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Women Don’t Self-Promote, But Maybe They Should

Harvard Professional Development

Getting recognized for your accomplishments can be key to achieving visibility in the workplace. “If It’s still an open question as to why women are less likely to tout their accomplishments at work. Staying in the shadows does not serve you, your manager, your team, or your company.”. Build A Broad Network. Be Confident.

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An A-Z Guide for Successful Career Design

She Owns Success

This could include finding out who in your network is in this career path or similar, or who knows someone, meeting for coffee with someone in this career path, arranging to shadow someone in this career path, or taking a short course. Network & No to Naysayers We know the importance of networking and meeting new people.

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How to hit a wall at work, with grace | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Write about how to find autonomy at work, about the farmer, about how to network and build a community. That is the only way we get to our goals, the only way the tortoise beats the hare in the race, the only way that we can look back and be so proud of our accomplishments. You've accomplished a lot. Write more.

IT 104
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How to put blog comments to good use | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

I think you need to write a post about things you've done right, things you want, and how you are going to move on and accomplish them. As important as self-awareness is to both our well-being, and getting along with our loved ones, it also has its shadow. It provides a much needed check on our self-awareness.

IT 85
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How to write about your life | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

This is true of how to network , how to parent , how to manage people and also how to write about your life. This is true of how to network, how to parent, how to manage people and also how to write about your life." I understand how it applies for parenting and management, but networking is a hurdle for me.

IT 111
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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

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. As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

My company, Brazen Careerist , just launched a company section in our social network. And Jeremy Owyang, from Forrester Research reports that, "In approximately two years social networks will be more powerful than corporate web sites. Brands will serve community interests and grow based on community advocacy."

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