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You'll discover:Why AI is more of a friendly sidekick than a job-stealing villain. How to craft a resume that stands out faster than a bug in freshly deployed code.

The secret sauce to negotiating your salary without turning into a ghost in the recruiter's inbox. Strategies for balancing the quest for knowledge with the pursuit of cold hard cash (because ramen isn’t a career-long diet plan).

And much more!But this isn't just another career advice book. It's a candid conversation, a pep talk from someone who's been in the trenches and come out laughing.

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