288 pages |Hardcover

From the founder of the influential website Career Contessa, an invaluable career resource for women feeling stuck or unfulfilled that combines actionable advice, learning tools to make impactful life changes, and an in-depth discussion of how to build a meaningful career on your terms.

With her popular website Career Contessa, Lauren McGoodwin built an audience of ambitious, professional, millennial women who thought they did everything rightthey got the degree, the internship, and even the promotionbut still wondered why they felt stuck and unfulfilled. The first site of its kind to focus on the unique, complex aspects of women’s careers, Career Contessa offers women the smart advice they deserve, in a voice that resonates.

Drawing on the insights and lessons developed from Career Contessa,Power Movesis the essential handbook that helps professional women truly feel understood so they can bypass perfection and planning and head straight to evolving. McGoodwin addresses young professionals number-one concern: career transitions and growth, and engages them with specific goals, including:

• What is a Power Move and why they matter
• Cutting out comparison, shame, and self-loathing
• How to abandon the elusive dream job
• Embracing your inner questioner, your inner quester, and your inner-quitter
• Making money moves and taking control of your financial future
• Tuning out from the noise and tuning into your voice

Power Movesis filled with the information, guidance, advice, and essential tools, (including helpful graphics) that can help women take decisive, bold steps without self-doubt and fear,Power Movesshows women how to build a successful career on their own terms.