Advice please! 40 year old minority VP candidate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm rooting for you, OP! Give us an update when you hear!

Signed 46 yo minority woman, also stuck in senior director level roles despite strong track record and experience while white women and men, often with poor interpersonal skills and lacking superior qualifications, have leapt ahead

Sometimes I wonder if part of the criteria to VP level promotion is "controllability"-- filtering out competent independent thinkers and highlighting nonthreatening rubberstamp yes people

[Anonymous]

Talk to your manager about it and even try to involve them for help getting it and tips especially if your workplace has a policy that manager must be informed. Maybe reach out informally to the hiring manager first to see if there is already someone in mind

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here— i think it went well. She was surprised but said she understood and would hate to lose me, and wished me the best, gave me insight on that line also, including potential pitfalls (i know she is being objective, that line has been hurting budget-wise). For the record, if I were to get the job, I would not be her boss. We would be peers on the same level but different lines. She is more senior than me and im really hoping for a mentorship relationship.

That’s great - good luck on your interview!