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

Finding a good mentor

Mentors can be found in many places, among your friends, work colleagues, people in the industry, teachers, and many more possibilities. There are the steps to finding a good mentor:

  • Be clear on what you want to accomplish
  • Look for someone that has done what you are trying to do
  • Look for someone that you trust or admire
  • Look for someone that is willing to build a relationship with you

Let’s look at these steps in detail:

Step 1 – be clear on what you want to accomplish

Because mentorship is better if you are trying to grow or improve a specific situation, it is important that you are incredibly clear about what you want to accomplish. Finding a mentor that will help you achieve what you want will make the entire process a lot more interesting for you both. Go after your big dreams and find a mentor that will help you accomplish a specific thing that you want and create the motivation for you to face the challenges...

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