Women: If you could give career advice to your younger self, what would you say?
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Speak up in meetings.
Still go to law school, but plan to be a lawyer -- don't do it because "you can do anything with a law degree." (You can, but not until you pay off the loans.) |
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| Never trust your boss (or really, anyone in the office) enough to confide anything truly personal. Keep it professional at all times, even if it is hard to do. This will be worth it in the long run. |
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Similar. Don’t waste time and money on a graduate degree. |
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This. You should be moving every 2-3 years. Keep building your credentials and professional degrees. |
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| Get a federal or state job and stay in it no matter what so you will have a pension and healthcare for life. |
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I would say the opposite. You can always have hobbies. I picked a low-paying profession that I “liked”, and it’s one of my regrets. |
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Don't stay in a job because you are afraid of leaving. You will find other work.
I was in a very toxic work environment -small firm owned by ex-spouses, one of which was dating the head of sales "in secret" but everyone knew.- There were pacts and fights and it was just awful. I was too young to know better, but I should've just left. Our jobs were way too involved with the bosses' personal lives, it was gross. |
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I picked a major where I could always find a job and realized I hated the field. Hobbies are one thing but spending all day every day in a field you hate makes for a miserable career. I was able to transition to a different area but it took much longer than if I had just majored in something I liked. |
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| You will encounter envious people and small people. You are right that they are toxic and irredeemable. Don't let them make you crazy and don't show it when they do. |
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Don’t get stuck in such a niche area of your field that there are really only 1 or 2 places where you can find a job. And if you do get stuck, go back to school ASAP.
And if the people in your major are almost uniformly tools, take that as a clue and think ahead to what your workplace might look like. |
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| Don’t turn down the promotion or blow off the headhunter. Even if you do love what you’re doing right now. |
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-Social stuff / networking in college is at least as important a priority as classes and grades.
- Think carefully before moving from a city you love, where you have an excellent career network— because people who claim to love you and to want the best for you want you to move “back home” where their own established lives are. - Recognize who your mentors and potential mentors are — and nurture these relationships. - That exam score that was a pass in a nearby city? Take their state exams and get licensed. Just do it. Then, if as a licensed professional in your chosen field, you also want to get licensed in your state, you can do that too. It’s worth the additional time and money to establish that professional identity. — You really are awesome! — And: Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know. You really did do your best with what you had to work with, and you did a stellar job. Love, Me! |
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| Relationships are more important than doing good work. Soft skills are valued more than technical skills in the corporate world, even in STEM corporations. |
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| Chase the money early so you have more options when you're older. |
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Invest in real estate.
Continue on the path to be your own boss. Don't let your ego convince you titles are more important than actual life satisfaction. Marry a great person. Realize when people are taking advantage of you. |