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Developer Career Masterplan

You're reading from  Developer Career Masterplan

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801818704
Pages 310 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Heather VanCura Heather VanCura
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Bruno Souza Bruno Souza
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1 The Basics: Learn and Practice the Technical Skills
2. Chapter 1: The Secret to Learning about Technology Quickly and Continuously 3. Chapter 2: Choose Your Best Path for Learning, Training, and Certifications 4. Chapter 3: Optimize Your Support Network for Growth 5. Chapter 4: Acquire the Right Skills Deliberately 6. Chapter 5: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone 7. Part 2 Get Involved: Participate in the Community
8. Chapter 6: Become a Team Player by Embracing Communities 9. Chapter 7: Focus Your Growth by Giving and Receiving Mentoring 10. Chapter 8: Be Part of a Larger Group – Meeting People at User Groups and Meetups 11. Chapter 9: Grow Your Network through Social Media 12. Chapter 10: Build Lasting Relationships 13. Part 3 Create Impact: Share and Lead
14. Chapter 11: Build Trust and Solve Problems with Open Source Projects 15. Chapter 12: Scaling Trust through Public Engagement: Speaking and Blogs 16. Chapter 13: Be a Leader: Manage Up, Down, and Across Your Organization 17. Chapter 14: Stepping Up Your Technology Game – Defining Technology Instead of Merely Using It 18. Chapter 15: Build Your Personal Brand and Become a Trusted Advisor 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Be the best mentee for your mentor

A good mentee will pay close attention and will work on the things that need to be worked on. A good mentee will do things to get closer to the mentor and will want to do things with the mentor... as much as possible, of course! You want to be appropriate and respectful, not overly demanding of your mentor. Strive to be the best mentee to your mentor by doing the things suggested, applying the things you need to apply, and asking questions. Also, be helpful to your mentor. Help your mentor achieve things they want and work on their projects as well. The closer the relationship that you build with your mentor, the more results you are going to have in your own life. And once your mentorship arrangement comes to a close, you should continue to say thanks every so often when you think of them. This goes both ways – when you have given and received mentorship, sending a note of thanks and appreciation can deepen the trust and connection in your...

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