The Career Code is a career guide, to help women have a “strategic, stylish and self-made career.” Obviously, I’m not its target demographic, but I do think that what I found inside the book will be helpful, nonetheless.
The book opens with a helpful introduction, setting the tone for the book, and then urges the reader to first think what they would like to do if they were their own boss, and then figure out how to get paid for it. I’ve read some career books, and the fact that The Career Code goes beyond all these general, idealistic statements is what makes it special. It lays out many helpful things, such as the perks between working in a small company versus big, how to not only make a CV in the digital age, but how to frame it to highlight your strengths.
Further helpful advice encourages people to start being proactive outside of work to build their CV. The interviewing section will help people who are hoping to nail their first impression. It has great tips in it, and also doesn’t generalise what an interview will be like, and offers multiple snippets of advice dependent on the style of interview. Even once you’ve nailed the job, the guide holds financial advice, and how to proceed well into your career at the workplace.
The Career Code is a book that holds platitudes of practical advice. While most career books tend to be a gloss of general advice reformatted, this is a helpful book that gives you plenty of: If this happens then do this. It puts an importance on you of the employees – and dismisses the outdated thought process of work hard for your company and you’ll be rewarded unconditionally. Ultimately, The Career Code is a book that most employees should have in their drawer.
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