article thumbnail

Welcome to readers from Mail on Sunday | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

The next path is a career. But next is the career path and I know he is feeling concerned about it. School was such a traumatic experience for him, but University was a wonderful safe environment as he found a niche within his obsession.

IT 84
article thumbnail

The fifth annual Q&A. Or sixth. I can't remember. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Is the most important thing to getting a good network? What is the key to this career path? The right career path comes from that. I've moved three times for a guy, giving up a great network and great job each time. The right career path comes from that." And it's a hard life.

Career 88
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Don't be a snob about career advice | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Getting some criticism tends to give up or lose some of self-confidence on choosing your career but accepting those bad criticism if you analyze it gives you a better insight on your career path in life. Be more open to any possibility for a change on your career where you can excel your capability and capacity.

Career 104
article thumbnail

Live video chat: Blogging Bootcamp, Tuesday March 2 | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

It's informative information that TRULY makes a difference in defining one's career path and making it what YOU want, but wait there's more! Cheers and take good care, V Posted by Virginia on March 1, 2010 at 8:08 pm | permalink | Reply I live for Brazen Careerist webinars!

Career 80
article thumbnail

How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

So ask your career center for input on your resume, but don’t let them dictate structure to you. Career centers don’t understand social media. Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network.

Education 111
article thumbnail

Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Think of your career path as a question path. For example, I know I want to write about the farm, but I’m not sure how to do it. So I’ve been asking questions about how photos fit into blogs and what is the intersection of farming, family, and business ? I am also spending time redecorating the farm house.

Career 111
article thumbnail

How to find the most fulfilling careers | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Stay away from career paths with an end game of getting power or being famous. Because those careers are largely unfulfilling. We can also use this list to reaffirm stuff we already know but choose to ignore: 1. The goal of having regular sex is fulfilling.

Career 110