Career Shaping & Roadmaps
Over the past couple of weeks that I have been on GV, seeing far too many career advice asks, especially from recent or near future graduates. Decisions seem to be at the crossroads all the time.
My view on career shaping, after wading through the career waters for as long as I have:
A Career is Lived Forward but Understood Backwards.
Don't overthink your current situation(s), be a consistent learner and grab the breaks & opportunities that you get.
Almost all successes that you see around you are "Right place, Right time". Luck plays an inordinate role in your successes, but you need create your luck - create the environment and momentum for things to come your way.
I have strongly believed in this. and proud to be generalist But some interviewers question the path of 'my' career. A Managing Partner of a consulting firm told me 'as personal advice', my career has no direction.