Briggs U. on LinkedIn: Careers aren't linear! "You can choose a new path at any age"
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Briggs U. on LinkedIn: Careers aren't linear! "You can choose a new path at any age"
Nothing about this trajectory yields a coherent narrative. Jo was finding her way through life, little by little, experimenting with what suited her, and attracted employers. Every step she took revealed more of who she was and what she wanted from life. There was no map; she just explored.
Margaret Heffernan • Uncharted
A career choice early in life need not be deemed an error in the light of a change of profession decades later. People change, events change them and their own choices move them to places where they see more of life, differently. These contingencies, accidents, flukes aren’t errors or bugs; however uncertain, they are an infinite source of life’s r
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16:45 - Intro to Shawn's book “The Coding Career Handbook.” Definition of Career by Mark McGranaghan: “The course and consequences of your professional endeavors.” And that it is more non-linear than in the past. Definition of Career by Shawn Wang: “Career is the story that you retroactively tell after we do the things that we’ve done. It becomes a... See more
Adam Wiggins • Career with swyx // Metamuse podcast episode 53
“Spiral” careers are the last category. This is like a series of smaller careers. People in this model might make a pretty dramatic career shift every decade or so, but there is a method to the madness. They are using their skills and knowledge in one field and applying it to another, while getting a variety of experiences for their own fulfillment
... See moreOprah Winfrey • Build the Life You Want
Forward moves align with traditional career progression, while backward and lateral moves provide valuable experiences and skill development.