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Mark Herschberg

Mark Herschberg

CTO, MIT instructor, and author of "The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You" and creator of the Brain Bump app.

Oct 2, 2026

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

You Never Practice the Skills That Get You Promoted | MIT's Mark Herschberg | Ep. 228

Oct 2 · 42m

Zach WhiteHOST
15:31
[laughs] We can handle it.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:31
Imagine you are a 25-year-old engineer, and you've got a job offer for $80,000.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:39
But instead of taking the job as it is, you've learned to negotiate.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:43
Maybe you learned it from my book.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:45
Maybe you learned it a different book, online class.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:47
Doesn't matter.
Mark Herschberg
Mark HerschbergGUEST
15:48
You spent a little time.

24 MINS LATER

Zach WhiteHOST
39:47
[laughs]

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