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“About That First Job”

Filed under On the Job
Posted by Libraries, June 28, 2006
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Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 5/22/2006. Vol. 177, Issues 11, p. 37

Trying to make the most of your first work experience? Rich Karlgaard’s article has some simple, straightforward advice you might not have considered. You need not start off in your dream job, but he encouraged us to make the most of the situation and attentatively absorb everything that surrounds us. This knowledge and mentorship will eventually get us to bigger and better jobs.

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—Stephanie Miles