how to evaluate your technical career track
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How to Evaluate Your Technical Career Track
Poornima Vijayashanker#femgineerforum@femgineer
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Background
• Femgineer • Forums
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Agenda
• What are the roles?• Technical v. management track?• How to transition?• Breakout session
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Smart.
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Inexperienced.
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Falling off.
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Environment.
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Stuck.
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It’s too late.
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Get back on!
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Many paths.
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What are the roles?
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Technical track.
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FreelancerConsultant
Individual ContributorTechnical Team Lead
ArchitectCreative Director
ManagerTeacher
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Take stock of projects.
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Side projects.
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Meet Courteney.
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Expertise.
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Management track.
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Budget & control resources.
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Directions.
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Understand organization.
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Lookout.
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Lots of open doors.
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Interview them!
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When was the last time someone was promoted?
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Do people make transitions?
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Understand the day-to-day!
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Responsibilities&
Requirements
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Get Some Feedback• Colleagues• Friends• Mentors
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Perspective.
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I’m not ready...
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Constantly learning.
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Training.
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Transition.
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Create a plan.
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The role you want.Why you want it.
Why you can do it!
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Demonstrate through stories
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ASK!
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Don’t muddle the message.
“...”
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Do a bite-sized sale.
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RISK.
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Show progress overtime.
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Mitigating risk == easy decision
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Inaction.
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Review
• What are the roles?• Technical v. management track?• How to transition?• Breakout session
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Q&A
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Breakout Session!
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KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA
DELIVERABLE
BREAK OUT SESSION
Think about your track. 30 minutes Get into groups of ~5 people.1. Introduce yourself to the group.2. Take stock of past projects3. What did you enjoy about those
projects?4. What role do you think you maybe
suited to based on what you enjoyed working on?
5. What are some next steps for you?6. Share with the group.
Short presentation
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