#74 | Stop Apologising for Your Zigzag Career & Start Using It to Build the Leadership Influence That Gets You Promoted.

Have you ever felt the need to apologise for a career path that looks more like a zigzag than a ladder?If your CV includes pivots, pauses, reinventions, sideways moves, or roles that do not fit neatly into one clear story, this episode will help you see your path differently. Instead of treating your varied experience as something to explain away, Caroline shows how unconventional careers often build the exact transferable skills that make you more adaptable, valuable, and ready for what comes next. In this episode, you’ll learn how to:Reframe your nonlinear career path as evidence of range, resilience, and adaptability. Identify the transferable skills you have collected through pivots, career breaks, redundancies, and reinventions. Stop apologising for your zigzag and start naming its value with confidence in interviews, conversations, and career decisions. Play this episode now to start turning your unconventional career story into one of your strongest sources of confidence.ResourcesCareer Prompt PackConnect with Caroline hereNew episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at [email protected] - I read them all.And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.Unshakeable Her is the podcast for women in leadership who are ready to build real influence, earn the promotion they deserve, and lead with confidence in systems that weren't built for them. Each episode tackles the challenges that shape leadership from the inside out, including imposter syndrome, resilience, credibility, boundaries, conflict, and feedback, while unpacking how pressure, workplace politics, strategic thinking, decision-making, and visibility affect the way ambitious women grow, lead, and get promoted without losing themselves in the process.