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367: You Should Experiment Early in Your Career with Josh Doody Jun 10, 2025

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Josh Doody is a salary negotiation coach who helps Software Developers get more high-quality job offers and negotiate higher salaries using the strategies and tactics he writes about on the Fearless Salary Negotiation website.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Build financial flexibility before taking big leaps.

2. Experiment early and often.

3. Make flexible plans and be ready to pivot.

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366: Thriving in a Tech-Driven World: Nada Sanders on AI, Career Growth & Communication Jun 09, 2025

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Nada Sanders is a professor at Northeastern University, internationally recognized AI thought leader, and expert in forecasting and supply chain strategy. Nada is a passionate advocate for bridging the gap between technology and humanity, helping professionals' future-proof their careers in a digital world.

Nada is a sought-after speaker and the author of seven books including the "The Humachine: AI, Human Virtues, and the Superintelligent Enterprise".

We're giving away 5 copies of the latest edition of this fantastic book. Listen in to the episode to find out how to enter.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Be someone people want to work with.

2. Those who can merge hard and soft skills will lead the next wave of innovation.

3. Stay curious. Keep learning. Don't let failure stop you.

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365: How to Stay Ahead of Tech Industry Changes with Tony Walker Jun 08, 2025

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Tony Walker is an accomplished professional in the IT and technology industry, specializing in passive infrastructure. He leads Global Fiber Product Marketing for The Siemon Company.

Tony has worked with top-tier companies, navigating dynamic challenges and offering unique solutions in areas such as cabling and network deployments. His career journey is a testament to the power of curiosity and continual learning, which has shaped his innovative approach to technology.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Some of the most exciting opportunities may not seem glamorous at first.

2. Patience and professionalism are key to maintaining business relationships.

3. must stay adaptable and ready to embrace new trends and technologies.

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364: Change Will Bring You Opportunity with Anil Pande Jun 07, 2025

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Anil Pande is a director and board adviser across multiple Insurtech, Digital Health, Fintech and Consultancy firms. He is also a managing partner of TestPro.

He has had a successful career delivering quality engineering services for large corporate clients by bringing best practice, in depth knowledge and practical skills to deliver challenging programmes.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Change brings opportunity with it.

2. Don't stay still. If you're learning you're not staying still.

3. Get out of your comfort zone. Do things that you've never done before.

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363: You Need To Know What You Want with Kevlin Henney Jun 06, 2025

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Kevlin Henney is an independent consultant, speaker, writer and trainer. His software development interests are in programming, practice and people.

Kevlin is co-author of A Pattern Language for Distributed Computing and On Patterns and Pattern Languages. He is also editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and co-editor of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Having an appreciation for detail is its own reward.

2. Look for the things that excite you from a technical point of view.

3. You don't need to know everything. That's why we work in teams.

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362: Transitioning into a Career in Tech with Vanessa Vun Jun 05, 2025

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Vanessa Vun is a front-end engineer at SciShield.

Vanessa is in the early stages of her tech career having transitioned into tech after realising that she felt unfulfilled in her old career working in a laboratory.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Test the waters before diving into a career in tech.

2. Career switching is a marathon not a sprint.

3. You need to out-human the AI.

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361: Great Communication Skills will Amplify Your Success with Brent Dykes Jun 04, 2025

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Brent Dykes is the author of Effective Data Storytelling: How to Drive Change with Data, Narrative and Visuals - https://www.effectivedatastorytelling.com/.

He is also the founder of AnalyticsHero, a data storytelling consultancy, the Senior Director of Data Strategy at Domo and a regular Forbes contributor.

As you'll hear, we talk about the importance of Data Analytics to companies. But also the opportunity to build a career in Data Analytics.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Consulting can be a great opportunity to work for more than one company at the same time.

2. It's not just about how smart you are, you also need street-smarts and experience to be able to successfully interact with other people.

3. Working on improving your communication skills early in your career will amplify your success later.

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360: Nurture Your Network Before You Leverage It with Joe Karlsson Jun 03, 2025

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Joe is a Data Engineer turned Developer Advocate. He is also a TEDx speaker and he has spoken at hundreds of technical conferences all over the globe.

Joe specialises in making complex programming concepts approachable for developers of all levels.

And he empowers developers to think creatively when building applications with a massive amount of data through demos, blogs, videos, or whatever else developers need.

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Make sure you're maintaining your network before you need them.

2. When someone needs help, try to help them if you can.

3. Your value is in the work you do and the impact it has.

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359: Be Audacious and Give Yourself Permission with iAsia Brown Jun 02, 2025

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iAsia Brown is a Senior Producer at Xbox Gaming Studios. She has a track record of delivering Triple A and Indie game projects at scale. Prior to this iAsia worked as a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft. And this followed 16 years as a combat veteran of the US Air Force and Marine Corps.

iAsia is a member of the board of directors for Women In Tech Hollywood and for Creating Coding Careers. And she has even described herself as the "Coolest Nerd You'll Ever Meet."

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Be audacious. Don't be afraid to just do something. Give yourself permission.

2. Tech careers are the careers of infinite possibilities. Technology is the land of imagination. You cannot innovate without imagination.

3. Just do it and show your results.

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358: You Need to Figure Out What Works for You with Anna Skoulikari Jun 01, 2025

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Anna Skoulikari is an Internal Communications Project Manager at JetBrains. She is the author of "Learning Git" as well as creator of the course "Git for complete beginners". Click on the following link below to find out more about Anna's book and course – https://www.oreilly.com

Top 3 Career Tips

1. Listen to your gut. Figure out what works for you. Figure out who you are and stay true to your own path.

2. Tap into your intuition and follow your curiosity.

3. Consider any advice you receive as an option in the buffet of options that you can take.

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