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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

Penelope Trunk

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

Penelope Trunk

I can't remember.

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

Penelope Trunk

And we all know how well that goes over with recruiters. I can use a relative's address on my resume, but I am working in New York so I am technically a non-local candidate to Kansas companies. Note: I have written about this topic before.

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

Penelope Trunk

Focus on the ingredients, not the dish Your career ingredients include: key strengths, skills, values, natural style, the kinds of environments you thrive in, the kind of people you work best with etc So when speaking with recruiters and contacts: 1. Lots of job and career changes. These things are all very expensive.

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My birthday post | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Try to be funny, even if you're not, March 2008 It took me so long to realize that I have Asperger Syndrome. That's how I know that history will mark gen -X as the real revolutionaries of this era. And this post collects the data I have running through my head to support this conclusion. One of them was after this post.

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