I loved the book.
While reading, it is rather obvious the author intends to help students thrive in their respective career paths and becomes a mentor. A mentor who helps students (although everybody would be able to take something away) understand how to navigate a jungle of never-cited rules and, thus, demystifies the game. Most certainly, the game is never truly explained in all its facets. Regardless, everybody is expected to play and excel at it.
The author explores the fundamentals, whether how to succeed, or at least how to gracefully fail, and illustrates those through anecdotes and personal examples which create a marvelous guide. However, the underlying message remains clear: Always improve, but never change what defines your character. He encourages us to strive towards becoming better, while remaining authentic. Not only does the book offer a theoretical approach concerning behavior, style, or societal conventions, but it also provides a magnificent practical guide on how to write a CV or other relevant documents. Furthermore, one of my favorite parts were the illustrations, which added warmth and humor throughout the book.
Across the board, the author cracks the veneer that is collectively considered as the truth: Talent alone is enough to succeed career-wise. Instead, the precarious truth is far from it. One can tell the blood, sweat, and tears that went into this literary work. And all the hard work, if I may say so, paid off. Congratulations on such a wonderfully written book.
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