If the first step in establishing a professional identity i… - Meg Jay

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If the first step in establishing a professional identity is claiming our interests and talents, then the next step is claiming a story about our interests and talents, a narrative we can take with us to interviews and coffee dates (...) a story that balances complexity and cohesion is frankly, diagnostic.

Meg Jay

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now · April 17, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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