Book Review: How to be Resilient in Your Career by Dr. Helen Ofosu

 

How to be Resilient in Your Career: Facing Up to Barriers at Work by Dr. Helen Ofosu draws upon the author's decades worth of experience in talent acquisition and coaching professionals through challenging career choices. Ofosu discusses numerous workplace issues, such as:

• Underemployment,
• Being overqualified,
• Harassment,
• Bullying,
• Toxic workplaces,
• Discrimination,

and more. Using her unique approach that blends her background in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with career advice, she helps her clients navigate today's workplace issues. 

From the coworker that overshares to imposter syndrome, from big egos to being passed over for a promotion, how college degrees compare to work experience in today's workplace, and how to deal with harassment or bullying, are all crucial topics in our daily work lives. With Dr. Ofosu's help, you can learn more about how to navigate these pitfalls.

I feel this is such a complex and multifaceted topic, that it can be difficult to translate in a book. However, Dr. Ofosu has done a fine job in How to be Resilient in Your Career. While it isn't a book one can simply read through, because it requires thought on how it might apply to your particular situation, the author's style of narration on the Audible version lent itself to being able to consume the information easily. 

For those looking for advice on how to face up to barriers at work, or for those interested in the challenges facing those in today's workplace, How to be Resilient in Your Career is a good choice.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (February 23, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1032358173
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1032358178

I received an audio version of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Listening to on Audible: How to Be Resilient in Your Career by Dr. Helen Ofosu

 

This book shares vital career advice to help professionals navigate common "internally disruptive" career experiences such as harassment and bullying, imposter syndrome, membership in an underrepresented group, toxic workplaces, discrimination, and more.

Dr. Helen Ofosu draws on 20 years of helping employers acquire talent and coaching professionals through difficult career choices to unpack these layered and complicated issues in an easy-to-follow way. Dealing with the dark side of management, the book outlines various issues that can occur in the workplace or during a person’s career journey, and offers practical advice on how to overcome these obstacles and setbacks. Using her considerable HR experience, Dr. Ofosu also offers coveted insights from the employer’s point of view. For people who have already tried other options to resolve their complicated career issues, this book offers an essential guide that equips listeners with a knowledge base to make informed decisions around building and sustaining a thriving and resilient career.

How to Be Resilient in Your Career: Facing Up to Barriers at Work is a reliable resource presented with nuance, depth, and specificity. Psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and HR professionals who are looking for effective advice when supporting people struggling with these issues will greatly benefit from this book—as will early career professionals and established earners looking to resolve their career issues.