Please note, this exclusive offer is only available to VMware Explore, Las Vegas attendees.
In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, a career in IT offers exciting opportunities for growth and advancement. However, with the ever-evolving nature of the industry, it can be challenging to chart a clear path towards success. This is even harder when you do not have a trusted source to turn to. That is where IT career roadmap sessions come into play. These sessions provide invaluable guidance and strategic planning to help professionals navigate their IT careers effectively.
Ready to level up your game at work and in your career? We have an exclusive offer for a very select few on how to get a session of your own at VMware Explore, Las Vegas! These will fill up fast so sign up today!
What are IT Career Roadmap Sessions?
A career roadmap session is a structured 1:1 session designed to help IT professionals identify gaps in their skills and knowledge. Determining skills needed to reach career goals is a key topic that is discussed. The career roadmap session provides the opportunity to receive feedback and advice from experts on how to successfully position themselves for success. These sessions are facilitated by VMware Technical Engineers and VMware Certified Instructors who know the industry inside and out. During these sessions, you will set career goals, identify skill gaps, and create a success roadmap.
Are you stuck in a rut when it comes to your career? Looking to have more impact in your organization? Looking to eventually have a seat at the IT strategy table? Then let us reevaluate your goals, current IT trajectory, and help you get to the next level! The best thing you can do sometimes is talk to someone who has been there before. You can ask them what steps you need to take to advance your career. That person can make sure you are taking the right steps to further your career and achieve your goals.
Who are our experts facilitating the sessions?
Please use this link for registering for a session with one of our below experts!
Tim Burkard – Tim has been a technical instructor for 20+ years. He has trained IT professionals in the areas of operating systems, security, and networking. Tim specializes in teaching VMware NSX and has previously taught courses covering the entire vSphere product line. Tim holds multiple VMware certifications including VCP, VCAP, VCI, and VCIX-NV, and others including MCSE, CCNP, and CISSP. All sessions are currently full for Tim, please comment below to be added to the waitlist for additional sessions that may open up.
Linus Bourque – Linus Bourque has been with VMware for more than 17 years. He started his career with VMware as part of GSS. He eventually moved over to VMware’s Education team. He has been the lead instructor for a variety of EUC courses over the last 14 years. In addition, he has also been involved in the creation of various EUC certifications including the VCP, VCAP/VCIX & VCDX as well as certifying new instructors (VCIs). Linus has also presented multiple times at VMworld/VMware Explore and is a published author.
Brian Watrous – Brian Watrous is a Principal Instructor with VMware Education. He has been with VMware for 17+ years and is a founding member of VMware Education’s Tech Lead Team. He loves traveling the world and always strives to pick up and practice some of the local language. His natural language skills are nowhere near as good as his computer programming language skills (20+ languages), but he keeps practicing.
Joe Cooper – Joe Cooper is a Technical Learning Engineer with VMware Learning. He is the lead instructor the What’s New and Install, Configure, and Manage courses for both vSphere and Horizon. Based in New York, he travels the globe sharing his knowledge and experience with anyone who wants to get smart about the tools that VMware has to offer.
Matt Callaway – Matt is a long-time VMware customer who has now joined VMware on the Technical Learning Engineer team. Matt will be assisting customers with assessing cloud-readiness and full-stack adoption. Matt has extensive enterprise networking experience and ensures the customer voice is heard in VMware’s Multi-Cloud Portfolio.
Joel West – (aka Mr. Full Stack) is one of the few who has worked with every VMware solution that has evolved over the years. Joel specializes in network virtualization, micro-segmentation, hybrid/multi-cloud design, and digital workspace. He has worked as an implementer, architect, business consultant and trainer. Joel’s proven ability to analyze an organization’s critical business requirements and identify deficiencies and potential opportunities sets him apart in the eyes of VMware partners and customers.
Here are a few benefits of IT Career Roadmap Sessions:
- Clarity and Focus: Getting to the next level takes more than firefighting IT issues every day. A career roadmap is a great way to get clarity and focus, and to challenge what you think is possible.
- Skill Assessment and Development: Whether you are rediscovering your passion or just starting your career journey, our tailored sessions can transform your career by helping you identify key skill gaps needed in today’s strong IT market.
- Industry Insights: Companies want IT professionals who are capable leaders and are passionate about technology. These sessions can also offer great insight into the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand skills.
- Goal Setting: Career roadmap sessions help professionals set achievable goals and provide guidance on how to accomplish them.
Gain a competitive edge in the IT market
Get the tactics and roadmap you need to accelerate your career today! Our 25-minute sessions will be based on years of real-world IT experience. Collaborate with our experts to develop a personalized career roadmap based on your ideal role. We will help you define the skills you need to reach the next level in your career and provide strategies to develop them. Finally, we will give you the tools and resources to stay ahead of the competition.
Take advantage of our career mapping sessions to pursue the career you always wanted! Register today!
