17 things I wish I had known before I started my career. A version of this was originally presented to junior- and senior-year students at the Career Planning class at Goshen College on 2 December 2014.

1. 17 things i wish
i had known
before i started my career

2. business grad sales and marketing, 2010

3. 2003 baker
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
factory worker
college! no parents! mountain dew for breakfast!
project coordinator
dance teacher
professional dance instructor

4. 2009 intern
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
graduation! also, job: social media
public relations
e.crew
internal comms
account executive

5. getting noticed

6. nail the basics
resume. linkedin. portfolio. 1

7. 2start helping stop networking

8. 2006 business club g internship
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
dance fundraiser g job
social media club g job opportunity
young professionals g freelance work
ama michiana g leadership experience
e.crew g project experience, exposure

9. Recommended Reading: Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman 3
be an optimist

10. getting ahead

11. 4
find a guide
Recommended Reading: Leading Quietly, Joseph Badaracco, Jr.

12. Recommended Reading: Make The Noise Go Away, Larry G. Linne 5
quiet the noise

13. 6figure it out (but keep your boss in the loop)

14. Recommended Reading: First Things First, Stephen Covey 7college is busy real life is busier

15. Recommended Reading: Getting Things Done, David Allen 8
if you have more than three
priorities, you have no priorities

16. getting along

17. 9relationships it’s all about

18. 2003 family connection g bakery job
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
friend g factory job
supervisor g college student
professor g project coordinator
professor/friends g business club
friend g dance teacher

19. 2008 friends g professional dance instructor
2009
dance student g internship
2010
work relationships g social media, etc.
2010
networking g social media club
2011
networking/friends g ama michiana
2012
work relationships g e.crew

20. Recommended Reading: The Speed of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey 10
trust relationships are built on

21. Recommended Reading: Sticking Points, Haydn Shaw 11 build bridges you might need them someday

22. 12always assume the best
about the other person

23. Recommended Reading: How To Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie 13
other people take genuine interest in

24. Recommended Reading: Listening Pays, Rick Bommelje 14 listen

25. growing up

26. Recommended Reading: The Willpower Instinct, Kelly McGonigal 15learn as much
about yourself as
you can

27. Recommended Resources: Dave Ramsey, YNAB 16budget learn to manage a

28. Recommended Reading: The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg 17habit make success a

29. bonus slides

30. Recommended Reading: Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy, WaitButWhy 18be patient

31. Recommended Reading: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey 19important things remember the

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nail the basics
start helping
be an optimist
find a guide
quiet the noise
solve problems
get a system
no more than three priorities
it’s all about relationships
build trust
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build bridges
assume the best
be interested in others
listen
learn about yourself
learn to budget
develop good habits
be patient
remember the important things
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33. Edgar Diaz
@diptoe
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