Career Lattice vs. Career Ladder: The Way Up Doesn't Have To Be a Straight Line
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I've taken the approach of a career lattice vs. ladder, myself. About ten years...
I've taken the approach of a career lattice vs. ladder, myself. About ten years ago, I left a Chief Information Security Officer role to join a larger company as an individual contributor. At the time a lot of people couldn't understand why I made this decision and thought I'd never be able to get another leadership role. Needless to say, this hasn't been the case for me and I am excited to share my story and show you why you don't always need to take the familiar path to progress in your career.
You will walk away from this chat with:
- The confidence to take a non-traditional career path without stunting your career growth
- Tips for how you can make changes to your career plan to keep climbing the ladder or crossing career bridges
Meet The Speaker
Betsy Bevilacqua has been in the security industry for over 16 years working on everything from incident response to security architecture at both startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Betsy is currently the Vice President of Information Security at Chainalysis Inc. a Blockchain Security company where she is responsible for establishing the security strategy and direction for the company. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Betsy built and matured security teams at companies such as Facebook, eBay and Independent Health.
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Q&A
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What advice would you give to someone who kind of took a detour in their career due to life circumstances and is looking to get back on track?
By: Kathy, Data AnalystPosted on 2020-09-03 -
How do you highlight working experience even though you don't have experience using all the new work apps (asana, lark, etc)
By: Sara, HR ProfessionalPosted on 2020-09-02 -
how to highlight cross disciplinary experience
By: chrysmPosted on 2020-09-01 -
How did you decide whether you've out grown a position? How do you go about finding a job that aligns with your values, passion, and has a good work environment?
By: Julie, Security EngineerPosted on 2020-09-01 -
What type of Remote Cybersecurity jobs are available in today's job market?
By: JacquelinePosted on 2020-08-31 -
What were the most useful skills from the leadership role to the individual contributor role?
By: Jessica, Frontend DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-28 -
What magic phrases would you suggest for a cover letter that would compel the recruiter/hiring manager to consider an 'overqualified' candidate for a more junior role? (Seeking hands-on...
By: Mary Lynn, StrategistPosted on 2020-08-27 -
What are thoughts on growing your career as an IC? Can you be ambitious and still feel fulfilled as an IC?
By: Shweta, Lead EngineerPosted on 2020-08-25 -
I'm very interested in her advice on crossing a career bridge. I am a WOC and mom pivoting from a 20-year career in finance to Diversity and Inclusion. I completed a certificate program at Cornell...
By: Caroline, Treasury ManagementPosted on 2020-08-24 -
Do you have any specific recommendations navigating career changes?
By: ShelleyPosted on 2020-08-24 -
No question at this time.
By: Ginger, AccountantPosted on 2020-08-24 -
How do you convey your impact / value as an IC? How did you publicly talk about the reasoning for your decision to leave C suite?
By: Lauren, Marketing ManagerPosted on 2020-08-24 -
I would love to hear from you what was your motivation for the change and how you made it?
By: Limor, Director of MentorshipPosted on 2020-08-24 -
No question at the moment
By: Victoria, Frontend DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-24 -
no question at the moment
By: Kristina, Mobile DeveloperPosted on 2020-08-24 -
How do you handle the rebuttal in an interview that you are "overqualified" when you are exploring a Director and /or Individual opportunity when your role is c-suite? -
By: International, SalesPosted on 2020-08-23 -
Did you make a list of pros and cons before going back into an individual contributor role? How did you know it was the right move?
By: RosaliePosted on 2020-08-23 -
How did you know that it was time to become an IC? What hard decisions did you have to make at the time?
By: Joan, Information Security CryptologyPosted on 2020-08-23 -
Did you feel more criticism from men or women when you made your career decisions?
By: Elizabeth, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2020-08-23 -
Looking for tips on telling the story about why I'm interested in pivoting to different industry at this point in my career.
By: Aimee, Portfolio ManagerPosted on 2020-08-17 -
What tips to you have for handling a supervisor that isn't understanding of putting family first? (She herself doesn't have children.)
By: YukPosted on 2020-08-11 -
Would love to hear your thoughts and tips on work-life balance!
By: NinaPosted on 2020-08-11 -
- What did you ultimately learn from joining a large company as an IC that ultimately made you a better professional? - Was it difficult to interview and get offered a leadership role? How did...
By: HannahPosted on 2020-08-11 -
How do you know if you are stepping back to go forward in your career vs going into a lower career title due to not believeing you have the experience to take on something bigger.
By: Shamonica, HRPosted on 2020-08-11
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