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By Chris Hadley and David H. Schwartz Note: A version of this article appeared in The Huffington Post, and can be viewed at this link. …
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“It’s pretty simple—no one wants to be pigeonholed. It’s pretty easy to make snap judgements about who someone is or what he/she is capable of based on very superficial criteria. Maybe don’t be so quick to do that.”