Staying Sharp: How to Keep Growing in Your Tech Career
Staying Sharp: How to Keep Growing in Your Tech Career
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Careers are like houses; there's always more work to be done. A career often starts with landing that first role, but the goal is to level up. If you aim to become an executive, founder, or leader, career growth is essential, and you control it. This course will provide ways to grow on the job, outside the job, and assess your progress to find new growth opportunities. Your career growth never stops, and this course will teach you how to continuously nurture it.
Syllabus
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Find your passions Your passions can help take you further in your career. 1m
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Time to reflect Before moving forward, it is always important to reflect on how far you've come and what is holding you back from going further and learn what you want in your next position. 2m
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Setting goals Setting SMART goals for yourself is critical as you develop your tech career. 2m
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Nurture relationships As you try to grow your career in tech, it's often challenging to figure out how to go from point A to point B. 2m
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Identify opportunities The key to career growth is to identify opportunities that likely will make you uncomfortable but ultimately will make you more skilled and likely more visible. 2m
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Be a leader To grow in your career, you must show you are a leader before you have the title to back it. 2m
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Showcase your work The harsh truth is that in today's age you must show your work. 2m
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Attend industry events Connections outside your current workspace are arguably more important than that of the ones internally. 2m
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Find a mentor Finding a mentor or a career coach outside of your job is often more effective than finding one internally. 2m
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Upskilling To take the next step in your career you will always need to learn new skills and implement them into your toolbelt. 2m
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Build your community Building your work community can help you advance your skills and increase your accountability. 2m
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Revamp your resume Modifying your resume to reflect your newfound technical skills and leadership roles can help ensure you're presenting skills aligned with your desired role. 2m
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Establish an online presence In 2022 there is nothing more valuable to your brand than having an online presence. 1m
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Re-evaluate and assess After you've set your goals, done the work inside and outside of your job, the work isn't finished because growth never stops. 2m
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Begin your journey Thank you for watching my course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Ayodele Duyile
Ayodele 'Ayo' Duyile's career in tech began in 2015 after joining Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineer. Ayo was concurrently working towards a Masters in Engineering Product Management which he completed in 2017.
With over 6 years of product and engineering experience, Ayo's career has served as a blueprint for how to successfully pivot into the product world. He has also helped individuals from various backgrounds break into Product at many tech companies. Both his company and nonprofit help individuals amplify their transferable skills to enhance their ability to break into Product.
Ayodele Duyile
Technical Product Manager, Career Coach, Speaker, Professor
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
