The unwritten rules of building a career, from visibility and pay rises to managing up, knowing when to leave and getting ahead.

Nobody gives you the rulebook for building a career.

We’re told to work hard, do a good job and let our work speak for itself. But is that really enough?

How do you make sure your work gets noticed? When should you ask for more money? How do you manage up without becoming a yes-person? How much does who you know actually matter? And how do you know when it’s time to leave?

For our November edition of Bold Talks, we’re talking about The Career Rules Nobody Teaches You.

The things most of us learn through experience, mistakes and probably a few questionable career decisions along the way. 😂

What are we getting into?

Doing the work vs being seen

Can you really let your work speak for itself, or do you need to get better at talking about it?

Managing up

Building relationships with senior people, speaking up and knowing which battles are worth having.

Money and promotions

When do you ask for more? How do you make the case? And what do you do when the answer is no?

Who you know

Mentors, sponsors, managers and networks. How much do relationships really influence our careers?

Knowing when to leave

Sometimes the next step isn’t another promotion. Sometimes it’s getting out.

The unwritten rules

All those things nobody puts in the employee handbook, but somehow everyone is expected to figure out.

And yes, we’re going there:

Is career progression really a meritocracy? 👀

Expect different perspectives

We’ll hear from people who see careers from very different sides, including recruitment and senior B2B leaders who have learned plenty of these lessons themselves.

We want the stuff they wish someone had told them earlier, not the answers you can find in a career advice book.

Expect honest stories, conversation tables, audience participation and plenty of opinions.

No sales pitches. No pretending everyone has their career figured out. Just good people having the conversations we probably should be having more often.

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 3rd of November

📍 Location: Gigi's Bar Farringdon

🕕 Time: 6:30 PM

Tickets are limited as we keep every Bold Talks intentionally small.

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