Last week we sponsored and attended the Women In Cloud Summit. Now in its second year, it was incredible and inspiring to be around a thousand women and men who support gender diversity in the tech industry. There were so many great conversations and the energy was invigorating.
While from an outside perspective, it’s discouraging to learn how little progress has been made in the corporate world over the last few years, let’s zoom out a bit to 20 years ago when I entered the tech world. I remember seeing 1 or 2 women engineers on any given team. However, towards the end of my corporate tenure, I was fortunate enough to work with many women developers and leaders. I’m happy to say I’ve personally seen the progress. With the influx of diversity-focused organizations and female founded companies, I’m more optimistic than ever. I truly believe the next few years will be marked by exponential results.
Even in my own business, at Dream Job Catcher, I’ve noticed a positive shift. I regularly talk to recruiters and over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in women negotiating for higher compensation. One recruiter from a Fortune 500 company says that every time a candidate asks for more, she is able to present a higher package. If they don’t ask, the original offer stays in tact.
The lesson: ALWAYS ask for more and you’ll get more.
In last week’s blog, I discussed how some of our clients read the job description literally and then question if they can do it. Most of them are women. This is just one of many examples where I help our clients realize their full potential by focusing on their strengths. We work together to establish the right mindset and overcome limiting beliefs.
There’s nothing more empowering than taking ownership of your career and making it happen!
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