Don't mistake movement for progress
"Don't mistake movement for progress."
The best advice for college students
If I had known this ONE thing in high school and college I know I would have had even greater success!
I wish I had known in college that my peers and friends were not my competition.
None of us are in competing roles today, yet career fair week as a student always made me feel insecure, cut throat and guarded.
No matter what age or stage you're in professionally, this is simply a reminder to have an abundance mindset in your career journey.
There are MORE jobs out there, and you don't have to fight your way to your next role. It is a job search, not a hunt. We don't have to cut others down to get where we want to go. Good things come to those who work to lift up their peers and help them when you can!
I know you are connected with college students--will you please share this guide, so they can conquer their own career fair this fall? https://lnkd.in/e4i4wYZe
Now that we're here together, I'm curious to hear from you: What is a lesson you wish you had learned at an earlier age?
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Starting a new job
It doesn't seem like it was that long ago when I was a new employee starting my first job out of college...but in reality, it has been more than 10 years since I collected my first paycheck as a full time professional with a college degree.
Most of that career, and part of my time as an undergraduate student, has been spent answering thousands of questions for professionals. I coach clients to success in their professional roles, and I want to tell you my #1 piece of advice for people starting new positions:
Ask questions. At some point you'll be expected to know the basics. Don't miss your chance to fully embody being the "new kid on the block," and absorb as much knowledge, as possible.
My mistake as a young professional was that I didn't want to look like I didn't know something. I didn't realize the value of gaining insight from experts vs. trying to "fake it 'til you make it" with a lot of anxious concerns that I would in fact fail. Don't fall for the myth that I believed! Ask...
