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Jenny Blake
Mountain View
Information Technology
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    Smile more. Start now. :D

    17 hours ago

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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...

    1 day ago

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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

    1 week ago

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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
  1. Get book published by Spring 2011
  2. Create and deliver a Career/Money Workshop for 20-somethings
  3. 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

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