Your career capital is a combination of your education, experience, and the results you've delivered. It's essential to continuously develop this capital to position yourself for better equity negotiations.

By following the career capital playbook and the three I's, you can systematically develop your skills to the level of expertise.

This approach will not only enhance your career but also unlock wealth and opportunities across disciplines. The key to negotiating for more equity lies in your ability to articulate your value compellingly.

In this episode of Tech Careers and Money Talk, host Christopher Nelson breaks down the career capital playbook that will empower you to leverage your expertise and negotiate for more equity.

Discover the three pillars of the equity to exit framework and learn how developing expertise can lead to more freedom and opportunities. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• Career Capital Overview
• Skill Development for Career Success
• Importance of Education in Career Capital
• Three-Step Framework for Career Capital
• Expertise as a Pillar for Wealth
• Example of Success through Expertise
• Systematic Skill Development for Wealth
• Importance of Engaging Storytelling
• Highlighting Interactions and Impact
• Quantifying Results in Job Market
• Overall Message

Episode Timeline:

[00:00:00] Negotiating for more equity.

[00:05:20] Developing expertise through education.

[00:07:28] Skill set inventory and assessment.

[00:11:13] Inventorying your career accomplishments.

[00:15:41] Self-assessment and skill evaluation.

[00:19:23] Invest and test.

[00:23:49] Executive coaching and skill development.

[00:26:38] Illustrate and describe.

[00:30:29] Quantifying achievements in resumes.

[00:34:02] Quantifiable results and career story.

[00:37:02] Moving skills to expertise.

Resources:

• Click Here to Access your Career Capital Log for 2023
• Video Walkthrough of Career Capital Log
• https://www.techcareersandmoneynews.com/p/tcmn-7-mastering-tech-career-unleash-worth-2024

Connect with Christopher Nelson on LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercnelson/