that determine whether you get the role… or not. And that's where I come in.