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    Career Crossroads: School vs Experience at 24

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    Navigate the strategic decision between continuing education or building on two years of work experience. Discover frameworks for testing career possibilities and making informed choices about your professional future.

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    Move from asking 'What's my one true path?' to 'What are my multiple possible selves, and how can I strategically explore them?' Passion often develops after you become skilled at meaningful work, not before.

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