Career Development for IT Professionals Strategies You Can Use Cynthia Golden Vice President, EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference June 11,

Career Development for IT Professionals Strategies You Can Use

Cynthia Golden

Vice President, EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

June 11, 2007

12 Career Development StrategiesStrategy: a plan, method, or series of

maneuvers or stratagems for obtaining a specific goal or result

Apply to anyone Apply throughout your career

1. Understand your environment

Aging workforce Baby boomers beginning to retire

Good job outlook for IT Opportunities will abound, especially

leadership roles

Higher Education is a Calling

Work Environment is Appealing

Leadership Continuity May Become an Issue

Mentoring Makes a Difference

2004 Research StudyIT Leadership in Higher Education

A Few Key Findings

Outlook?

Opportunities Preparation

Career Framework

Early Career Build Skills, Social Strengths Understand the Academy

Mid-Career Hone skills Management

Late Career Stay Current Identify Successor Mentoring

2. Understand yourself(personal assessment)

“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where you stand but the direction in which you are moving.”

-Goethe

3. PD = Lifelong Learning

Time and Money

No excuses!

PD on a Budget

Local trade shows and Conferences

Campus Events

In-house classes

Network with Colleagues

Multipurpose Staff Meetings

Doing Lunch

More…

Job Swaps

Community Involvement

The Web

The Unexpected

Personal Exploration

4. Complete your degree

Credibility Critical Thinking Completion

5. Understand your boss

6. Understand your institution’s culture

Powerful Decision making and governance Traditions and values

7. Understand the importance of mentoring

Types of Mentoring Relationships One on one Group Different roles over time Formal and Informal Career and personal

Mentoring Programs

University of Kansashttp://www.informationservices.ku.edu/mentoring

Georgia Tech

IT Professionals Leaders Program

MIT

Leader to Leader http://web.mit.edu/hr/oed/l2l

8. Know how to communicate effectively

9. Empower other people

“Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.”

-Anonymous

10. Find work/life balance

What do you value?

How do you spend your time?

Manage priorities

Manage time

Make Choices

Strategies to Promote Balance

Take Time Off

Take a lunch break

Exercise

Volunteer

Learn something new

Laugh Ask for Help

Be a role model

Cultivate the next generation

Promote camaraderie

Use HR

11. Be aware that you may need to move on

12. Make Career Planning a HabitOnce a year, but be flexible

Am I learning?

Am I contributing?

Am I having fun?

Your resume

Career Reflections

www.educause.edu/cultivatingcareers

Chapter 4

Listen to personal reflections from some of today’s leaders

Marilyn McMillan Ilee Rhimes Carole Barone

Mely Tynan Ron Bleed Lucinda Lea

Willie Pritchard Gordon Wishon Jim Bottum

Thank You!

cgolden@educause.edu

With thanks to Ron Bleed, Maricopa Community College District,

For content, counsel, and the penguins!