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23 May 14
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Making a Successful Transition from College to Career:
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. You are trying to complete your college career without too much of a senioritis meltdown while dealing with the demands of job-hunting, interviewing, and facing the reality of the end of schooling
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Are you ready for a reality check?
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1. Time-Related Factors
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On the other hand, some students worked so hard in college that they actually find the working world -- where homework is not necessarily required -- a welcome relief. "I was very busy in college," said Anne Johnson, senior corporate relations coordinator for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "so when I started working full-time, without homework and studying, I felt that I had a lot of free time.
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2. Professionalism in the Workplace
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Professionalism also deals with dependability and being a self-starter.
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That's called personal accountability
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You should always have the zeal to seek out new knowledge and learn from your mistakes.
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you must be seen as a member of the team that can be relied on to do your job.
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Deadlines are critical, much more so than in college.
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4. College Has Not Prepared You for Everything
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Many recent grads say they were totally unprepared for:
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The importance of dealing with all types of people and personalities
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Personal finance issues and budgeting
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Balancing work demands with family/friends/personal life
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Job-hunting skills, especially networking, interviewing, and salary negotiation
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5. Finding Employment Probably Won't Be Easy
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Use all available resources, tracking down all job leads, and following-up on all leads and interviews.
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the more quality work you put into your job-search, the better your results.
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The Internet should really receive only a small portion of your job-search time.
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Instead, most of your efforts should still be using the traditional methods of networking
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6. Don't Be So Full of Yourself
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Having a college degree does not entitle you to a job
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Focus less on why employers should be so impressed with your credentials that they should be hunting you down -- and more on how you can use your talent and initiative to make a contribution to the employer's bottom line.
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7. College Grads Get Entry-Level Jobs
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These jobs often require long hours, low pay, and hard work.
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Most employers want to see all employees start at a certain level to better understand the business -- with the college grads on a career track toward faster advancement.
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be ambitious about moving beyond the entry level, but not at the expense of your current job. As another business-school grad told us, "Former co-workers of mine became so obsessed with finding a better job that they forgot about the responsibilities of their current positions."
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8. Be Prepared for Salary Negotiations and Job Offers
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You should be prepared not only to negotiate the salary and the entire compensation package
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have a clear sense of what you want before the issue arises.
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19 Oct 06
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so they have only afternoon classes or classes only on certain days of the week, and it's these students that have a hard time facing the reality of going to work every day, five days a week, from as early as 6 or 7 in the morning to 6 or 7 in the evening
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ree time and vacation time
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time management
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To succeed, you must be seen as a member of the team that can be relied on to do your job
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"There are some things that you just have to figure out or experience on your own. That's called personal accountability,
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tudents graduating from college today will change careers -- not just jobs -- multiple, multiple times over the course of your working life
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