The most common work-related complaint I hear from friends and colleagues in San Francisco (aside from feeling stuck in their job) is — wait for it — about their commute. There are the Google …
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My internship had just assigned me to the most grueling challenge of my career. Manually entering financial data from organizational tax forms into a giant spreadsheet. I remember feeling …
“I’m not presenting very convincing stories.” Recently, I started working with a new product manager client who had spent most of this year recruiting. He advanced to a few final round interviews …
“You’re such an overachiever!” I often heard this comment from friends and colleagues. I had unknowingly let it run my life — with adverse consequences. In a broader sense, I put my non-career …
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“Can you take a look at my resume?” As a career coach, 99% of the time, the very first request my eager job-seeking clients have is… conducting a resume review. Now there’s absolutely nothing …
My eye twitched uncontrollably. I initially felt ecstatic as I transitioned into my first product management role at a startup. Yet soon afterward, the pressure I put on myself felt like the …
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