Katie Donovan, Career and Pay Equity Consultant

Hi, I’m Katie Donovan.

I help people who experience promotion and pay gaps get jobs, manage their careers, and negotiate their pay to help end pay and promotion gaps.

My Approach

Insider Knowledge

I used to support employers hiring at a hiring firm, applicant tracking company, and professional trade association. I know the difference between what they say and what they mean. I know how to get around, over, and through the hurdles experienced by most job candidates and employees.

Translator and Script Writer

You know what to do but are not sure what to say when networking, interviewing, and negotiating. You aren’t alone. Much of what I do is translate what you want to say or ask into something that moves the conversation to getting you hired, promoted, and paid better.

Experienced & Established

Since 2011

Thousands Helped
Constituting Individuals
Speaking and Delivering Workshops
Pay Equity Leader

Introduced 2 Pay Equity Best Practices
Salary History Bans &
Pay in Job Listings
Media Commentator

CNN, BBC, NPR, Good Morning America
Hollywood Reporter, Time, Forbes

Our Services

Career Checkup

Create a more stable and prosperous career through a guided Career Checkup. Just like your health, a little preventative care for your job will make your next job search whether internal or external easier and your negotiation a breeze. Let me ask you the questions you avoid and help you determine next steps to give you the greatest options and power.
Job Search

First job, promotion, new industry, career re-entry follow the same process of tapping into your professional community (aka networking), applying to posted jobs, and professionally breaking a few rules. I’ll work with you to devise a plan with daily activities, key people and organizations, and outreach templates.
Negotiate

Negotiation is easiest when you can say and mean NO. Some refer to it as having F-You money. You don’t need to be rich to be able to say no. You need to understand the flow of negotiations and have created power. Let me help you with both.