Texas A&M University Class 481, Travel, Career Development

Traveling for your job: survival tipsMark Cathcart, Senior Distinguished Engineer,Executive Director, Software Group, Dell Inc.Fellow of the British Computer Society, CITP

February, 2013

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Where the hell is Matt?

Agenda• Travelling for your job

• How to handle personal issues professionally

• Thinking about and preparing for mid-career and long-term career prospects

• The joys and expectations of working in a large company

MAKE SURE CHANGE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS FOR YOU, NOT TO YOU!

Travel, but not for too long. Don’t kid yourself it’s glamorous.

TAKE CHARGE

Travel Programs

Expenses• Where there is travel

There are receiptsReceipts = lost money

• Corporate credit cards

• “Find the raincoat”

DON’T GIVE THEM A REASON TO FIRE YOU!

How to handle personal issues professionally

Thinking about and preparing for mid-career and long-term career prospects

Build your career as a pyramid• Not as a ladder

You need to have a base of experience• It’s a much more stable structure

Taking lateral moves• It involves getting out of your comfort zone

Carol Bartz, President, CEO Yahoo! Inc.

The joys and expectations of working in a large company