John Raynolds, Volunteering: How Service Enriches Your Life- And How Its Unexpected Halo Effect Boosts Your Career (1999), New York: St. Martin's Griffin, October 1999 paperback first edition, p. 35
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Growing a career can be difficult. Few people show up at a job with their talents full blown. You need to learn so much, and yet learning experiences can be hard to come by. But you can pick up these skills by volunteering.
— John Ray on Volunteering
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Growing a career can be difficult. Few people show up at a job with their talents full blown. You need to learn so much, and yet learning experiences can be hard to come by. But you can pick up these skills by volunteering." in the context of "John Raynolds, Volunteering: How Service Enriches Your Life- And How Its Unexpected Halo Effect Boosts Your Career (1999), New York: St. Martin's Griffin, October 1999 paperback first edition, p. 35" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Ray
John Ray (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history.
About John Ray
John Ray (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history.
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