The document outlines different career paths for anthropologists, including students, early to mid-career anthropologists, and roles in various industries such as consumer tech, business tech, product companies, and consulting companies. It discusses the context, guidance, skills, and experience relevant for different career stages and industries. It also lists some example job roles and compares pros and cons of working in product companies versus consulting companies.

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● Context
● Guidance
● Skills
● Experience
Early to Mid-Career Anthros
● Context
● Guidance
● Skills
● Experience

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10. Consumer (B2C)
● Mobile apps
● Desktop
● Cloud
● Smart TV/Streaming
● Gaming
Business (B2B)
● Mobile apps
● Desktop
● Cloud

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13. ● UX Researcher
● Product Manager
● Software Engineer
● Data Scientist

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Software Engineer
Product Manager
Data Scientists

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Software Engineer
Product Manager
Data Scientists

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● Data analyst
● QA Engineering
● UX Strategist
● UX Designer

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● Focus - Building products or
services to be sold to end users
(B2B or B2C).
● Performance - You are gauged on
your output or contribution to
internal projects.
● Revenue Generation
Consulting Companies
● Focus - Selling professional
services such as software design &
dev (B2B).
● Performance - You are gauged on
your performance delivering
services and billable hours.
● Revenue Generation

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33. Note: Late-career anthropologists were left out because we
were not targeting this presentation to that population.

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