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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

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home as a consulting engineer for his employer in Provo, Utah, he was given 60-days notice in 2007 that he was going to be laid off. Social networking helps, but some people just need to be around other people.” Grossbart’s advice has come from personal experience. Working from his Cambridge, Mass.,

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How Does an Employee Benefits Survey Help a Company Grow?

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(Select all that apply) Executive Coaching Bootcamps in high-demand skills like data fluency Rotational assignments Mentor matching Monthly skill-building workshops External conferences and events I am provided adequate resources and support to develop my capabilities for career advancement.

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Announcing: Brazen Careerist Top 50 Places to Work | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Marc KS on December 16, 2009 at 1:19 pm | permalink | Reply Absolutely right about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) companies. Companies like Google have very flexible environments and pretty moderate hours, particularly for engineers, but are about 75% male (and 85 – 90% for engineers).

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Frugality is a career tool | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

For some reason, your voice seems to get through to her much better and smoother than mine on topics like frugality etc. : ) She totally looks up to you as a mentor! Posted by kelley on February 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | permalink | Reply It's all about the network, real or perceived. For me, and for my girlfriend! That logic is weird.

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You should lead from the middle | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Gen X Cathy on January 14, 2010 at 1:32 am | permalink | Reply PS I forgot to say that I got my job through my relationship network. They come together informally, via a personal network of talented people inside and/or outside the organisation, to achieve a specific task. I am the most junior engineer in my division.