First, make sure you're having periodic career check‐ins with your direct manager. Good companies and good managers proactively do this because they want to know what's on your mind and how they can hang on to you as an employee. In traditional companies, this kind of conversation happens once a year. In fast‐moving companies, it's likely once a quarter. But if you never get invited to have a substantive conversation about your career development, that's a red flag. Ask for one.
