Career Development in Tech

My career development talk at WIE/IEEE UI webinar.

Transcript

1. Career Development in Tech Kehinde Ladipo
2. My Story “Kehinde is a Software Engineer at Microsoft. She started out her engineering career working at companies that built bespoke software and delivered consultancy services for clients across Retail, Banking, Insurance, Telecoms and the Health sector. Kehinde holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science with Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University. She likes to browse fashion and watch food videos.”
3. Agenda • Why should you bother about career development? • Career development drivers • Career development strategies
4. Why should you care about Career Development? The world is changing rapidly, so is the need for us to continually skill ourselves to respond to these changes
5. Why should you care about Career Development? The world is changing rapidly, so is the need for us to continually skill ourselves to respond to these changes Career development process is continuous. It is the basis of our professional portfolio.
6. Why should you care about Career Development? The world is changing rapidly, so is the need for us to continually skill ourselves to respond to these changes We sometimes get carried away by daily routine tasks, like work, school, grades and often forget about career development. Planning helps us achieve our career objectives Career development is continuous. It is the basis of our professional portfolio.
7. Career Development Drivers • Personal skills – technical knowledge, soft skills ◦ Ownership, leadership, communication skills, good attitude, team skills, work ethics, etc.
8. Career Development Drivers • Personal skills – technical knowledge, soft skills ◦ Ownership, leadership, communication skills, good attitude, team skills, work ethics, etc • Prospects for career growth in your industry ◦ What are the skills in demand? ◦ Have you identified your interests? ◦ Do you think your skills will be relevant in X years?
9. Career Development Drivers • Personal skills – technical knowledge, soft skills ◦ Ownership, leadership, communication skills, good attitude, team skills, work ethics, etc. • Prospects for career growth in your industry ◦ What are the skills in demand? ◦ Have you identified your interests? ◦ Do you think your skills will be relevant in X years? • Continuous learning ◦ Are you upskilling yourself in line with the current trends?
10. Career Development Strategies • Identify your career goals. o Goals should be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. o Short-term and Long-term
11. Career Development Strategies • Identify your career goals. o Goals should be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. o Short-term and Long-term • Create a career plan.
12. Career Development Strategies • Identify your career goals. o Goals should be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. o Short-term and Long-term • Create a career plan. • Seek mentorship (guidance).
13. Career Development Strategies • Identify your career goals. o Goals should be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. o Short-term and Long-term • Create a career plan. • Seek mentorship (guidance). • Continuous skill development.
14. Career Development Strategies • Lookout for opportunities matching your goals.
15. Career Development Strategies • Lookout for opportunities matching your goals. • Develop your network. o Peers, community events, social media
16. Career Development Strategies • Lookout for opportunities matching your goals. • Develop your network. o Peers, community events, social media • Be accountable o Review periodically, get feedback.
17. Career Development Strategies • Lookout for opportunities matching your goals. • Develop your network. o Peers, community events, social media • Be accountable o Review periodically, get feedback. • Take care of yourself. o Physical, mental & emotional wellbeing o Enjoy the process
18. Key Takeaways YOUR CAREER IS YOURS TO BUILD, TAKE INITIATIVE INVEST IN YOURSELF AS YOU ARE YOUR GREATEST ASSET/INVESTMENT
19. Thanks for Listening. Questions?