My Guide to Career Pathing: 15 Lessons to Inform Your Next Power Move

If you follow me on Twitter or have met me at professional networking events, you may have noticed a strong tone of opinion. I am vocal about workplace practices that deeply affect my career path. Many of the issues I’ve faced are a direct result of being a gender and race minority in media and tech. I feel inclined to pay it forward to those of you who perhaps are entering the workforce or looking to change careers, like I have several times. This career guide is meant to help you shape your next power move at work. 

Below is a compilation of tactical advice to navigate a successful career path. They are my tried and true tips from over a decade of experience working as a freelancer, in corporate offices, at startups and derive from lessons of failure and success. This is a guide particularly catered for ambitious people. Meaning, they are steps that need to be taken at multiple stages throughout your professional development so you have to be a go-getter, willing to go the extra mile for that one job or promotion. Read these tips, act on them and let me know how they work out for you.

15 ways to supercharge your career

  1. Join a coworking space

  2. Your reputation is your resume 

  3. Don't make these networking mistakes

  4. Keep an updated network

  5. Schedule a coffee chat

  6. Join a new meetup

  7. Become a volunteer

  8. Invest in yourself

  9. Get a mentor

  10. Do your research

  11. Write it down

  12. Stay relevant

  13. Keep weekly goals

  14. Tackle your reading list

  15. Make a (positive) impact on company culture

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