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Octavia Goredema is a career coach and the founder of Twenty Ten Agency. She is author of the book Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women.
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| May 31, 2025 | Job-seekers face a ‘Glass Wall’ trying to get hired right now—experts’ best tips for facing it | Over the last five months, Blake Isaacs has done everything he can to get hired. The 30-year-old, who’s based in Chicago, worked for the same marketing company for nearly seven years before getting laid off in January. “I’ve definitely sent... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | A woman 'rage applied' to a job, scored an interview in 2 days, and an offer soon after. Here's why a career coach wouldn't recommend it. | Careers A woman 'rage applied' to a job, scored an interview in 2 days, and an offer soon after. Here's why a career coach wouldn't recommend it. Maria Noyen 2024-04-04T14:37:17Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Ico... |
| 7 action verbs to use on your resume: They are ‘your secret sauce,’ says expert | There are many do’s and don’ts when it comes to writing your resume, but one major do that career experts recommend is the use of action verbs like “led” and “executed.” “Action verbs are your secret sauce for your resume,” says Octavia Gor... | |
| 'Don't go over 2 pages': How long a resume should be, according to experts | When it comes to your resume, there are various rules it's critical to follow. Make sure to read the job description and mirror some of the language as it pertains to your own experience. Quantify your accomplishments by using specific numb... | |
| 6 ways to figure out how much you should be getting paid—before negotiating your salary or a raise | By now, most people know that interviewing for a new job will involve negotiating salary. And most people also hear that in order to negotiate salary, you have to know your market value. But what exactly does that mean, and how do you figur... | |
| Remove these 7 buzzwords from your resume: Having too many ‘just looks like fluff’ | Jobseekers use various tactics to crank out their resumes. A majority, 69%, stick to one page, according to resume writing site Kickresume, which recently analyzed 176,220 resumes written in 2022. They found 13% of jobseekers also use AI. W... | |
| To avoid a ‘backlog of burnout,’ make taking vacation a habit throughout your career, experts say | Researchers and health experts have long stressed the importance of taking time off. “Vacations are really important to recover from our always-on work culture,” says Ashley Whillans, assistant professor of business administration at Harvar... | |
| Avoid these 6 verbs on your resume, experts say: ‘Pinpoint exactly what you were responsible for’ | When it comes to putting your best foot forward on your resume, the majority of people know to use powerful action verbs like “advanced” and “spearheaded.” Nearly all, 93% of job seekers include one or more action-oriented phrases on theirs... | |
| How to negotiate your first salary, according to a career coach | As millions of new college grads enter the job market, some may have certain ideas of what their first offers could look like. Undergrads expect to make an annual salary of $103,880 one year after graduation, according to a March 2022 Real ... |
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Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Octavia Goredema, among them “Job-seekers face a ‘Glass Wall’ trying to get hired right now—experts’ best tips for facing it” (May 31, 2025) and “A woman 'rage applied' to a job, scored an interview in 2 days, and an offer soon after. Here's why a career coach wouldn't recommend it.” (Apr 4, 2024).
Is Octavia Goredema still active?
Yes, Octavia Goredema is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 10, 2025.