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Jul 2023
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3 Questions to Build a Portfolio Career ...

Career Contessa
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How can you protect yourself from changes in the workplace, a layoff, or even just needing a work change to reflect a new season of life? The answer is a portfolio career. Author and Harvard Business School professor Christina Wallace is here to share why it’s important to approach your career as a diversified portfolio, how to translate that to work, and the three questions to ask your network to help you build your personal Venn diagram.


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