Without sharing too much, I’ve recently realized that where I am is probably not the best place in terms of career growth. I can show my contributions on my resume, but due to circumstances outside of my control, I can’t show them in terms of title promotions.
When you realize you’re in a space or place that isn’t invested in your growth, what is your strategy for getting back on track or rebooting your career?
(Now I’m looking for the power button for me. Maybe I need to try and turn it off, then on again?)
Personally I went contracting! That was the biggest reboot for me and my career, it meant I could choose the work and the career progression.
The only proviso is that the contracting market is pretty rubbish at the moment so it’s much more of a leap of faith now than it has been before. If you have bills to pay then it can be quite challenging.
I don’t have all the answers, but something that has worked for me is to pick up adjacent fields. things that needs testing skills but is about testing something else. For me it has been security, compliance and resilience - for others it has been specific tooling. There is only one to do the first step.. you. and only one to select the path. you.
Where do you want to go - can you plan a route to that destination?