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Career Planning

Skills assessment, career frameworks, OKRs, mentorship, board of directors, and career pivots

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Career Planning#

Design and execute a long-term career strategy.

Frameworks#

IKIGAI — Find Your Direction#

     What you love
         |
  What you're ——— What the world
  good at       needs
         |
     What you can be paid for

Career Levels Progression#

Level	Focus	Timeline
L3 (Junior)	Execution, learning	0-2 years
L4 (Mid)	Independent delivery	2-4 years
L5 (Senior)	Technical leadership, mentoring	4-7 years
L6 (Staff)	Cross-team impact, strategy	7-10 years
L7 (Principal)	Org-wide influence, industry	10+ years

Skills Assessment#

Every 6 Months#

List your top 5 technical skills (rate 1-10)
List top 5 soft skills (rate 1-10)
Identify 2 skills to grow next quarter
Check job descriptions for target role — what's missing?
Create a learning plan with specific milestones

Personal Board of Directors#

Curate 3-5 mentors for different domains:

Technical mentor (senior IC or architect)
Career mentor (manager or director)
Industry mentor (different company, same field)
Personal mentor (life/career balance)

Career Pivot Plan#

Identify transferable skills
Build portfolio projects in new domain
Network with people in target field
Get certification or targeted education
Start with adjacent role, then pivot fully

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Behavioral frameworks, technical interview patterns, system design, coding, and negotiation prep

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Profile optimization, content strategy, networking, thought leadership, and personal branding

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Resume Writing

ATS optimization, achievement frameworks (STAR, CAR), formatting, tailoring, and portfolio presentation

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