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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). However, they often hit a career plateau. They need additional, neglected skills in management and leadership and business in order to advance in their careers. I don't read it for the advice.

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

Penelope Trunk

Many folks don't realize that in addition to the on-campus interviewing focus seen at many universities, career centers help students to assess their skills/interests/values through programming and one-on-one work–and in doing so, attempting to reach a wide range of academic majors and student subpopulations.

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