LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky sees a lot of career advice on the site every day, but he doesn’t always agree with every piece that’s shared.
One common tip that Roslansky said is “a little bit outdated” is that “you have to have a five-year plan,” he told content creator Erin McGoff in an interview for her YouTube channel AdviceWithErin.
In Roslansky’s view, having a five-year plan is “a little bit foolish,” he said: given how rapidly technology and the workplace are changing, it’s not realistic to “chart out what the next five years of your life are going to look like.”
Instead, Roslansky advised workers to focus on what they want to learn and what experiences they want to have.
“I think that’s the right mental model in this environment,” he said. “If you focus on those shorter steps, gaining learning, gaining experience, a lot of your career path will open up for you.”
