2013 Education Track, Don’t just Survive…Thrive! By Esther Worker

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Design, Plan, Embrace and Live Your Geospatial Career Dream How are you doing with your career goals? Have your aspirations changed since you left school? Are you a leader in the GIS industry? Are you preparing now for the way you’ll be spending your “working” hours in the next 5, 10, or 20 years? What are the next steps? Join this career exploration and discussion about how GIS technology is not only changing our world but changing the job requirements and job descriptions for the GIS professional and how one can prepare for the next career stage.

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You In 10 Years?

2023 ? •Working: •Playing: •Life Long Learning: •Societal contributions: •Relationships:

What does your career map look like?

Geospatial Technology Competency Model

Personal Effectiveness Competencies

Academic Competencies

Industry Wide Technical Competencies

Industry-Sector Technical Competencies

Occupation – Specific Requirements

Management Compentencies

Where are you on the pyramid?

Where to start?

• What Color is Your Parachute?

• Where do you want to go? • What are your skills? • What do you still need to learn?

Make a career plan

• Set a goal • Make a list • Additional education • Professional certificates • Professional organizations • Balance life • Network, Network, Network

Where to Find Job Postings

Craigslist.org Esri.com/partners Directionsmag.com Esri.com/distributors Geographyjobs.com Esri.com/careers Geosearch.com Giscafe.com GISjobs.com GISlounge.com

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Gjc.org Network Indeed.com Network

Linkedin.com Network

In 10 Years? You

Esther Worker Esri Denver Education Account Manager eworker@esri.com

Embrace your Career and Build on you Existing Work . . .

. . . You Will Transform Our World

Creating a Better Future . . . For Your Families, Organizations, and the Planet

Your Work Is Already Helping . . . . . . Leveraging the Best Science and Technology

GIS Will Accelerate Our Understanding . . . And Inspire Design and Decision Making Everywhere