17 things i wish i had known before i started my career
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17 things i wish i had known before i started my career
business gradsales and marketing, 2010
2003 baker
20042005200620072008
factory worker
college! no parents! mountain dew for breakfast!
project coordinator
dance teacher
professional dance instructor
2009 intern
20102011201220132014
graduation! also, job: social media
public relations
e.crew
internal comms
account executive
getting noticed
nail the basicsresume. linkedin. portfolio.1
2start helpingstop networking
2006 business club g internship
20092010201020112012
dance fundraiser g job
social media club g job opportunity
young professionals g freelance work
ama michiana g leadership experience
e.crew g project experience, exposure
be an optimistRecommended Reading: Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman
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getting ahead
find a guide
Recommended Reading: Leading Quietly, Joseph Badaracco, Jr.
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quiet the noise
Recommended Reading: Make The Noise Go Away, Larry G. Linne
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6figure it out(but keep your boss in the loop)
Recommended Reading: First Things First, Stephen Covey
7college is busyreal life is busier
if you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities
Recommended Reading: Getting Things Done, David Allen
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getting along
9relationshipsit’s all about
2003 family connection g bakery job
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friend g factory job
supervisor g college student
professor g project coordinator
professor/friends g business club
friend g dance teacher
2008 friends g professional dance instructor
20092010201020112012
dance student g internship
work relationships g social media, etc.
networking g social media club
networking/friends g ama michiana
work relationships g e.crew
trustrelationships are built on
Recommended Reading: The Speed of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey
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Recommended Reading: Sticking Points, Haydn Shaw
11build bridgesyou might need them someday
12always assume the best about the other person
other peopletake genuine interest in
Recommended Reading: How To Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie
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Recommended Reading: Listening Pays, Rick Bommelje
14listen
growing up
Recommended Reading: The Willpower Instinct, Kelly McGonigal
15learn as much about yourself as
you can
Recommended Resources: Dave Ramsey, YNAB
16budgetlearn to manage a
Recommended Reading: The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
17habitmake success a
bonus slides
Recommended Reading: Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy, WaitButWhy
18be patient
Recommended Reading: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey
19important thingsremember the
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nail the basicsstart helpingbe an optimistfind a guidequiet the noisesolve problemsget a systemno more than three prioritiesit’s all about relationshipsbuild trust
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build bridgesassume the bestbe interested in otherslistenlearn about yourselflearn to budgetdevelop good habitsbe patientremember the important thingshey, this looks great here!
