The Purple Parachute

*Winner - NABE Pinnacle Achievement Award in Women's Interest* ¿Do you need help understanding the best way to manage your career? Do you sense a need to change your career direction? Or maybe change is being forced upon you? Not sure how to get to the next step in your career? Want to change jobs, but you're not sure how to do it? Women go through many transitions in life and career. This book will help you understand the natural cycles of careers and how to maximize yourself at each point. Besides the usual life transitions (having kids, eldercare, etc.), there are changes in the workforce beyond our control. Layoffs and less stability were already a trend well before COVID. This book can help you understand and effectively transition in your career no matter what the reason. This book will guide you through the phases of your career with advice on what to do at each step of the way. Career expert Paula Brand provides tried and true career management advice that will never go out of date. Even if your career is progressing smoothly, every woman can benefit from implementing these ideas.