I like to think of the career journey as going from where you are now to where you want to be — and smack dab in the middle is an unknown, ominous Forbidden Forest straight out of Harry Potter’s …
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Navigating one’s career is a lot like planning a long road trip. Before I embark on a road trip — no matter if it’s a one-day cruise along California's Highway 1 or a month-long motorcycle journey …
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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