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

Penelope Trunk

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. Also there is a credentialism aspect of college education. I can't check out everyone's credentials, so someone gets a free pass.

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

Penelope Trunk

it requires good credentials and test scores. 3rd, the goals behind spending money, for most people, are not about their career. If you're starting from the assumption that everyone's goal is to advance their career at the expense of their life, your points might be correct, but that's not true for most of us.

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