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5.8Hands-On Exercise
- Map your current position on the career tracks above. Which track are you on? Which level are you at?
- Identify the 3 skills you need to develop to reach the next level. Create a 6-month plan to build them.
- Draw your T-shape: what is your broad knowledge base, and what is (or will be) your deep expertise?
- Talk to someone who is 2-3 levels above you. Ask them what they wish they had known at your level.
- Write a one-page career plan: where you are, where you want to be in 3 years, and the specific steps to get there.