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Being an expert takes time, not talent | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

It's cool to tell stories about what I'm going through so I can inspire others (I do career consulting). They have definitely honed “expertise” to have earned such a grand prize. Definitely not. The great mentors teach how to work more efficiently so you accomplish more than you peers/competitors.

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

Penelope Trunk

Maybe colleges should start sending their career center employees out to recruit applicants. I work for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Career Services. I definitely do care about helping students, and wish more knew that we existed and are here for them! We're definitely talking in generalizations here though.

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