Knowledge and Meta-Knowledge
Doing well in your career requires there factors:
- Being capable of doing your work well. This requires knowledge: For example, if you’re a lawyer, you need to have a rich knowledge of the law.
- Meta-knowledge, or knowledge about how your career works. For example, knowing which skills matter and how to best demonstrate your talent in your particular industry.
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