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All the Cool Girls Get Fired

How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top

So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today’s seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn’t automatically meet you failed; it’s a rite of passage.

With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill know firsthand the challenges—and thrilling opportunities—that come with losing a job, no matter where you are in your career. They’ve been through the shock, grief, anger, and confusion, and they’re here to help you navigate the experience. All the Cool Girls Get Fired is both a roadmap and a mindset shift—a pragmatic, empowering and humorous way to make lemonade from lemons.

With candor, humor, actionable advice, and exclusive “I’ve been there,” interviews from inspirational women, All the Cool Girls Get Fired challenges outdated corner office perceptions of career success. From coping mechanisms and self-care practices to networking strategies and reinvention techniques, the book is a comprehensive GPS to navigate the path of career recovery and bounce back with more professional mojo than ever.

About Laura Brown

Laura Brown is a journalist and author. She is the founder of LB Media, which forges relationships between fashion/media brands and influential figures to benefit global health and culture. With this mission, she also chairs the HIV non-profit (RED)'s Creative Council. In her previous position as Editor in Chief of InStyle, Brown’s inclusive, warm and witty worldview brought the brand unprecedented global attention. Before joining InStyle, Brown was Executive Editor of Harper’s BAZAAR, with prior senior editor roles at Details and W.
Brown earned her B.A in Arts and Communication from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.
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  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529967654
  • Price: £14.00
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