Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Not that you asked for advice, but mine is to focus not on getting him to separate from X, which is his problem, but on how you deal with having a husband who isn't separated from X (the old saw: you can't change someone else, only yourself). I can't remember. Sometimes it takes years, and you can't fake it.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 22, 2010

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. Why is that?

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

I do it for mine, too. Subscribe -- free! In fact, today at lunch a colleague mentioned the NY Magazine article on parenting and we both said how much we both loved that article and then ended up spending the rest of the hour talking about it. :) Thanks for all time you spend adding links to your blog. I know how time consuming it is.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 10, 2009

I pretty much disagree with her on a lot of this): [link] Make your life more stable by changing jobs frequently (this is REALLY good, advises against MBA) [link] Forget about the soul search, just do something (recommends trying out different careers because no job will match ALL your strengths. I think you're fantastic.

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