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Jenny Blake

Mountain View

Google, Inc.

Information Technology

Life After College

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Smile more. Start now. :D

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Go out of your way to talk to someone new today. Look up from your phone, make eye contact, say hello and ask them how they are doing. Sounds so simple, but I'm sure we could all benefit from ...MoreGo out of your way to talk to someone new today. Look up from your phone, make eye contact, say hello and ask them how they are doing. Sounds so simple, but I'm sure we could all benefit from doing this more! Who you meet might really surprise you...

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"Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."
-John C. Maxwell, best-selling author and speaker

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About Me

I'm a blogger, life coach, and Career Development Program Manager at Google. I took a leave of absence from UCLA during my junior year to start a company with one of my college professors, and while my friends were still partying and taking finals, I was struggling to understand health insurance, my 401(k) and how to be a good employee. That experience inspired me to create the Life After College blog - which covers a range of topics about life, work, money, personal growth, happiness and more.

My mission is to provide simple, practical tips that help people focus on the BIG picture of their lives...not just the details.

Work History

Google
Career Development Program Manager

Google
Senior Strategist, Training & Development Team
January 2006 to September 2009

Polimetrix
Marketing Assistant, Webmaster & Office Manager
March 2004 to December 2005

Education

UCLA
Political Science & Communications
2001 - 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, College Honors

Interests

reading (business and personal development books), sports (football, baseball), gadgets, gossip mags, reading the newspaper (NYT & WSJ), yoga, dancing, going out to dinner with friends, traveling, blogging

Goals

Get book published by Spring 2011
Create and deliver a Career/Money Workshop for 20-somethings
Book an African Safari for 2011!

Favorite Quote

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want and all that is left is a compromise." -Robert Fritz

Specialties

-Career Development -Coaching -Training & Development -Leadership & Management -Web Design