2. Lis icon designed by Jay Bellew
HI. I’M LIS. I USED TO BE A REQUIREMENTS
ANALYST, BUT NOW I’M AN INFORMATION
ARCHITECT. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THE STEPS I TOOK
TO MAKE THAT CAREER SHIFT.
3. MY GUIDING
CLICHÉS
IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FROM WHAT
YOU’RE DOING TO SOMETHING NEW,
YOU’LL NEED TO FOLLOW THESE
SIMPLE CLICHÉS.
4. TELL THE STORY OF HOW YOUR SKILLS APPLY
TO THE JOB YOU WANT.
5. Constellation designed by Nathan Grealish from the thenounproject.com
CONNECT THE DOTS ON YOUR RESUME SO
HIRING MANAGERS AND RECRUITERS KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.
6. BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHERE YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
7. Businessperson designed by Yaroslaw Bondarenko from the thenounproject.com
IF YOU LOVE WHERE YOU ARE, YOU DON’T NECESSARILY
HAVE TO LEAVE. YOU’LL LIKELY GET MORE FREQUENT
AND LARGER PROMOTIONS BY STAYING THERE.
http://HBR.org/2010/07/Managing-yourself-job-hopping-to-the-top-and-other-career-fallacies/AR/1
8. SET A GOAL
SO YOU KNOW
WHERE
YOU’RE
HEADEDhttp://HBR.org/2012/11/a-campaign-strategy-for-your-career/AR/1
9. PRETEND TO
BE GOOD AT
YOUR JOB
DON’T LET YOUR WEAKNESSES
STOP YOU. JUST PRETEND YOU CAN
DO IT OR EMULATE SOMEONE WHO
CAN.
10. Poster designed by Eddy Ymeri from the thenounproject.com Tape designed by Joseph Charles Epstein from the thenounproject.com
Post It designed by Matt Brooks from the thenounproject.com Marker designed by Dan Hetteix from the thenounproject.com
STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES. TAKE YOUR
PROCESSES OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND PUT THEM
ON THE WALL.
11. Wireframe designed by Missy Kelley from the thenounproject.com
REFER TO YOUR WORK AS INFORMATION
ARCHITECTURE. YOUR CONFIDENCE WILL
AFFECT HOW YOU’RE PERCEIVED BY OTHERS.
13. Handshake designed by Scott Lewis from the thenounproject.com
BUILD ALLIANCES.
BUT DON’T BE WEIRD ABOUT IT.
14. High Five designed by Elizabeth Smith from the thenounproject.com
MAKE FRIENDS. IT’S MORE FUN AND LESS
WEIRD.
15. Bearded Man designed by Riccardo Greg from the thenounproject.com
HOW CAN YOU HELP OTHERS? OFFER TO PITCH
IN ON A PART OF A PROJECT THAT’S
INTERESTING TO YOU.
29. Collaboration designed by Krisada from the thenounproject.com
RESIST THE URGE TO JUMP IN AND CHANGE
EVERYTHING. BUILD SLOWLY AT FIRST.
30. Hierarchy designed by Murali Krishna from the thenounproject.com
KEEP AN EYE ON NEW PEOPLE. HAVE THAT
ELEVATOR PITCH READY IN CASE THEY DON’T
KNOW ABOUT YOUR WORK.
32. Ninja designed by Drew Ellis from the thenounproject.com
Panda designed by Angela Angelini from the thenounproject.com
BE LIKE THE KUNG-FU PANDA. HE USED HIS
TRAINING TO TURN AN ATTACK INTO AN
OPPORTUNITY.
33. YOU HAVE CONTROL
OVER YOUR WORK LIFE
• Pretend to be good at your job
• Make things easier for others
• Pick up side projects
• Connect with the right people
• Nurture relationships
• Keep pretending to be good at your job
• Educate your teams