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The fifth annual Q&A. Or sixth. I can't remember. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Is the most important thing to getting a good network? What is the key to this career path? I've moved three times for a guy, giving up a great network and great job each time. It didn't always work out with the guy, but I always get back on track with a great career. (This, of course, does not have to be true.)

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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

As my career shifts, I find that the key to keeping the shift moving in a productive way is to ask good questions. It’s ironic, because one of the most frequent questions I get from people is “what’s the best way to make a career change?” Anyway, I wouldn’t say redecorating is a career change, but maybe just a vocation vacation.

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How to do damage control | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Also, I've written a lot about how career change goes better when you can create a story of your life that shows the upcoming change is the next logical step. This research comes from INSEAD.) " I couldn't agree more P!

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How to be lost with panache | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

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

Penelope Trunk

Lots of job and career changes. One could say that your endless pursuit of career flexibility has paradoxically had the opposite effect in your life. Posted by kelley on February 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | permalink | Reply It's all about the network, real or perceived. Multiple moves to different parts of the country.

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Start recognizing patterns in problems | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

I can't remember.

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My birthday post | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

. :) Paste…this is how I described your posts to my friends: Get out of a career when you're done doing it: [link] Don't try to dodge the recession with grad school, it's pointless [link] Don't wait until you bottom out to make a career change [link] Don't frame your career around fun versus not-fun jobs. (I

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