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Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize for the truth about women and work. Whooo hooo!

Penelope Trunk

After 20 years of blogging, learning to do academic research was a steep learning curve. She told me what I was asking for was best accomplished with an econometrics grad student and gave me some ideas. She told me what I was asking for was best accomplished with an econometrics grad student and gave me some ideas.

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Case Study Limitation vs. Expansion

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Through talking with him more in-depth, I sensed that he had no expectation of a real future. He assumed he would fail and should just go back to Taiwan. (I I often wondered how he squared this with his dream of being a VFX artist in the US.) Expansion My client is a creative professional from Taiwan (a VFX artist).

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How to Answer the “Tell Me About Yourself” Question

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I know I’ll have some “learning the ropes” to do and so that’s why I’m interested in this individual contributor position now. Throughout my career, I’ve learned that I really excel when building and mentoring a team, a skill that translates to this role.

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3 Things to Do While You Wait on a Job Offer

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Last week I wrote a post about what parents can do to help their college graduates who have to move back home until they find a job. Now, I'm going to write a post for college graduates who are jobless -- and it has nothing to do with writing a resume or brushing up on interview skills. I know, I know. Take a dance class.

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15 Things overachievers do

Penelope Trunk

Not in a stupid way, like, “I wish I could not be so perfect.” Internships that are ( illegally ) unpaid, startups that are not ( yet ) funded, speeches and blog posts that help you do the ( unavoidable ) work of building your brand. They drop out of school. For all other schools, college is a ponzi scheme.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

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Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? And, I have even more in common with them: I needed a job when the economy was basically in the toilet.

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10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Should Know About.

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Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 4, 2009 10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Should Know About Getting a Job At first the students didnt catch on. Dress like youre going to the White House."