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Kelly updating her Career Development Check-In worksheet

Career Development Check-In [Worksheet]

Career Development Plan

Career Development Plan [Worksheet]

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Record of Accomplishments and Feedback [Worksheet]

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The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Your Resume [e-Book]

Personal Branding

Getting to the Heart of Who You Are: Your Personal Brand [Worksheet]

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Kelly💋 Career Advisor & Writer
I don’t know about you, but I have some 𝘴𝘱 I don’t know about you, but I have some 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 in my step this month. The last few months were a different story. It was like 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚎, day after day. Between the dreary Chi weather, starting a new role at work, watching mass shootings and anti-Asian hate in horror, all while in my condo with nowhere to go but the grocery store, it was feeling bleak. 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗.
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In the last week or so, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍. With warmer & lighter days, vaccine rollouts, & vacations around the corner, things are looking up. 𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜:⠀
♡ 𝗜’𝗺 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 - My mojo is BACK & I’m feeling so good about how my book is turning out.⠀
♡ 𝗜’𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻) - Being in a new role for a few months, I’ve realized it’s not a good fit long-term. I was fortunate to discover a role opening that’s better suited for me that I'm now interviewing for.⠀
♡ 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 - @ajayvedo and I were so cautious this last year and rarely saw family & friends. I didn’t realize how much I missed that quality time until I hugged my parents sans masks. I can't wait to spend time with people again, especially my sister @knash27, who I haven’t seen in almost a year 1/2.⠀
♡ 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 - Adam & I will be vaccinated this month and have 2 trips planned, both involving the beach! I can’t wait to feel the sand between my toes and sun on my skin. Being in nature is my mental cure and I already know changing my scenery & being outside more will be good for my soul.
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One day, 𝘪𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴.  Even in the most hopeless of days, with time, things turn around. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜. 𝚂𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑, 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜, 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗💋
During the first job of my career, I convinced mys During the first job of my career, I convinced myself that because I was at the bottom of the ladder, 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. . Because of that, I remained timid at work, kept my head down and did what was expected of me. When I started my job at Salesforce nearly 7 years ago, I recognized that I was a small fish in a very large pond. Because of that, I accepted that I’d 𝑰’𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕.
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Here's the thing though: I was wrong in both scenarios. If there’s anything I’ve learned, it's that despite your job title, despite your years of experience and despite how big your company is, you can build and exude influence. You can make an impact on your team, your organization, and your company. Swipe to find out how and save this post as a reminder that 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚💋
Whether you’re new around here or not, on this # Whether you’re new around here or not, on this #workingwomanwednesday (is that a thing?), I wanted to introduce myself & share a bit about me & the mission behind L&I!
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◉ I'm Kelly, 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲. I grew up in the north Chicago burbs, went to college at U of I (𝘐-𝘓-𝘓!), and have lived in #Chicity the last 9 years
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◉ I started my career in advertising but transitioned to tech 7 years ago when I landed a job at 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚, where I currently work today in Customer Success
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◉ After years of happily & successfully building my career, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2018 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 - 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨. I had an awakening that I wasn't being true to who I was. I had always considered myself a writer, but as I entered adulthood, I suppressed that part of me due to fear & self-doubt. By doing that, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. It was then that I decided to start L&I, not only to resurrect my writing, but to make an impact (𝙸'𝚖 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚢 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢!)
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◉ I started L&I with a mission to help women 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 & 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 so they can advance & drive impact in the workplace and beyond. With everything I do, 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲
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◉ L&I consists of the blog where I write career, wellness, & #realtalk content, a monthly newsletter, virtual and in-person events, as well as career services, which consists of resume & cover letter reviews/rewrites, LinkedIn reviews, & career chats
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My hope is you think of L&I any time you're looking for career advice, direction, or motivation because I am here in your corner, cheering you on. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿💋
If you’re looking to land a promotion, obtain a If you’re looking to land a promotion, obtain a new job, or get noticed by leadership, then 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸! Keeping a record of this information is critical to growing your career.
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𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠! I have a free template you can download on thelipstickandink.com, found via the link in my bio under 𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜. This worksheet is ideal for professionals who work with clients and on specific projects. However, the template can easily be modified to adapt to the work that you do.
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I recommend updating this worksheet on a consistent basis and doing so immediately when you acknowledge your accomplishments or receive positive feedback.
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Have a great weekend!💋
𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙥. Today is #EqualPayDay, marking the day into the year the average woman must work to be paid what the average white man was paid the previous year. Aka - it takes us 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬.
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The gender pay gap now stands at 18% globally, meaning women earn an average of 82% of what men earn. For women of color and women with children, the difference is even greater. At this rate, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟱𝟬+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑼𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.
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So what can we individually do to ensure equal pay? ⠀
$ 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻: The pay gap typically gets wider as women get older. Part of that is due to what is called “motherhood penalty” that proves being a mother leads to discrimination in the workplace. (The pandemic has amplified this as women have left the workforce 4x higher than men.) ⠀
$𝗕𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲: Realize you hold the power in your career trajectory. Don’t put off asking for a promotion and raise, especially when you’ve taken on additional responsibilities or it’s been awhile since you last received one. Plant the seed early on and discuss your aspirations with your manager. ⠀
$𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: Find your market value based on your role, location, and years of experience by researching on sites like Glassdoor.com. If you’re feeling bold, ask your coworkers if they’re willing to share their pay so you can check for parity. ⠀
$𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Always negotiate your pay. As I always say, it never hurts to ask!! Bring facts to the table & quantify your work to showcase your value and make your case.
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Remember to always know your worth & speak up for yourself💋
When I first started my career, I remember being t When I first started my career, I remember being told to '𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭,' make my social media profiles private, and leave my emotions at the office front door. I listened and abided by that for a number of years, 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀.
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After a few years, I said enough was enough. I didn't like that I wasn't being authentic to who I really was. The person I was at work didn't need to be any different from who I was outside of the office. Little by little, I began taking "risks:"⠀
✔ giving my resume and LinkedIn some personality⠀
✔ starting L&I and sharing about it in career settings⠀
✔ speaking my truth and not being afraid to speak up⠀
✔ not sitting in silence at the beginning of calls and asking attendees questions⠀
✔ showing my emotions and sharing how I'm feeling
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And little by little, I learned that 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. Simply being myself and putting it out there ultimately led to new connections, deeper relationships, increased visibility, and more leadership opportunities - all of which are crucial to growing in your career.
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𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 - 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧. You'll be surprised as to what happens when you do💋
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