This is a class about how to get better facilitating your own career success. Sysadmins and technologists are typically heads-down-work-hard types who do good work but struggle when it comes playing the business game to advancement and recognition of their work. This class will break-down some of the more cryptic areas of professional development into simple strategies that participants can implement immediately but, more importantly, won’t feel weird doing.
Who should attend:
System Administrators at all levels (junior, intermediate, advanced). Anyone who might feel stalled in their current career and wants to see what they could be doing better to get the recognition they deserve.
Take back to work:
Sysadmins who complete this class will learn strategies that they can implement immediately to become better promoters of their own accomplishments, identify hurdles that they can and can’t control, and incorporate tools that will help on a day-to-day basis for career success.
Topics include:
Career
- Self-promotion: From interviewing to job reviews
- Stepping up and stepping out: opportunities within a job
- Tools that help you when it’s time to shine
Interpersonal
- Successful delegation and diplomacy
- Playing with others when they don’t play well with you
- Community building
Internal
- Make a career plan
- Self-doubt and imposter syndrome: no power poses here
- Your success narrative: storytelling on the fly
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