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Entries Tagged as 'First Jobs'

6 Ways to Get Respect Quickly, Despite Your Youth

August 15th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Establishing Yourself As A Professional Professional
I originally published this article at Employee Evolution as a guest post a little while back. I’m sure it’ll be new to most of you though, and I think much of the advice applies to readers of all ages.
Are you interested in being seen for your contributions rather than […]

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Tags: Career Advice · First Jobs · Generation Y

More Problems More Money?

July 27th, 2007 · 21 Comments

Two Points of View
Some of my friends believe that in order to achieve success, you have to really grind it out for the first few years. Working 60 hours a week, being stressed out, and continuing to press in order to “make it.” This is a time-honored American tradition, in many ways–placing a […]

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Tags: First Jobs · Career Satisfaction

The Big Lie About College: “The Best Four Years of Your Life”

July 23rd, 2007 · 20 Comments

College is (NOT) the best four years of your life!
How many times have you heard that it just doesn’t get any better than college? I know that this “secret” was shared with me time and time again. Maximum freedom and minimal responsibility. Ah, the life…
Imagine what that means to the college senior. […]

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Tags: First Jobs · College · Job Search · Staying Happy · Causes of Job Hate · Generation Y