Get Real, Ladies: Career Challenges, Changes & Choices

As a career management consultant and former corporate recruiter, Kim DeCoste has championed and advised women at all career levels. And while she has watched women make tremendous strides in the professional world, she also noticed they’re still asking the same questions: How can I find more balance in my life? Why must I shoulder more responsibilities at home when I work just as hard as my husband does? How can I not only make more money but also find fulfillment in my career? Is it really possible to “have it all”?

In her new book, DeCoste shares the lessons she has learned about women’s unique professional challenges. Through years of coaching clients, listening to friends, and exploring her own professional growth, she’s garnered a common sense approach to goal setting that’s realistic, empathetic, and practical.

Get Real, Ladies delivers its valuable message in the form of women’s true and personal stories. Fifteen women from all industries and walks of life share their honest experiences of success and failure, both in the office and at home. The result is a comprehensive guide to career success that’s easily applied to almost any woman’s professional and personal life.

Kim DeCoste is the founder of DeCoste & Associates, a career management and consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado. She has enjoyed a long career in recruiting and professional development, having served as director of career services at Colorado Technical University and as a technical recruiter in Los Angeles, and ass a subject matter expert creating curricula for online career services at the college and university level.

DeCoste, a member of the Denver Southeast Rotary board, was also the proud recipient of the South Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Extraordinary Leader of the Year Award in 2011. She holds a bachelor's degree from UC-Santa Cruz in Language Studies and an MBA in e-Commerce from Jones International University.

DeCoste currently lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with her husband and son. You can learn more about DeCoste on her firm's website, www.decosteassociates.com.