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4 Types of questions get us in trouble | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

" I'm an engineer and I get those type of questions from time to time, although they are usually from people trying to get respite from the hard work required to actually learn the technology they are working on. If you want emotional validation or in-depth individual career counseling, you're in the wrong place.

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

Penelope Trunk

I totally think it's important to learn to think about subjects that are not necessarily applicable to a job, and am motivated to do so on my own. But I think you have valid points that ideally the "good" career centers would also agree with. Lesson = Get an engineering degree Oh… and go to a canadian university.

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