Real World 101: Life After College

The Real World 101 podcast with Penelope Trunk is now available on our podcast page or click here to listen...

In the latest installment of Real World 101 podcasts I interviewed Penelope Trunk author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success. Penelope's clever and at times shocking advice will prepare you for your journey into the corporate world. Her down-to-earth advice can be applied not only to your entry-level-getting-coffee-and-making-copies job, but also to your life long career. If you would like to learn more about Penelope Trunk or her book, be sure to visit www.penelopetrunk.com.

Here are some discussed topics:

• Discovering your passions and finding a job that matches
• Job Hunting 101: There are stupid interview questions, do you know them?
• Safely navigating the dangerous waters of office politics
• How to look good at your first job... and every future job for that matter
• $40,000 - The magic number because it's all that you need
• The irrelevance of promotions