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Career Development for IT Professionals Strategies You Can Use
Cynthia Golden
Vice President, EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference
June 11, 2007
12 Career Development StrategiesStrategy: a plan, method, or series of
maneuvers or stratagems for obtaining a specific goal or result
Apply to anyone Apply throughout your career
1. Understand your environment
Aging workforce Baby boomers beginning to retire
Good job outlook for IT Opportunities will abound, especially
leadership roles
Higher Education is a Calling
Work Environment is Appealing
Leadership Continuity May Become an Issue
Mentoring Makes a Difference
2004 Research StudyIT Leadership in Higher Education
A Few Key Findings
Outlook?
Opportunities Preparation
Career Framework
Early Career Build Skills, Social Strengths Understand the Academy
Mid-Career Hone skills Management
Late Career Stay Current Identify Successor Mentoring
2. Understand yourself(personal assessment)
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where you stand but the direction in which you are moving.”
-Goethe
3. PD = Lifelong Learning
Time and Money
No excuses!
PD on a Budget
Local trade shows and Conferences
Campus Events
In-house classes
Network with Colleagues
Multipurpose Staff Meetings
Doing Lunch
More…
Job Swaps
Community Involvement
The Web
The Unexpected
Personal Exploration
4. Complete your degree
Credibility Critical Thinking Completion
5. Understand your boss
6. Understand your institution’s culture
Powerful Decision making and governance Traditions and values
7. Understand the importance of mentoring
Types of Mentoring Relationships One on one Group Different roles over time Formal and Informal Career and personal
Mentoring Programs
University of Kansashttp://www.informationservices.ku.edu/mentoring
Georgia Tech
IT Professionals Leaders Program
MIT
Leader to Leader http://web.mit.edu/hr/oed/l2l
8. Know how to communicate effectively
9. Empower other people
“Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.”
-Anonymous
10. Find work/life balance
What do you value?
How do you spend your time?
Manage priorities
Manage time
Make Choices
Strategies to Promote Balance
Take Time Off
Take a lunch break
Exercise
Volunteer
Learn something new
Laugh Ask for Help
Be a role model
Cultivate the next generation
Promote camaraderie
Use HR
11. Be aware that you may need to move on
12. Make Career Planning a HabitOnce a year, but be flexible
Am I learning?
Am I contributing?
Am I having fun?
Your resume
Career Reflections
www.educause.edu/cultivatingcareers
Chapter 4
Listen to personal reflections from some of today’s leaders
Marilyn McMillan Ilee Rhimes Carole Barone
Mely Tynan Ron Bleed Lucinda Lea
Willie Pritchard Gordon Wishon Jim Bottum
Thank You!
With thanks to Ron Bleed, Maricopa Community College District,
For content, counsel, and the penguins!