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Had similar experience recently. I checked all of them on LinkedIn to see how much experience they have and their path to success, that gave me confidence to sell my experience (if that makes sense, lol)
I also checked the team on LinkedIn, they have some people of color in junior positions plus it black person. It really helped that i wasn't desperate to change jobs.
I got the job plus negotiated more total comp. Go get the job, make your way to leadership, you got this
Secretly I did the same! Lol. Thank you so much!
Personally, sounds like they need you more than you need them. You’ve got this!
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I kind of feel that way right now, but I spoke to someone of color in a similar section and he told me that I have an opportunity to open a lane for people who look like me. So he said to focus on the fact that you do well enough for your job to get promoted and you are allowing yourself to be seen so that others who look like you can be seen as well
Definitely don’t be afraid to mention it as one of your questions. You don't want to make the mistake of thinking you are there because they see your value and want to change or instead it's just virtue signaling and they will not support you. Remember you are qualified and it you that is deciding if that organization is worthy of you.
We have to be the first we are a minority and you wouldn't believe how much of our youth have no direction. They get jobs just because they aren't black so never feel like you don't belong. My job is the easiest the higher I go. They just don't want us to take it easy
Also, I get along with older white men the most they are way nicer than nonblack women who ignore me and give me dirty looks. Don't assume they are against you.