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Krunal Parmar
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You Are The CEO of Your Own Career

Google isn't going to plan your career.
Your manager isn't going to plan your career.
Your HR department isn't going to plan your career.

You are the CEO of Me, Inc.

This means you are responsible for:

Product (Your Skills): Are they relevant and in demand?

Marketing (Your Resume/LinkedIn): Does it tell a compelling story?

Sales (Your Interviews): Can you close the deal?

R&D (Your Learning): Are you investing in future growth?

Finance (Your Salary): Are you being compensated at market rate?

Once you adopt this mindset, everything changes.
You stop waiting for permission. You start taking action.

What's one thing you're doing this week to be a better CEO of your career?

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Oscar

I really like this way of thinking about your career. It's a nice to break everything down into sub problems, which helps determine what you're lacking in. Did you get to the second interview easily, but failed once the technical questions were over? Maybe your "sales" department needs to be improved.

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