{"id":3618,"date":"2016-02-02T15:26:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2016-02-02T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:26:46","slug":"how-four-women-figured-out-their-next-career-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/how-four-women-figured-out-their-next-career-move\/","title":{"rendered":"How four women figured out their next career move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Everywoman.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>As you approach a workplace appraisal, don\u2019t fall into the trap of only focussing on what you\u2019ve achieved over the last six months and how you\u2019d like to be rewarded for a job well done.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you put as much time and thought into considering your next move and what\u2019s currently preventing your transition. Remember: bosses aren\u2019t responsible for your career progression; you are.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as we look\u00a0at how four women responded to the feedback: \u201cFigure out your next move.\u201d Whether you\u2019re responding to a boss\u2019s critique or trying to answer your own workplace conundrums, you\u2019ll find more inspiration in our workbooks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everywoman.com\/user\/workbook\/59\/detail\">Career planning<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.everywoman.com\/user\/workbook\/87\/detail\">Preparing for a successful appraisal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Prototype all your options in a &#8216;non-commitment&#8217; way<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI [began] what I call a \u201cself-education program\u201d on something they don\u2019t teach you in school, but is arguably the most important thing of all: what I wanted to do with my life.<\/p>\n<p>I began cold emailing anyone I could think of who I was interested in meeting and learning from. To my surprise, I had a shockingly high response rate. I got to meet with [business] founders, and also various investors and professors. I asked them about their career path, how they\u2019d come to where they were now, and what recommendations they had for figuring out my next move.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t stop there. I also volunteered at major conferences, so I could meet more people and attend the talks for free. I checked out various events and talks in the region, and even sat in on classes at Stanford (which the professors were kind enough to let me observe). [One tutor] advocated an idea that stuck with me: testing out the different career experiences I was interested in, in the most low commitment way that I could for each option.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 I began \u201cprototyping\u201d the different work experiences that I was considering \u2014 dipping my toe in each \u2014 so I could figure out which I liked best. Again using my favorite tactic of cold emailing, I reached out to and secured \u201cshadow experiences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, I\u2019m so happy that I took the time to prototype my different career options \u2014 and am grateful for the fact that it was nearly free to do so (much cheaper than say, an MBA, which many people say they take to figure out what to do with their lives). I learned more in those few months than I had in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><em>Businesswoman Jennifer Turliuk, talking to ForbesWoman<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everywoman.com\/personal-development\/communication\/figure-out-your-next-move-how-four-women-answered-common\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; READ MORE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Everywoman.com As you approach a workplace appraisal, don\u2019t fall into the trap of only focussing on what you\u2019ve achieved over the last six months and how you\u2019d like to be rewarded for a job well done. 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