No one gives Black job seekers raw career advice!

I’m making Black history by launching the nation’s only dues-based, career coaching membership for Black job seekers who are seeking to enhance their career. In short, our organization offers career advice and career coaching to Black job seekers as they are #InterviewingWhileBlack.

#BlackCareerSuccess is like having a recruiter, specifically a Black recruiter, in your back pocket.

Too many times, I’ve witnessed the unnecessary pitfalls during the recruiting process for Black job seekers. Some of it is due to unconscious biases and some is due to emotional barriers and blocks that we inherit as a Black community. My passion grew for this work the longer I witnessed Black job seekers get rejected from job opportunities for reasons outside of their knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is because of this that I merged my expertise in recruitment and diversity and inclusion with my passion for coaching and improving lives in our Black community, to deliver #BlackCareerSuccess.

Our biggest competitor is not another organization or coach, but it is the Black job seeker who tries to go at a new job search on their own! By the time they become a client, not only must we course correct their interviewing strategy, but we must also build up their esteem and confidence. Rejection—more specifically—unclear rejection, can eventually leave a person feeling less than worthy. We fix all of this and set our clients on the right path to success!

Black people don’t use career coaches!

It is a myth, but people tell me this often when I tell them that I’m in the coaching business for the Black community. We, as a Black society, are seen as a race of people who do not use coaches, go to the doctor, and refuse therapy.

We are seen as a people who do not seek help until we MUST. Think about it. If you have been raised in a family that doesn’t seek outside help and support—getting a coach is not the first thing that comes to your mind. If you—like me—were raised to believe that you just need to be strong and “strap up your boots” and keep on marching, then career coaching may seem a little foreign. To some, career coaching can even appear intimidating and even feel expensive or out of one’s league.

Jennifer Tardy — Virginia Tech Student and Alumni Networking Event, part of the 2018 Black Alumni Reunion.

**And then there’s #BlackCareerSuccess University!**

#BlackCareerSuccess University is the group coaching platform that offers affordable, down to earth coaching tailored to the Black job seeker’s perspective. Trust me. When you are on an island and you have no one to turn to for solid career advice—no uncle, dad, sister, or cousin is where you want to be—then coaching is a lifeline that you MUST pursue in order to get ahead and stay ahead. Maybe it is time to join a family who can support you to get to where you want to be. Try coaching today.

**Always remember that #BlackCareersMatter!**

Through better employment, #BlackCareerSuccess removes barriers to wealth access. Better jobs create more money in our pockets, in our homes and in our communities nationwide.