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How to Bridge the Confidence Gap with Sinead Sharkey-Steenson

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How to Bridge the Confidence Gap with Sinead Sharkey-Steenson. Actually, some of you might be thinking, I don’t struggle with confidence, so I’m just gonna walk away, but there’s a lot more to understanding what confidence is, how to tell when we have it or how to build it when we don’t.

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

Penelope Trunk

The question is, how do you know who to take advice from? For example, you'd think that if Bill Gates wants to give you career advice, you should take it, right? People ask me all the time how I put up with the level of criticism this blog draws. The answer is not always intuitive. You don’t need a “career expert."

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We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs.

Penelope Trunk

At one point, we were completely stressed out about not being insured, and he asked his boss what everyone else was doing, and she said, “Can’t you get insurance from your spouse? That’s what we do.” They do not want to make a profit, so they put all the money they make back into the Foundation. And you know what?

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Asperger syndrome in the office: How I deal with sensory.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger syndrome in the office: How I deal with sensory integration dysfunction Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics September 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us And just looking for the salmon I get overwhelmed reading the menu.

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We're nearing the end of email, maybe | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

So, I have been thinking for a while that I need to stop using email, but I was never sure my hunch was right. Also, there are so many pieces of our life that we tell at different times to different people. Also, there are so many pieces of our life that we tell at different times to different people. Email is inefficient.

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How to know if you'll be good at sales | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to know if you'll be good at sales Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself | Recruiters November 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us He’s right. But I’m never about getting the most money or getting up the ladder the fastest.

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

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to manage a college education Posted to: College students January 21st, 2010 Del.icio.us But still, it’s tough to be in college right now. So they can get away with having incompetent career centers. Ben left college.

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