Track Your Competition
Individual Level: - LinkedIn updates from high performers - Conference speaker rosters - Published content topics - Job title evolution - Skill additions
Company Level: - Job posting requirements - Executive priorities - Investment areas - Partnership announcements - Acquisition targets
Industry Level: - Salary trend reports - Skill demand shifts - Role emergence/decline - Geographic shifts - Outsourcing patterns
Build Your Radar
Weekly Scan (30 minutes): - Industry news aggregator - LinkedIn feed review - Twitter lists check - Reddit community scan - Slack/Discord updates
Monthly Deep Dive (2 hours): - Analyze job postings - Review conference agendas - Read industry reports - Check patent filings - Update opportunity map
Quarterly Strategy Session (4 hours): - Synthesize all signals - Identify positioning opportunities - Update skill development plan - Adjust career strategy - Plan next moves