What are 3 things that helped you grow the most professionally but wish someone had taught you when you started in your career?

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Finding the right mentor and champion is absolutely critical to your success. It’s a push pull mechanism. You can work hard and reach only a certain level. After that it’s all about the pull reaching higher positions in the org. Find a champion who will invest in your success.

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Thank you P1

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Think of your career as a marathon, not a sprint - too many people burn out too soon early on in their bid to progress quickly through the ranks and end up sacrificing their health, relationships and other important aspects of their lives.

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Consulting is better with strong boundaries. 1 cup of water poured into a cup is more usable than 1 cup of water spilled all over the floor. Same amount of water, different ability to use and leverage the resource.

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1. The skills and accomplishments that got you here won't get you to where you want to be next.
2. Sometimes it isn't what you know, but who you know that makes a difference.
3. Fake it 'till you make it. Nobody is always 100% informed, practiced and ready.

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Networking is like a savings account. Regular deposits pays dividends later.

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Thanks D1

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Never set your own limits/ceiling - plenty of people will try to hold you back anyway

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Getting fired helped

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Made me realize that I was a square peg trying to fit into a round hole and made me think what I was doing in my life and my priorities. Gave me the time and space to explore other hobbies and interests.

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Failure, humility, grit

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With that let me tell you about my awesome dream last night 🤪🤪🤪

I dreamed that Corna was gone and I was able to go make a in-person sales call. It was magical.

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What are the odds of actually landing a position? How many people are typically making it to final round interviews at amazon?

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A funny story to help get you through the holidays.

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Hi folks,
I have my HM round with Deloitte in 2 days.
Tot exp: 3.5 yrs
Curr CTC: 11 lpa
Tech: Full stack MERN
Loc: any

How much can I ask and at what should I settle finally?

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Recruiters, My portfolio is finally getting there. Still some work to be done, but in the meantime I’d love some feedback. I really want to appeal to branding firms and startups. Please comment below and I’ll dm you a link. Thanks in advance.

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Trying to get a 45 y/o sibling in to consulting (was an entrepreneur prior in the restaurant industry). No college degree but willing to bust his butt to learn. Books/online courses recommended pls

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“You don’t have to lie. Just don’t tell the truth.”

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I’m not old BUT when I was younger I thought it was important to have all the alphabets after my name (I.e. Phr, SHRM and all the others). I learning that the younger crowd coming into the market thrives off these identifiers yet they know very little about the real world aspects of the job. I watch leadership roll their eyes at the email footers. I feel like keeping those attached to my name hurts my credibility so I removed them…. I’m I thinking wrong?

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5/24/22 checkin thread! What are you all up to today?

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How much of yesterday can be blamed on misinformation spread on social media platforms and the lack of understanding of facts? I’m starting to believe that social media is at the core of all of the major issues we have in society

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Recently received good appraisal .. by my promotion is due for ita .. how should I bring this subject with my boss?

Yoe. 3 years
Started with systems engineer after my master's

How-to start that conversation.

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Coworker said they used to eat powder laundry detergent as a kid 😬

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Piggybacking off the other poster - there’s a lot of us who will vote for Biden because screw Trump. What is the the Biden block most excited about outside of that sentiment? OR if you’re a conservative/independent, why will you vote for him over Trump?

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To calculate percentages mentally, sometimes it is easier to change the order of the factors:
8% of 25???
25% of 8 = 2 🤯

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Is it safe to hide the fact that I was part of a group layoff and say instead that I chose to leave? Can recruiters find out the truth from my former employer and hurt my chances?

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Thoughts on visible tattoos? Visible like something on the forearm, not a face tattoo or anything. I've been toying with the idea of getting one, but don't want to put serious thought into it if it's a def no in the professional environment still. I'm a woman

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