Career and Life Management
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The document summarizes a talk on career and life management. It discusses maintaining independence in one's career by always having options and a buffer to leave jobs. It also covers choosing jobs based on compensation, negotiating contracts, and getting promotions. For life management, it discusses obtaining health and life insurance, paying off debts, saving and investing for retirement, and self-management techniques. The document provides an overview of the topics and disclaims that it is not comprehensive advice.
Career and Life Management
- 1. Career and Life Management Paul M. Jones paul-m-jones.com Day Camp for Developers #4 joind.in/6150 Friday, March 2, 2012
- 2. IN MEMORIAM Richard Cyberlot Thomas Niki Fund, 4818 Davis Place #G, Renton WA, 98055 Friday, March 2, 2012
- 3. About Me (Professionally) Developer, Senior Dev, Team Lead, Architect,VP Engineering Military, education, non-pro鍖t, startups, products, consulting Local and remote, large projects and small ones SpikeTV, MTV, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, etc. Friday, March 2, 2012
- 4. About Me (Personally) Father: chaplain, minister, 鍖nancial planner Moved every 2-3 years Not married, no kids, two dogs Fiscal conservative, social liberal Be responsible for yourself Friday, March 2, 2012
- 5. Overview I need a job, but I dont need *this* job. Freedom and independence Manage your limited resources Maximize gains, minimize losses Friday, March 2, 2012
- 6. Disclaimers IANA(L|A|*) Distillation of received advice and personal experience Friday, March 2, 2012
- 7. Career Friday, March 2, 2012
- 8. I Need A Job, But I Dont Need This Job Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead Have options Have a buffer Be able to leave when *you* want Friday, March 2, 2012
- 9. Always Be Looking For Work Search job sites Be on LinkedIn Friends, colleagues, mentors Headhunter/recruiter Employment agency Friday, March 2, 2012
- 10. Choosing Between Jobs Pick the one that pays more. More money is better than less. Raises, bonuses, etc. based on current salary. Negotiating next job based on current salary. Friday, March 2, 2012
- 11. Contracts and IP Agreements Agreements start with you assigning everything Get exclusions *before* signing Employers can be ... tricky. Friday, March 2, 2012
- 12. Promotions and Raises I have rarely been promoted inside a for-pro鍖t organization Almost always I have had to get a raise by quitting Reward for good work is more work, not a promotion When asking, point out value to the organization If your request fails, be ready to be seen negatively Friday, March 2, 2012
- 13. Entrepreneurship I could do better than these guys. I should start a business. More to running a business than technical competence More hassle, less pay Forewarned is forearmed Friday, March 2, 2012
- 14. Life Friday, March 2, 2012
- 15. Life Insurance You are betting you will die Insurance company is betting you will live You pay a little each month you are wrong If you win the insurance company pays off big Friday, March 2, 2012
- 16. How Much? Provide income replacement for loved ones Annual income times number of years to provide (say, 20 years) $50K/year for 20 years means $1M Get a level term policy of that amount for that number of years At the end of the term, the bet is over. You lost -- you lived! Friday, March 2, 2012
- 17. Health Insurance Health Savings Account High-deductible insurance ($2K) Medical-speci鍖c savings account You keep what you dont spend Not tied to employer Friday, March 2, 2012
- 18. Killing Off Debt "Income $850/week, expenses $900/week, net result: misery. Income $850/week, expenses $800/week, net result: happiness." Imagine every paycheck being *yours* without any debt to service Without being a slave to lenders, easier to say I dont need *this* job Friday, March 2, 2012
- 19. How To Be Debt Free? Written down budget Reduce lifestyle Pay off smallest debt 鍖rst Roll into next-smallest debt Eventually pay off largest Friday, March 2, 2012
- 20. Saving And Investing 3-6 months (or more) of living expenses Visit a Certi鍖ed Financial Planner Retirement 鍖rst, college second Friday, March 2, 2012
- 21. Self Management Out of brain, onto paper stack Process the stack 2 minutes, next action, 鍖le Frees your mind http://zenhabits.net/the-getting- things-done-gtd-faq/ Friday, March 2, 2012
- 22. Conclusion Friday, March 2, 2012
- 23. Thanks! Just the basics *So* much more to this topic Read this book Rate this talk: joind.in/6150 Friday, March 2, 2012