Podcast
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True or false: The author moved to Vietnam with her husband for her own career?
True or false: The author moved to Vietnam with her husband for her own career?
False (B)
True or false: The author suggests that people should stay in the same job for decades?
True or false: The author suggests that people should stay in the same job for decades?
False (B)
True or false: The author suggests that people should embrace experiences and titles?
True or false: The author suggests that people should embrace experiences and titles?
True (A)
True or false: A successful career is based on one job?
True or false: A successful career is based on one job?
True or false: The author was born and raised in Vietnam?
True or false: The author was born and raised in Vietnam?
True or false: To land a job, you need to make meaningful connections?
True or false: To land a job, you need to make meaningful connections?
True or false: The key to a successful career is to stay in one job?
True or false: The key to a successful career is to stay in one job?
True or false: People are changing jobs an average of two times?
True or false: People are changing jobs an average of two times?
True or false: The author found success in her own career after working in her husband's mailroom?
True or false: The author found success in her own career after working in her husband's mailroom?
True or false: To make meaningful connections, start by talking to people you know and enjoy interacting with?
True or false: To make meaningful connections, start by talking to people you know and enjoy interacting with?
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Study Notes
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The author was born and raised in Ohio, but moved to Vietnam with her husband to be with him.
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She worked hard to make a career for herself as a lawyer, but when she followed her husband to new places, she realized that she may have sacrificed her career.
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She eventually found a job in the mailroom of her husband's new job, but it was not what she was meant to do.
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She eventually found success in her own career, and is now living in Vietnam with her husband.
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The author suggests that careers will be a portfolio of different jobs rather than one position that lasts for decades.
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People are changing jobs an average of three times and this trend is only increasing.
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The key to a successful career is to be open to change and to embrace experiences, rather than clinging to titles.
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A successful career is not based on a single job, but on a process of developing and then switching jobs frequently.
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In order to land a job, you first need to make meaningful connections.
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This can be done by asking questions, seeking advice, and networking.
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Start by talking to people you know and enjoy interacting with.
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Be persistent and keep trying until you find the right job.
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