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Miriam Aguirre, Senior Vice President at Skillz gives advice on getting a promotion.

Miriam came to the United States when she was very young and spoke very little English. She went on to study Computer Science at MIT and work at various companies.

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Transcript:

ES: This is 5 Minute Mentor, a podcast where you’ll get advice from prominent engineers, authors, artists, and more in 5 minutes or less.

MA: Hey I’m Miriam Aguirre, Senior Vice President at Skillz. I wanted to talk to you briefly about leveling up your career. It’s great that you want a promotion. I think in order to ensure you get that promotion, there are a few things I would advise you to do.

MA: I think that it’s a little too easy to assume that you’re both aligned, but unless there’s a clear document that says you both are aligned, and you are actually tracking against all of the items on that list I would not assume that you’re going to get promoted. It always helps to make sure that everyone involved has signed off and that you are actually running in the right direction.