10 Business Rules College Doesn’t Teach You
My pal Clay of The Growing Life, whom I met at SOBCon08 in Chicago, shouted this article to me via Digg: 8 On-The-Job Rules You Unfortunately Won’t Learn in College. Check ‘em out:
- You don’t know how to manage yet.
- Everything’s a negotiation.
- Networking has changed.
- You must create your own work.
- Work is never done.
- All work is not done sitting in front of a computer.
- Everyone looks out for themselves.
- Straight A’s will not make you a CEO, only a great entry level employee.
It’s a MUST READ, even for those of us who’ve been out of college for a while.
Now, you probably noticed that the title of this post is 10 rules, and there are only 8 in the article. Good job! Apparently college did teach you basic math. :) Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to come up with Rules 9 and 10 that college didn’t teach you. Leave a comment!
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6 opinions for 10 Business Rules College Doesn’t Teach You
Bridget Wright
Jul 9, 2008 at 3:30 pm
9. There is an excuse for everything…yours is not important.
10. You REALLY don’t ever stop learning.
Kristen King
Jul 9, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Ooo, good ones, B!
Lindsay Buroker
Jul 9, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Being the perfect worker who does everything asked and obeys all the rules is… forgettable. Find a way to be remarkable.
Kristen King
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:52 am
Great observation, Lindsay. Do you have any ideas about how someone could be remarkable on the job?
kk
Mark Jabo
Jul 14, 2008 at 10:08 am
Great post, K.
FWIW, a couple I learned at UCLA (University on the Corner of Lexington Avenue)…
9. Politics is part of the skill set for getting ahead.
10. Believe it or not, you really are expendable.
Kristen King
Jul 14, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Thanks, Mark. I’m not good at politics or accepting my own expendability. That’s a bit part of why I freelance. :)
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