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Do You Have a Client Referral for Me?

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Do You Have a Client Referral for Me?

  If you’re wondering what exactly I do in my business take a read…  Social Work Career Coach I am a Social Work Career Coach for high-performing Women of Color in leadership. I help high-performing Women of Color in social work leadership achieve career fulfillment by getting clear on what they want, elevating their confidence, and […]

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Elevate Your Thoughts

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Elevate Your Thoughts

  Here is the harsh reality – most of us are super amazing at what we do but don’t believe we are as awesome as we are! That is a confidence issue. A confidence issue begins with an idea issue that grows into a belief issue. Your mind is powerful. What we think we can […]

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Can I Recession-Proof My Social Work Leadership Career?

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Can I Recession-Proof My Social Work Leadership Career?

  I wonder if research has determined that Women of Color are more strongly impacted by a recession than men and more than other races of women? This week has been dedicated to our beliefs and perceptions about what the gurus are calling an impending 2022 recession. On Monday we dove into the data that […]

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Is Social Work Recession-Proof?

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Is Social Work Recession-Proof?

  Not really out of the coronavirus pandemic, now we’re drowning in the doom and gloom of an impending recession. We are bombarded with what to do and how to prepare this time around from those who survived 2007-2008. I’ve asked myself if social work is recession-proof. Many social workers believe that it is – […]

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Social Work Is In High Demand

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Social Work Is In High Demand

  Social work is in high demand. Even before the longest two years of our lives from 2022 through today, the social work industry was a fast-growing industry. The employment possibilities in the field of social work are also on the rise.  Of course, some fields of social work are more in demand than others. […]

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Elevating The Narrative of the Social Work Profession

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Elevating The Narrative of the Social Work Profession

  If you graduated from an accredited social work program and you’re using your social work education and training to succeed in a job, then you are doing social work – the job title is irrelevant. It’s time to eliminate the narrow, traditional view of social work and expand our work as our world expands. […]

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I Didn’t Want to Call Myself a Social Work Career Coach

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 6, 2022 | Comments Off on I Didn’t Want to Call Myself a Social Work Career Coach

  Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Nicki Sanders. I am a master’s level social worker and the Founder and CEO of Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting. I am a Social Work Career Coach for high-performing Women of Color in Social Work leadership. I am a high-performing Black woman. I have been a hiring manager […]

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Are You Ready for Your Professional Independence Day?

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Are You Ready for Your Professional Independence Day?

  Today is the United States of America’s Independence Day. As a Black woman…I’m still waiting for the true freedom that has been promised. July 4, 2018, was significant for me. It was my professional Independence Day when I  wrote my letter of resignation from the longest job I had ever had and a job […]

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Ask Yourself This Important Question to Elevate Your Career

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Ask Yourself This Important Question to Elevate Your Career

  Did you check out the blog article, “What Do High-Performing Women of Color in Social Work Leadership Need?“ posted on Wednesday? This is part 2 or maybe part 1 1/2 LOL. One of the key principles of Sesame Street’s half-century of success is repetition. I’m implementing that this week. Click the link below to take […]

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