24: How to Develop the Skillset to Navigate Any Career Setback and Turn it Into Opportunity with Sally

SisterSmart Leadership

As ambitious leaders rising up in our careers, it’s inevitable to encounter career setbacks along the way.

Sometimes you have to restart your career because you had kids or you moved to another country. Or maybe you've done everything right and that promotion you were looking for doesn't pan out or you get laid off right on your way up the ladder.

Many leaders let these kinds of situations get them down.

But if you can learn how to use your career setback to your advantage, you might find it to be more beneficial than the linear path you originally envisioned.

Our client, Sally, immigrated from China to the U.S. and had to restart her career with no connections, and with English being her second language. She was also laid off at a role she loved.

But by seeing the silver lining in getting laid off, she landed a role at a prominent tech company, increased her salary substantially, and earned benefits she didn’t have previously.

Whether you're facing a setback right now or wanna be prepared for the time when the inevitable happens, you'll find inspiration in her story.

01:51 — What it was like to immigrate from China to the U.S. and start from zero in her career

09:57 — Getting promoted isn't just about performance and what you also need to think about

17:36 — How Sally handled getting laid off and used it to land a new, more aligned role with a major salary increase, additional benefits, and more room to grow

📚MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

• The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

👋 ABOUT SALLY SMAILI

Sally Smaili has about 17 years of experience in customer success &

support, customer training, customer onboarding, and supply chain

Sustainability. She is currently working at TikTok as the Americas OnCall Service and

Operation Lead.

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