Career Growth Skill for Claude

Plans PM career growth using frameworks from 40+ career episodes and Ami Vora's advancement strategies. Use when planning promotions, identifying skill gaps, navigating career transitions, or choosing between IC and management paths.

654 tokens

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the whole folder, loaded on every use

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instructions only

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how many repositories repackaged it

385

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/menkesu/awesome-pm-skills --skill career-growth

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

PM Career Accelerator

When This Skill Activates

Claude uses this skill when:

Planning career advancement
Preparing for promotion
Identifying skill gaps
Choosing career paths (IC vs management)

Core Frameworks

1. Promotion Criteria

Typical Levels:

Associate PM → PM → Senior PM → Staff/Principal → Director

Key Dimensions:
- Scope (size of impact)
- Complexity (difficulty of problems)
- Independence (how much guidance needed)
- Leadership (influence on others)

2. The Promotion Gap Analysis

Framework:

Current Level → Target Level

GAP ANALYSIS:
- Scope: [current] → [target]
- Impact: [current] → [target]
- Skills: [current] → [target]
- Leadership: [current] → [target]

CLOSE THE GAP:
- High-visibility projects
- Skill development
- Leadership opportunities

Action Templates

Template: Promotion Plan

# Promotion Goal: [Current] → [Target]

## Target Level Requirements
- Scope: [expected scope]
- Impact: [expected impact]
- Skills: [expected skills]
- Leadership: [expected leadership]

## Current vs Target Gap

### Scope
- Current: [my scope]
- Target: [needed scope]
- Gap: [difference]

### Skills
- Current: [my skills]
- Missing: [skills needed]
- Plan: [how to develop]

### Leadership
- Current: [my leadership]
- Target: [needed leadership]
- Gap: [difference]

## 90-Day Action Plan
**Month 1:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

**Month 2:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

**Month 3:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

## Success Metrics
- [How I'll know I'm ready]
- [Evidence to show manager]

Quick Reference

📈 Career Growth Checklist

Assess Gap:

[ ] Understand target level
[ ] Map current vs target
[ ] Identify skill gaps
[ ] Find scope opportunities

Close Gap:

[ ] High-visibility project
[ ] Skill development plan
[ ] Leadership opportunities
[ ] Manager alignment

Demonstrate:

[ ] Document impact
[ ] Prepare self-review
[ ] Gather feedback
[ ] Make case to manager

Key Quotes

Ami Vora:

> "Promotions don't happen to you, they happen because of you."

On Scope:

> "You get promoted for doing the next level's job, not for doing your current job well."

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take menkesu/career-growth from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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