Boost Your Career in 2025! (#65)

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With the first Foojay podcast of 2025, we want to help you to boost your career! By now, you've likely had your year-end performance review with your manager and set some goals to advance in the coming year. Are you ready to take your career growth into your own hands? I've invited three fantastic guests who are eager to share their experiences and help you elevate your professional journey.Guests   Rafael Del Nero      https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafadelnero/       https://www.youtube.com/c/javachallengers       https://javachallengers.com    Bruno Souza      https://www.linkedin.com/in/brjavaman/       https://java.mn       Career project/blog: https://code4.life/blog       Book: https://careermasterplan.dev       Join the newsletter, with daily career tips: https://code4.life    Elder Moraes      https://www.linkedin.com/in/eldermoraes/       https://www.youtube.com/ElderMoraes       https://instagram.com/eldermoraes SouJava (JUG Brazil)      https://www.meetup.com/SouJava/       http://soujava.org.br/ Content00:00 Introduction of topic and guests01:44 Why are the guests mentors for others?06:25 There are many important skills you need to develop07:38 How are they handling the mentoring process?15:58 A mentor needs a mentor himself16:43 Different growing paths, technical versus managing21:59 How participating in JUGs can evolve your career30:50 The impact of being a Java Champion33:33 What is the value of mentoring?41:18 How to get a salary increase?50:18 Just ask for any change you want!59:44 Book Bruno01:01:16 Outro