3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Job

Metadata

• Author: Yasmina Khelifi
• Full Title: 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Job
• Category: #articles
• Document Tags: leadership
• URL: https://hbr.org/2022/12/3-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-my-first-job?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_campaign=ascend_not_activesubs&deliveryName=DM261016

Highlights

• Take part in work rituals, get to know your colleagues, and make yourself visible as a collaborator. (View Highlight)
• Take ownership of your career from day one. (View Highlight)
• Remaining focus will help you say “no” to tasks that don’t add value to your career and end up eating into the time you could spend building it. (View Highlight)
• Strong networks can lead to more job opportunities, help you gain broader and deeper knowledge, advance faster, and increase your influence (View Highlight)