20 Tips for Young Professionals Entering Into Corporate
3 min readMay 26, 2024
- Learn the game of politics
- When it comes to promotions, its not about how hard you work but how likable you are at the job. Networking is key.
- Document everything. There will come a time when you’ll need receipts. Its the best way to prevent people from playing in your face.
- Use the PARA method to learn how to organize your thoughts and make it easy for you to find your notes.
- You are your biggest advocate. Keep a brag bidder. Keep a running tab of the things you do and what you’ve Accomplished. Positive feedback received and any training that you’ve done.
- Don’t go to your boss with a problem. Instead inform them of the problem and also have possible solutions that can fix it.
- Become an active listener. This will help you identify peoples pain points and shift your focus on eliminating the bottlenecks.
- Don’t gossip about other employees. Or say anything you wouldn’t want someone to find out about.
- Don’t be in the realm of an average worker. Be the person known to get things done.
- Don’t overshare. You are there to do your job. Don’t give unnecessary information that potentially cause you to lose it. While many companies like to say we are family……
