The Top Career Development Resources To Grow Your Career
Over the past few weeks, a number of my friends (looking at you, Jenni, Chris, and James) and colleagues have posted some great threads on LinkedIn and Twitter crowdsourcing for the best career development resources that are out there. The great thing about the internet is that it’s relatively easy to find just about anything, which is also what makes it so difficult - how do you cut through the noise to find the information that you need in a sea full of content?
Over the years, I’ve (for better or worse) read, listened to, and consumed lots of resources related to career development. Furthermore, I’ve had the privilege and good fortune with connecting with and building relationships with some incredible career development experts & creators out there right now. Before I forget all of this information, I wanted to put together a guide of resources and experts that can help people find the career resources they need to achieve their career goals.?
Note: this list is not exhaustive, so I welcome any missing feedback or links!
Use Case #1: Improving on Your Current Path
These resources are for professionals who are looking to continue developing their skills and craft on their current path. Think of it as jetfuel to improve what you are already doing or to get there at a faster pace
Pete is a former Bain Consultant turned Corporate Trainer and Podcast Host. The name of his podcast kind of explains it all, but in his catalogue of 700+ episodes he has episodes on literally any topic you could think of that could help you be better at work
Jessi is a former technology writer for Wired and other publications but is now an Editor and Podcast host at LinkedIn. In her podcast, she explores various aspects of the changing nature of work, covering everything from The Great Resignation to How to better negotiate.
HBR’s Managing Yourself Tag has plenty of short articles with tactical and actionable advice for various workplace issues.?
Brandon is an Executive Coach, Blogger, and Consultant on all issues related to the workplace. Each episode Brandon tackles common workplace questions and interviews guests to provide advice on workplace issues ranging from how to manage up to how to navigate the return to work
Use Case #2: Exploring New Career Options
Are you thinking of making a career change but aren’t sure what or how to get started? These resources are for folks who want to explore options in a sensible and digestible way
This book, written by Bill and Dave (two well known Professors and Executives from Stanford’s D-School) is a great resource for those of you who believe you need a change but aren’t sure where to start. They apply their principles of design thinking to help you design a new career path and go out and get it
While this show just recently stopped, Dr. Dawn Graham is an Executive and Career Coach who works at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. There are over 6 seasons of episodes that cover the various aspects of switching careers
When it comes to longevity and career search podcasts, How to Happen Your Careers takes the cake. Scott Anthony Barlow is a longtime career coach and has over 340 episodes on career switches from over 8 years of podcasting (pretty impressive if you ask me!)
Written in 2004 but still withholding the test of time, this book has some great research and principles for building and executing a career transition. When I was a career coach I often recommended this book to my clients, and if you are looking for a teaser on it, check out this article
Use Case #3: Job and Career Search
These resources are for people who are starting or in the middle of a job or career search, and who are looking for guidance and best practices to successfully navigate the search, whether it’s landing an interview, finding the right opportunity or negotiating a great salary.
Mac is the host of the Find Your DreamJob podcast and is also the Founder of Macs List, a jbo board and career advice blog. Each episode covers various aspects of the job and career search to help job seekers navigate the process.?
I’ve gotten to know Austin over the years, and I think his career and job search advice is spot on. This podcast has episodes on every aspect of the job search process from preparing your resume to landing a job offer. I also had the chance to interview Austin on my own podcast
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This podcast is hosted by Kimberly Cummings, a career coach and author of the book: Next Move Best Move. This podcast covers all the aspects of the job and career search podcast drawing from Kimberly's time as a career coach and previous stints at American Express in HR/Talent.
Use Case 4: Improving Your Management Skills
Whether you are a newly appointed people manager or a longtime manager looking to get better at your craft, these resources are here to help you improve your people manager skills and get the most out of your team.?
Julie was thrust into the role of people manager at a young age while working as a designer at Facebook. Since then, she’s gone on to manage managers and managers of managers before leaving Facebook as a VP to pursue her own pursuits. This is a great book for anyone who was thrust into the manager role without really having a sense of what it was, and has plenty of real and practical advice to pull from.?
Ask a Manager is like your "Dear Prudence" column but for management. Each week, Allison answers questions that managers face and provides actionable advice that all managers can learn from.
This podcast hosted by Mamie Kanfer Stewart covers all the various aspects of today’s modern manager. She tries to provide a combination of her own management advice as well as bringing guests on the show to talk about specific topics they are experts in.
15 Five is a HR Software platform which specializes in performance management and employee development. Their blog and their subsequent community has plenty of resources and advice on how to become an effective manager.
Kim’s Book is a must-read for anyone who is a manager and wants to know how to communicate effectively and lead with empathy. Drawing on her lessons from leading and managing teams at companies like Google and Apple, Kim shares her lessons for how to manage in a way where you care for people while driving results.
Use Case 5: Big Picture Career Strategy
Are you looking for some bigger picture/philosophical but pragmatic thoughts about your career and how it plays a role in your life? Here are some resources to help you do some long-term planning while looking at your job and career in the context of your life.
Nick is someone I “met on the internet” through his work at Tradecraft who has be writing and thinking about career strategy for years. His Substack is a great resource for career strategy, as are his tweets
Deb Liu is the CEO of Ancestry.com and a former PM leader at Facebook. She is currently working on a book (believe it is related to careers) but in the meantime is writing a newsletter chock full of great lessons and learnings from her own career.
Shameless plug: this is my newsletter where I talk about advice, learnings and ideas related to how humans can develop and form a great career and life.?If you want some advice and lessons on how to build a great career and life, this is a newsletter for you.
Whitney’s book and podcast are great resources for those of you who are thinking about longer term career strategy and the role that transitions, iterations and continuous learning play within your career.?
Use Case 6: Ongoing Voices in Career Development
Here are some of my favorite people who write, think, post, or share regularly on Linkedin with respect to various topics and content about career development
Conclusion
I am sure I am missing out on some resources or links so if you have any to add please feel free to comment or drop the links in. My hope is that there is something for everyone out there who is thinking about how to achieve their career goals. Best of luck!
A former Dean of MBA Admissions on a mission to create more MBA success stories | Ranked Top 5 MBA Admissions Consultant Worldwide | MBA admissions expert & enthusiast | Founder of My MBA Path | AIGAC Member
3 年Fantastic resource!
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3 年Jennifer Fink, Chris Hatfield, James Raybould thanks for giving me the inspiration to write this!
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3 年Thanks for featuring us Al Dea!! ???? can’t wait to catch up!
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3 年Thanks for the shoutout, Al! Great list of resources and individuals to follow on career development.