Advice for the new college graduate

CollegeGrad.com has a page full of new job proverbs for the recent college grad. Some examples:

  • Learn to become a team player. College rewards individual performance. Employers reward team performance.
  • No one owes you a living. No one owes you a job. You earn it, each and every day, all over again. And when you cease to earn your job on a daily basis, you will cease in your career progression.
  • Look for solutions, not problems. Anyone can identify problems.
  • Develop a reputation as a problem-solver. If a problem lands on your desk, don’t pass it on to someone else.
  • Don’t be a complainer. Every work environment has a person who somehow feels responsible to fill the role of office complainer. Let someone else fill that role. And ignore them when they attempt to practice their art upon you.
  • Be proactive in planning for the future. To gain things in the future, you need to pursue them today.

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