Created from our original blog post on zealify.com here: http://info.zealify.com/blog/growth-hacking-your-career which applies learnings and principals from the growth hackers conference in London, to growth hacking your career.

1. www.zealify.com
@Zealify
Growth Hacking
Your Career
By
Liam Nolan
Product Manager at Zealify
@LiamNolan90

2. Product / Market Fit
=
Skill Set / Market Fit

3. Product / Market Fit
‘MUST HAVE’
A large group of PEOPLE consider your PRODUCT a

4. Skill Set / Market Fit
‘MUST HAVE’
A large group of EMPLOYERS consider YOU a
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5. Hone your skills to become
something employers are looking for
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6. Stay Relevant
Always Be Learning
Never Be Satisfied
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7. - Morgan Brown, GrowthHackers.com
“Growth is never
done.”
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8. Always be capturing
ideas to grow your career
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9. But how do you prioritise what
to do first?
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10. But how do you prioritise what
to do first?
Apply Sean Ellis’ (Founder GrowthHackers.com) method for prioritising, to
personal development & career growth.
Here’s how:
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11. • Idea’s Impact
What effect will implementing this have on your career
growth?
State the following 3 things
and score them from 1-10
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12. • Idea’s Impact
• Confidence of Success
How confident are you that it will work?
State the following 3 things
and score them from 1-10
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13. • Idea’s Impact
• Confidence of Success
• Ease of Execution
How easily / quickly can the idea be implemented?
State the following 3 things
and score them from 1-10
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14. • Idea’s Impact
• Confidence of Success
• Ease of Execution
State the following 3 things
and score them from 1-10
Turn the averages into percentages
& rank them highest to lowest
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15. Prioritisation Example
Idea Impact Confidence Ease
Average
Score
Update
LinkedIn
Profile
7 8 9 8
Start a Blog 9 7 6 7.33
Take a course 8 6 8 7.33
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16. So you’ve
found Skill Set
/ Market Fit?
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17. So you’ve
found Skill Set
/ Market Fit?
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18. So you’ve
found Skill Set
/ Market Fit?
Now comes
the hard part…
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19. The Hustle Stage
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20. You’re competing against an
average of 85 applicants
when you apply for a job.
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21. You’re competing against an
average of 85 applicants
when you apply for a job.
Do something that makes
you STAND OUT!
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22. Examples of
Career Hustle

23. Think Like Your Potential Employers
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24. • Understand what they are looking for & how
decisions are made
Think Like Your Potential Employers
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25. • Understand what they are looking for & how
decisions are made
But also
• Find an employer where your visions are
aligned
Think Like Your Potential Employers
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26. Your Network is Your Net Worth
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27. 1. Networking drives
Recommendations
Your Network is Your Net Worth
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28.
1. Networking drives
Recommendations
2. Recommendations drive
Growth
Your Network is Your Net Worth
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29. Branding
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30. Rational Emotional
You have the right
qualifications
I like you
But so does the next person You deserve a shot
Branding
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31. • Appeal to the Emotional Side
• Tell your story
• Show your Personal Brand
Rational Emotional
You have the right
qualifications
I like you
But so does the next
person
You deserve a shot
Branding
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32. - Sophia Quintero, Geckoboard & GA
“Embrace the
fluffiness.”
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33. Branding is difficult to measure
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34. Branding is difficult to measure
BUT
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35. Branding is difficult to measure
BUT
“Your personal brand is what people say
about you when you’re not in the room.”
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon
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36. “Your personal brand is what people say
about you when you’re not in the room.”
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon
Also, nowadays it’s what
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37. “Your personal brand is what people say
about you when you’re not in the room.”
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon
says about you.
Also, nowadays it’s what
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38. Finally
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39. Remember:
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40. Remember:
• Growth = Change
• Embrace it
• ‘Job for life’ is no more
• A ranging CV is proof of career growth
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