Meanings
- Crucial to determining the future path of one's career.
Now, another career-defining challenge awaits. […] choosing one's medical specialty.
2004, Brian Freeman, The Ultimate Guide To Choosing a Medical Specialty, page 52 more examples
Over the years I've become fascinated with these career-defining points in time, not only because they are so often interesting and dramatic as stories in and of themselves, but also because they have so much to teach us.
2011, Harlan Steinbaum, Michael Steinbaum, Dave Conti, Tough Calls from the Corner OfficeHe simply packed his bags again, made a career-defining move to America and never looked back.
2015, Will Power, David Malsher, The Sheer Force of Will Power, page 1950
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