260: Be Ready for the Next Big Tech and Stick to Your Plan with Broadus Palmer

<p>Phil’s guest on this episode of the IT Career Energizer podcast is Broadus Palmer. He is a Google Cloud Training Architect and Cloud Career Coach. Broadus is focused on helping individuals who are strongly committed to changing their lives by advancing or transitioning careers in the cloud industry.</p> <p> </p> <p>He’s an in-demand coach, specialising in hands-on coaching with the industry’s hottest tools and skills along with motivation aimed at changing your mindset.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, Phil and Broadus Palmer discuss how to be ready for the next big thing, so your skills are always in demand. They talk about the importance of having a plan and sticking to it. As well as how to leverage what you are learning to help others, build a community and move your career forward.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong>(11.41) TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>Sometimes success loves speed. At times, you will need to fast track your learning to take advantage of new opportunities. To push yourself to be ready.</p> <p> </p> <p>If something new comes out and you think it is going to be hot, go for it. Learn all you can, when it takes off you will be ahead of the game and be in high demand. At this stage in the podcast, they also talk about how to improve your ability to see the whole picture and problem solve using the tech you already know.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>(13.18) WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>When Broadus wanted to switch to an IT career he was advised to secure cloud certifications and was told that if he did that he would easily get a job. He secured the AWS solutions architect, developer, and sysops associate certificates. Only to realize at his first job interview that it was not enough. He could not answer most of their questions.</p> <p> </p> <p> It was pretty embarrassing and deflating. But, this did not stop him. In the podcast, he explains what he did to fix the problem.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>(17.00) CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>Building his own business