5 Mistakes Early-Career Professionals Make
…and how to avoid them
A decade and a half ago, I emerged a bright-eyed and busy-tailed new graduate. With a spanking new bachelor’s degree in my hand, I was ready to take on the world and carve out my place in the world.
I followed all the fundamentals from my university career day events — a spruced up CV, interview prepped to the nines, my elevator pitch was on point. I was ready to get stuck in on that first rung up the corporate ladder.
Like most other things in life though, it is one thing being told about the world of work and quite another living it.
So here are a few tips to get you off to a more informed start if you just began this phase of your life or are about to.
Not Speaking Up
Public speaking is ranked as the number one fear, even about the fear of death.
So it should be no surprise that there are quite a number of rewards for those who can overcome this fear.
Speaking out tells people that you are confident, knowledgeable and willing to engage. All traits that are highly prized in a work environment.
A good trick is to speak up very early in an interaction or meeting. It breaks the tension you might be holding onto if you…
