Texas A&M University Class 481, Travel, Career Development
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This document provides survival tips for professionals traveling for their jobs, emphasizing the need to manage personal issues and career planning effectively. It advises against the misconception of glamorous travel and encourages utilizing corporate resources wisely while suggesting a pyramid-like structure for building a career rather than a traditional ladder. Additionally, it highlights the importance of adapting to changes and taking control of one's travel and career trajectory.
Texas A&M University Class 481, Travel, Career Development
- 1. Traveling for your job: survival tips Mark Cathcart, Senior Distinguished Engineer, Executive Director, Software Group, Dell Inc. Fellow of the British Computer Society, CITP February, 2013 (CC) Some rights reserved by Vanessa (EY) on flickr.com
- 2. Where the hell is Matt?
- 3. Agenda • • • • Travelling for your job How to handle personal issues professionally Thinking about and preparing for mid-career and long-term career prospects The joys and expectations of working in a large company MAKE SURE CHANGE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS FOR YOU, NOT TO YOU!
- 4. Travel, but not for too long. Don’t kid yourself it’s glamorous.
- 5. TAKE CHARGE
- 7. Expenses • Where there is travel There are receipts Receipts = lost money • Corporate credit cards • “Find the raincoat” DON’T GIVE THEM A REASON TO FIRE YOU!
- 8. How to handle personal issues professionally
- 9. Thinking about and preparing for mid-career and long-term career prospects Build your career as a pyramid • Not as a ladder You need to have a base of experience • It’s a much more stable structure Taking lateral moves • It involves getting out of your comfort zone Carol Bartz, President, CEO Yahoo! Inc.
- 10. The joys and expectations of working in a large company