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Offers advice and information on getting the most out of your first job experience. Topics include building your skills, and keeping a good attitude.

Local Companies

Reliance One, Inc
(704) 625-1062
207 Regency Executive Park Drive
Charlotte, NC

Personnel Services Unlimited (PSU)
(704) 867-4557
824 S. DeKalb St.
Shelby, NC

Ajilon Consulting
(704) 552-0868
6000 Fairview Rd
Charlotte, NC

Reef Systems Corporation (Healthcare staffing)
919-521-8336
900 S Wilmington St Suite 114
Raleigh, NC

Headway Corporate Resources
919-376-1405
421 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC

Accounting Principals
(704) 335-0440
212 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC

Above and Beyond Staffing, LLC
919-650-3735
901 Kildaire Farm Rd, Suite D12
Cary, NC

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As you step into your first post-grad work experience, there are a lot of things you need to know that your textbooks didn't teach you over the past four years. Here is what you should be gleaning from your first adventure in the world of work.

Your First Job Is Not Your Destiny

Your first job in no way predicts where you will ultimately end up. Talk to anyone in mid-career, and you will be shocked where the career began. Your main task on your first job is to test your wings, learning how organizations work, how business gets done, and what makes people and organizations successful. Remember: Career (not job) changes are in your future as you learn, grow and change.

Watch Your Attitude

One of the biggest complaints about new college grads is that they often expect too much too soon and come across as thinking they know more than seasoned employees. Know that you will need to earn your stripes as well as the trust of colleagues and supervisors before being given more responsibility. Especially watch your attitude with support staff so as not to come across as arrogant or condescending.

Learn About the Various Kinds of Power and Influence

Observe how the staff members interact with each other and how things get done. Who really calls the shots, compared with what the organizational chart says? Who seems to have more power than might be indicated by his job title? Who is looked up to, admired and why? How are decisions made: top down, bottom up or a combination of the two?

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Charlotte, NC
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