Design, Plan, Embrace and Live Your Geospatial Career Dream How are you doing with your career goals? Have your aspirations changed since you left school? Are you a leader in the GIS industry? Are you preparing now for the way you’ll be spending your “working” hours in the next 5, 10, or 20 years? What are the next steps? Join this career exploration and discussion about how GIS technology is not only changing our world but changing the job requirements and job descriptions for the GIS professional and how one can prepare for the next career stage.

1. You
In 10 Years?

2. 2023 ?
• Working:
• Playing:
• Life
Long Learning:
• Societal contributions:
• Relationships:

3. What does your career map look like?

4. Geospatial Technology Competency Model

5. Personal Effectiveness Competencies

6. Academic Competencies

7. Industry Wide Technical Competencies

8. Industry-Sector Technical Competencies

9. Occupation – Specific Requirements

10. Management Compentencies

11. Where are you on the pyramid?

12. Where to start?
• What
Color is Your Parachute?
• Where
do you want to go?
• What
are your skills?
• What
do you still need to learn?

13. Make a career plan
•
Set a goal
•
Make a list
•
Additional education
•
Professional certificates
•
Professional organizations
•
Balance life
•
Network, Network, Network

14. Where to Find Job Postings
Craigslist.org
Esri.com/partners
Directionsmag.com
Esri.com/distributors
Geographyjobs.com
Esri.com/careers
Geosearch.com
Giscafe.com
GISjobs.com
GISlounge.com
Gjc.org
Network
Network
Indeed.com
Network
Linkedin.com
Network

15. You
In 10 Years?

16. Esther Worker
Esri Denver Education Account Manager
eworker@esri.com

17. Creating a Better Future . . .
For Your Families, Organizations, and the Planet
Your Work Is Already Helping . . .
. . . Leveraging the Best Science and Technology
GIS Will Accelerate Our Understanding . . .
And Inspire Design and Decision Making Everywhere
Embrace your Career
and Build on you Existing Work . . .
. . . You Will Transform Our World