I liked this post from Get Rich Slowly, entitled “Nine Tips for Young People Starting Careers,” but I disagree that they relate only to the young. I think they’re the kinds of lessons we should reconsider once every six months, as a checkup for how we’re conducting ourselves.
Maybe the young folk don’t know all these lessons yet (I feel this way when in retail settings), but some of us with decades of business experience could use the refresher, too. Here’s the short list. On the site, each of these points has a huge bit of description tied to it.
- Be willing to ask for help, but be able to take charge.
- Know the boss.
- Cultivate good relationships.
- Don’t watch the clock.
- Know when to go.
- Don’t treat the job like a chore.
- Think like your employer.
- Behave professionally.
- Be flexible
Read the rest of the article at the site, and re-introduce yourself to those great bits of wisdom.
9 Tips for Young People Starting Careers – [GetRichSlowly.org]
Very good points! I started back to school last night and the first thing my IT professor said was that in order to be a good programmer, the last things on the list of skills was programming. The first two were communication and organization.
All excellent points. After I crashed and burned in my first corporate job, I wrote and published an entire book on this topic. Fortunately, I got my act together by my mid-20s and regularly speak at corporations about the challenges facing young employees. Hopefully, bloggers will continue to extol this type of advice. There can never be too much of it!
Sorry, forgive my bad blog etiquette! Here’s where you can find They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World.
I think Alexandra was trying to say here’s where her book can be found: They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. Based on name alone, I think it’s a great idea.
–Chris…
Think about your brand as your most valuable investment. Break your reputation is much easier than to build it. Build a reputation of a doer, one who initiates, suggest, and finally delivers.
http://roman-rytov.typepad.com/miles/2006/10/branding_yourse.html
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“Don’t watch the lock”, it is the most important thing if you are starting out with your career, you need to work very hard and round the clock to achieve something in your career :)