Career counselor Sherry Sims says investing in your growth and development is key to weathering today’s economic storms and preparing for a brighter tomorrow.

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By Janice Hayes Kyser

Contributing Writer

The exodus of some 300,000 Black women from the workforce is a harsh reality reverberating throughout the Black community, but leaders say victims can fight back.

Professional job coach Sherry Sims has three words for those impacted as well as the Black community as a whole: pivot, prepare and persevere.

“Pivot is the new normal,” says Sims, president and founder of the Cincinnati-based Black Career Women’s Network. “It’s all about rebranding. This is the time to dust off your resume, assess your skills and gain new ones and reconnect with your network.”

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