University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

Caitlin Friedman ’92, and Kimberly Yorio, authors of The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear and the best-selling Girl’s Guide series, will show you how to take charge of your career, shatter the glass ceiling, and get what you truly deserve in the workplace. From how to negotiate a raise or a promotion, to starting a new profession; the discussion will provide savvy, reassuring advice on how to successfully navigate every aspect of your career. You will learn sure-fire tools to:

-Sell yourself (without selling out)
-Master the secrets of the New Girls Network
-“Manage upward” to impress the right people, the right way
-Overcome the fears from public speaking to risk-taking that hold you back
-Cope with workplace underminers
-Ask for what you deserve
-Fight the stereotypes that often keep women from moving up

At this breakfast and book-signing, Caitlin and Kim will share success stories they encountered while writing their book. Based on interviews with more than 100 accomplished women who have shattered the glass ceiling and made significant professional strides, The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear is every woman’s ticket to taking charge of her career once and for all! Join us for this event and kick your career into gear.