Treating your career path and training like leveling up in games We will take a look at how you can actively plan your career through learning specific skills. Picking a moon-shot job and working out the path to get there. Then how to start taking practical steps to get started

1. Treating your career path and training like
levelling up in games
Ray Coulstock

2. Hello I’m Ray Coulstock

3. Levelling Up
Your Career
Which path will you take?

4. Agenda
• Pick a target
• Pick a route
• Recognise your ideal way of training
• Finding your training

5. Pick your field of Expertise
http://www.costumesupercenter.com/

6. Planning your route
Student
Full Stack
Developer
Consultant
Web
Developer
RetiredSenior Developer Technical DirectorJunior Developer
Junior Web
Designer

7. How to find skills for a job.

8. Organise the jobs and skills you’ve found.
Junior
developer
SQL Server experience
Basic SQL
Exposure to C#
MS Excel & pivot tables
MS Power BI
Full stack
developer
Good C#
.NET Core & Web APIs
SQL Server
HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, AngularJS
Agile & Git
Technical
director
Strong programming skills
Agile philosophy
Architectural patterns
Server Virtualization
Team Management
To Learn
Good C#
.NET Core & Web APIs
SQL Server
HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, AngularJS
Agile & Git
To Learn
Strong programming skills
Agile philosophy
Architectural patterns
Server Virtualization
Team Management

9. MR X
Photoshop
Illustrator
Adobe XD
HTML & CSS
MS Office
UX
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Adobe XD
HTML & CSS
MS Office
UX
InDesign
Junior Graphics Designer.
Name:
Profession:
Description:
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10. Junior
Graphics
Designer
MS Office
Illustrator
Adobe XDHTML & CSS
Photoshop
UX
InDesign
MR X
Photoshop
Illustrator
Adobe XD
HTML & CSS
MS Office
UX
InDesign
Job Role vs Person Profile.

11. Junior Developer Senior Developer Technical Director
Pick a target – then a route – identify the skills

12. How to get the skills
• Where to find training
• How to pick the right one

13. Where to find training

14. How to pick the right training
Long
Short
Free
Subscription
Weekly
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15. The right training at the right time
Junior Developer Senior Developer Technical Director

16. A useful tool
• Picking a target job role
• Finding the skills needed
• Finding your preferred training style

17. Introducing…
Database of job roles
Custom filtered
Google search
Personalised route to
levelling up your career
(bookmark jobs)
Training preferences
questionnaire
Training that matches your
preferences

18. Now comes the hard bit…
Playing the Game!
• Make time to train yourself
• Find the jobs or promotions
• Breeze the interview

19. Need a little push in
the right direction?
CV
Review

20. How have you related to this talk?
Did you find yourself staring away from the screen while listening to me?
Do you have lots of questions rolling around in your head?
Have you started making notes or listing out some of your skills?
Do you see what I mean?
Do you hear what I’m saying?
Do you know what I mean?
Did you follow the process?
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21. Now scale this up to your whole team!
A great music band has a group
of talented musicians!
An amazing star ship captain
has a great bridge crew!
A successful sports team trains the whole team!

22. Scan this using your LinkedIn app
on your phone or search for Ray
Coulstock
Email: raycoulstock@eruditology.com
Web: www.raycoulstock.me
Web: www.eruditology.com
Web: www.findjobskills.com
Thank you for listening
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