# Navigating your own development

- **Episode:** [135](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/135.md) (2024-10-10)
- **Type:** panel-interview
- **Tags:** professional-development, self-improvement, career-advice, networking
- **Time:** 33:58–35:03 (start 2038s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=2038](https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=2038)

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[33:58] Nick Korte: 100% agree with what John just said. And I would say, if you go and talk to people, it doesn't have to be a hiring manager. As he said, you know, you don't— you're not necessarily looking to get to a hiring manager out of the gate. You just want to talk to somebody who does a job that seems interesting. So the closest place for you might be the IT folks at the company where you work. Go talk to them. If you're able to do that, ask them what they're doing, why they did it, but ask them Ask them what they're learning. What are they studying and sharpening their skills on right now? Because if I'm trying to get into the tech industry right now, it might take me a couple of years or more
[34:39] John White: I don't know
[34:40] Nick Korte: It just depends on what my skill set is and how the job market is. But I need to stay on top of job descriptions and kind of see what's marketable and what companies want. But also, let's compare that with what people are learning. Do those trends match? And how can I sort of navigate my own development and skill sharpening as a result?