Sentences with phrase «own career»

How did this teenage skate obsessive end up with a career as a philosopher?

Managers with specialized skills, such as finance or human resources, can enjoy a clear career path; generalists can often apply their skills across a range of industries, so lateral jumps are possible.

I was a co-founder, and I'm probably in the Silicon Valley career path, going to be a startup CEO someday.

From a young age, Anna Akana always had a specific career trajectory in mind.

Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg used a binder full of notes while testifying in front of the US Senate on Tuesday, indicating he extensively prepared for one of the biggest moments of his career.

Mag Consulting's Girvan evaluated Tesla's remanufacturing job descriptions on sites including Tesla's careers page, LinkedIn and Glassdoor.

And that's factoring in the fact that they were spending less on commuting, work clothes and other general, career - related expenses.

We also have the ability to work in a variety of roles throughout our careers and we don't have to leave the company to do so.»

He's seen his share of booms and busts during a career that started in 1969.

Rosenthal has made a career out of seeing things that others don't.

Admiral William McRaven, author of «Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe The World,» explains what he learned after being fired early on in his career.

Hoffman was known to have a history of alcohol and drug abuse, and had told the Guardian in 2011 that after a stint in rehab at an early point in his career he had given up drinking.

Deveau's father, the 86 - year - old Louis E. Deveau, was perhaps destined for a career in seaweed.

His unexpected career has also earned new respect from friends and relatives.

And considering that this may well be the end of his political career, he may be more willing to push for things that are seemingly unpopular within his party.

Andreas Souvaliotis, a serial entrepreneur from Toronto, was only diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a high - functioning form of autism, midway through his career.

As she was asking those questions and working her way up through her career from a server to a designer, Emily also noticed that she was experiencing some strong intuitions, some of which she explained away at the time as coincidence or paranoia.

And once you understand what we do, the ceiling of your career is up to you to define.

To find out which directors have had the most fiscally successful careers, we looked into Box Office Mojo's data to compile this list of the helmers whose movies have grossed the most money at the domestic box office.

In 2011, Timothy Judge and Daniel M. Cable, both professors at Cleveland State, also explored the relationship between weight and wage, and they founds that «a woman who is average weight earns $ 389,300 less across a 25 - year career than a woman who is 25 pounds below average weight.»

But it also reflects the rise of a well - educated segment of the workforce that has been able to extend their careers longer thanks to better health and the growing importance of «knowledge jobs.»

As part of Glassdoor's 50 Most Common Interview Questions series, career strategist Mary Grace Gardner from The Young Professionista says that «knowing what excites you helps to assess whether or not you fit with the company's culture.»

For me, customer service has been the doorway to a rewarding career in an industry I never expected to work in.

«It is critical to evolve the training we provide to our people to ensure they have the skills they need to succeed throughout their careers,» Slaski said by email.

Pratt, with his burgeoning movie career, was often away and it put a strain on the couple's marriage.

«Everything that's happened in my career and onscreen, offscreen, we've always done it together.»

When responding to this question, Roy Cohen, career coach and author of «The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide,» says job seekers should «offer up examples that are relevant, like managing projects, learning new skills or a specific activity that is tied directly to performing this role.»

In fact, there are skilled practitioners who have built a career around implementing this single concept in business.

Many candidates are prepared to talk about the high points of their career, but to get a full scope of how you will adjust to the job, hiring managers also want to see how you handle situations that don't go as planned.

You just need to figure out which perks matter most to you at different stages of your career.

While few career paths, or should I say titles, are as desired than that of an entrepreneur, often people turn to freelancing for their first attempt at being in charge of their own destiny.

Born in 1970 in a village near Sevnica, Slovenia, which was then part of Yugoslavia, Melania moved to New York to pursue her modeling career in 1996 and became a permanent U.S. resident in 2001 and a citizen in 2006.

Girard sold 1,425 cars in 1973 and 13,001 individual retail units over his 15 - year career.

But that's not what he wanted for his career.

In many ways, musical chairs is the perfect metaphor for building a new business, or one's career.

Tim McCourt had a long career in derivatives, spending 10 years at JPMorgan in sales and trading.

No one starts out in their career knowing everything.

Recently, McRaven gave a speech at West Point about the top lessons of his 36 - year military career.

After all, who cares more about your career than you?

But, as one very successful career builder told me: «The first 40 hours are for the company.

Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!»

Using longitudinal data from the nine - decade - long Terman life - cycle study, which has followed the lives and career outcomes of a group of gifted children since 1922, researchers Timothy A. Judge of Notre Dame and John D. Kammeyer - Mueller of the University of Florida analyzed the characteristics of the most ambitious among them.

And that has helped me in my career, certainly.»

This is why a lot of great VCs find their careers in journalism.

He dropped out two years later to pursue his career and racked up credits on Broadway before making it big on the silver screen.

Oaksterdam University offers comprehensive educational programs for almost every career interest in the cannabis industry.

He believes a college degree will help him launch a successful career in TV or film but thinks his military experience would be the most valuable to future employers.

Having learned early in my career that nobody cares about my professional well - being more than me, I committed myself to coming up with more useful assessments of my professional health than «Pretty good, I guess.»

According to Deadline, Greenblatt also tossed out a few other examples to help his case, including the fact that Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau predicted years ago that Trump would run for president and former President Ronald Reagan's own star - making Hollywood career.

Gates says he was inspired by Kalanithi's thirst for knowledge, his career and his courage, and that he found the details of the neurosurgeon's last days — spent with his wife Lucy and their daughter Cady — heartbreaking.