Manager vs Individual Contributor - Deciding Which Path Is Right For You

What is the career prospects of a person who chooses individual contributor over management?

What is the career path for product manager ?

As an Individual Contributor, how do you prove that you have the leadership qualities to become a Manager? What kinds of attributes/experiences should I place on my resume? How do you transition...

How do you climb up the career as a individual contributor

What are the top two strengths or skills that you had as in individual contributor that positioned you to become a manager?

How important are advanced degrees or certifications to advancement to management positions?

How can you convince companies looking for candidates with years of Product Management or Technical Project Management experience that you're a great fit for the role if you only have Project...

How intertwined have you found leadership skills with management skills are in your career so far?

what is one piece of feedback that you received that led to a positive change in how you approach your role as manager?

What's been one of the biggest surprises from becoming a manager?

As someone who's served in management (and enjoyed it), how to best explain my interest in an IC role?

How do you know when is the time to transition from contributor role to management role? How do you know which one is the better option?

How is the best way to answer an interviewer’s question about why I might be applying to an IC role after years of management experience?

I struggle on interviews because my management skills are on off-shore teams and companies think I can’t succeed managing direct reports due to lack of experience. How can I change this...

Almost every day I sign up for free classes online to brush up on some computer skills. My education is in Architecture and Interior Design so I use technology on a daily basis. Are there any...

I've been in customer facing roles my entire career: Business Development and Account Management and most recently Senior Customer Success Management role. How do I position myself to take on...

Can you share how you began your career in Technical Project Management ?

How do you climb up the career ladder as a individual contributor?

What is the best way to become a manager form an individual contributor role?

How to climb the 'financial ladder' as an IC (it could be as an employee or as a consultant / freelancer)?

Do you have any tips for someone who decides not to transition into a management role but wants to continue to grow their career and show leadership in other ways?

Could this thought process be applied to deciding to become an entrepreneur?

Most opportunities seem to focus on either software/firmware (general umbrella) or management. I live in a not-so-populated city and am neither qualified, nor interested in either of those paths....

Also interested in skills sets of managing an office or a project without managing employees that report to you.

I tried a more advanced IC role over the last few years, but I don't enjoy it and want to return to the work I was doing before. How do you I get potential employers to understand that previous...

How do I maintain a decent attitude at a job that has no future for me while I wait for another opportunity to arise?

I'm struggling with a decision to leave leadership to become a contributor. How will I know when I'm ready to pull the trigger? I feel a strong sense of FOMO of current leadership activities.

can I be in a middle between a manager and an Individual Contributor?

How do you navigate and thrive in a culture where individuals are not given agency ?

I was laid off after only 10 months of transitioning to sales managing. While I search for my next role I find that I'm in a no-man: not experienced enough for another managerial role because it...

When is the time to move to a managerial position, if your entire experience is being an individual contributor

IC vs Manager in an enterprise vs a start up

Manager vs Project Manager. Challenges of Management without authority?

How should one strive to gain management experience with out subordinates?

What is the biggest mistake you can make at this time on your resume or outreach when looking for a new job during Covid-19 and post Covid-19?

How to be a good manager

How can you make proper balance between tech and business or code and people ?

What if your skillset lends itself to both?

What are some steps to take to moving from a contributor to a manager?

Do you have remote management opportunities?

How do we leverage daily opportunities as a contributor to move into management roles?

What is the best way to leverage expertise as an individual contributor? You may have had management experience but simply not be interested in that route, can you still advance?

Would you recommend someone who has never officially held the "manager" title to apply to manager roles even though they've been a leader in previous positions?