In my experience working with thousands of candidates and hiring managers working in recruiting Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Management in the ALM Software Industry since the year 2000, I maintain that there is a correlation between the LifeCycle of an Application and the LifeCycle of one's Career.
Thusly, I have coined the phrase Career LifeCycle Management, or CLM for short.
In this Power Point that I developed for a presentation to a University Computer Club full of near graduates, I briefly touch on what I mean by CLM and the various stages, options and paths that could very well help you map out a successful 40+ year career in the ALM field.