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you are more than your career
Hi. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been off pondering things. Something about my career changed after I had a kid and I’ve been trying to figure out…
Dec 17, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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July 2019
resetting your brain
Benchmarks are a remarkable thing. Whether we realize it or not, it’s how we judge everything in our lives. A job is good or bad based on our last job…
Jul 31, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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resetting your brain
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June 2019
the truth about applying to jobs
Without fail, everyone I work with secretly hopes a perfect job will fall out of the sky right when they need it—all without having to submit a single…
Jun 13, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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how to have a perfect day
What does your perfect day look like? Don’t pick a vacation day or a weekend—just a normal weekday. It’s a question I really like asking, especially…
Jun 4, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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how to have a perfect day
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May 2019
the allure of career assessments
I’m an INTJ. My strengths are Intellection, Futuristic, Input, Empathy, and Focus. My Holland code is SAI (Social, Artistic, Investigative). My creative…
May 28, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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settling vs career satisfaction
I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between settling and career satisfaction. I’m nearing the two year mark in my current role. Based on my…
May 21, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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other gigs
Every week at the bottom of this newsletter, I’ve been linking to a couple of jobs that I think are pretty neat. The jobs I feature are kind of all over…
May 14, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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other gigs
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crying at work
I have been crying at work a lot lately. My grandma, the one who raised me and my brother, passed away recently. It was quiet and peaceful and expected…
May 7, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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crying at work
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April 2019
loyalty
A friend once called me loyal, which is generally considered a good thing when it comes to friendship, but my initial reaction was to be offended. (Just…
Apr 30, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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loyalty
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the world doesn't wait
I’m not a fan of the advice, “follow your passion.” For a lot of people, myself included, I don’t know if I have a passion. There are things I enjoy…
Apr 23, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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confessions of a career counselor
Sometimes I wonder if I’m a good career counselor. Or even a real one. All signs seem to indicate that I’m at least decent. Students keep coming back…
Apr 16, 2019
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Lily Zhang
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