Overcoming Ageism: Nori Jabba's Corporate Comeback
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Starting her career in high-stakes corporate environments, Nori opted for consulting to better manage her work-life balance. Years later, when she decided to return to full-time employment, she was confronted with unexpected challenges.
This episode delves into Nori's personal battles with diminished confidence as she faced subtle yet pervasive age discrimination during her job search. Despite these hurdles, Nori emerged victorious, securing a job that not only respects her vast experience but also aligns with her passion for mentoring and empowering women.
Listeners will discover actionable strategies and heartfelt advice on:
- Juggling Family and Career: Insights into the transitions between full-time work, consulting, and parenthood.
- Confronting Ageism: Understanding how ageism operates in hiring practices and ways to counteract its impacts.
- Continuous Self-Improvement: The significance of adapting skills and embracing lifelong learning to stay competitive in today's job market.
- Self-Empowerment: Techniques for rebuilding self-esteem through physical wellness, mental health, and assertive self-expression.
- Redefining Success: Strategies for crafting a career that reflects personal values and fosters sustainable satisfaction and growth.
- "My confidence was depleting. I decided to try to figure out what was really going on here because there was something else – it was ageism."
- "Older women tend to have so much experience that when they fight hard to get heard, they often miss out on listening."
- "It was either grow or die. It was either change or shrivel."
- "Own your experience and stand up tall."
- "I needed to think out of the box here because what I was doing wasn’t working for me."
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Resources:
Nori Jabba
www.norijabba.com
https://www.facebook.com/njabbah
ttps://www.instagram.com/bnjabba/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nori-jabba/
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