{"id":699,"date":"2014-07-24T18:43:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2014-07-24T18:43:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:43:58","slug":"using-the-force-to-create-your-dream-job-episode-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2014\/07\/using-the-force-to-create-your-dream-job-episode-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Force to create your dream job: Episode 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/use-the-force.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-713\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/use-the-force-300x225.gif\" alt=\"use-the-force\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/use-the-force-300x225.gif 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/use-the-force-210x157.gif 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>All the Geek Whisperers have changed jobs recently. We basically invented the new roles ourselves. How did we do that? This week we talk about using the force to create a new job and about our career journeys.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9249\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-699-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p>Amy recently was promoted from a manager of Influence Marketing in the Data Center group at Cisco to\u00a0a remit that spans all of the corporation.\u00a0We talk about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tip 1: testing the title you want by putting it up on LinkedIn<\/li>\n<li>finding the people that actually do stuff in a corporation<\/li>\n<li>people really do the things they want to do, not necessarily their job descriptions<\/li>\n<li>putting your objectives in pencil, not pen<\/li>\n<li>trying things, filling a business need<\/li>\n<li>Tip 2: talk to your stakeholders; the people your role is affecting<\/li>\n<li>i.e., in listening, you are able to articulate the value of what you are doing<\/li>\n<li>Tip 3: you must be fluent in suit as well as t-shirt<\/li>\n<li>Brian Gracely<\/li>\n<li>Leaning the F in<\/li>\n<li>Know the value you bring to the table<\/li>\n<li>Find mentors, mentor others<\/li>\n<li>Create a community<\/li>\n<li>Tip 4: If you know there&#8217;s a business need for what you do, keep doing it<\/li>\n<li>Look for the holes; fill the gaps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matt recently shifted from a inside sales engineer role at Infinio to a role in technical marketing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt has accepted that he is connected to the dark side of the Force &#8212; marketing<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re not up on your Star Wars trivia, the Chancellor is actually the bad guy in disguise<\/li>\n<li>creating a new role for someone that can build a lab, try new cool things, and then talk about it<\/li>\n<li>self-help for self-loathing marketers: it&#8217;s all about good intent<\/li>\n<li>know who you&#8217;re talking to<\/li>\n<li>being a member of the club<\/li>\n<li>geek marketers must be willing to be the brunt of marketing jokes<\/li>\n<li>saying what&#8217;s on your mind and what you want<\/li>\n<li>checking off different roles around big and small companies on the way to becoming an executive<\/li>\n<li>if your interests are not where your job role is, do you want to keep doing it?<\/li>\n<li>putting people in the right roles is a good corporate retention strategy<\/li>\n<li>translating your skills into what the company needs<\/li>\n<li>not walking away from a relationship<\/li>\n<li>trusting your gut<\/li>\n<li>moving closer to the product team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John quit his job at VMware and started his own <a href=\"http:\/\/techreckoning.com\">company<\/a> and consulting practice<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>finishing all the things you set out to do<\/li>\n<li>hunters vs farmers<\/li>\n<li>perceived need in the marketplace<\/li>\n<li>maintaining an income:\u00a0healthcare &amp; mortgage<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulgraham.com\/ramenprofitable.html\">Ramen Profitable<\/a> from Paul Graham<\/li>\n<li>talking to lots of potential clients in the industry you want to work in<\/li>\n<li>being a part of a community; learning to love IT<\/li>\n<li>have a vision for something that needs to be invented in the world<\/li>\n<li>doing what you love<\/li>\n<li>don&#8217;t discount the gate that is open in front of you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-714\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spaceballs_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-714 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spaceballs_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spaceballs_large.jpg 495w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spaceballs_large-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spaceballs_large-210x111.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May the Farce Be With You!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9248\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-699-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=699-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Use-the-Force-to-create-your-dream-job-Ep-54.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the Geek Whisperers have changed jobs recently. 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