Pivoting your career

Pivot is a framework former Googler Jenny Blake developed to help people use the skills they have built through experience to seek new challenges and change their careers. After spending 7 years working behind the scenes in the recruitment industry, it was time for a pivot of my own! In this talk I'll give an overview of the Pivot framework and how it can help you decide when, how and where to pivot, as well as sharing a little of my personal experience along the way.

Transcript

1. PIVOTING YOUR CAREER @GRobilliard
2. Pivoting your career @GRobilliard
3. @mobywhale
4. @GRobilliard
5. Manage • Your own career: what do you want out
 of your career? • Your manager: how can your manage 
 help you get there? • Your team: if you’re a manager, how can
 you use this framework to lead, and 
 promote professional growth for your 
 team?
6. @GRobilliard Evaluate
7. PLANT
8. Create a foundation from your values, and strengths to articulate how you define success.
10. • What does your perfect role and 
 perfect company look like? • Where you’d like to be one year 
 from now? • What did you enjoy as a kid and how 
 can you find that enjoyment now? • How do you spend spare time? • What are your marketable skills? • Values exercises What can you do?
11. Security Freedom Money Flexibility Structure Adventure
12. Evaluate.
13. SCAN
14. Research new and related skills. Explore and develop desired skills. Talk to people.
20. • Look around this room • Go online • What jobs exist? • How are different teams comprised? What can you do?
21. Evaluate.
22. PILOT
23. Low risk experiments to test your new direction.
24. @GRobilliard
25. @GRobilliard Tripadvisor.com
26. #
27. @GRobilliard
28. • nodegirls • SheHacks • short course eg GA • travel • hack a raspberrypi • try different meetups • contract roles • side businesses • bake • try a pilates class • volunteer… What can you do?
29. Evaluate.
30. @GRobilliard
31. LAUNCH
32. @GRobilliard Buzzfeed.com
33. @GRobilliard Head of People & Culture
34. ALWAYS BE PIVOTING
35. Hold career conversations regularly.
36. THANK YOU. @GRobilliard
38. Any questions?