| There is no shortage of people offering | | | | colleagues and contacts throughout the |
| careers advice to graduates throughout the | | | | workplace for support as a career progresses. |
| United Kingdom. This advice comes with the | | | | Graduates make friends with their office |
| best of intentions but most graduates are | | | | mates but many overlook important contacts in |
| focused narrowly on getting their foot in the | | | | different departments and different levels |
| door within their industry. There are a few | | | | that can help them meet their career goals. |
| proven bits of career advice that graduates | | | | The use of full staff meetings, parties and |
| can take with them through their first year | | | | outings as networking opportunities can help |
| on the job. | | | | a graduate build a list of references |
| | | | unparalleled by their peers. |
| All graduates need to keep advanced education | | | | |
| opportunities open in their early careers. | | | | In many industries, graduates need to begin |
| Advanced education can take the form of an | | | | publishing early and often in trade |
| online education program, an advanced degree | | | | publications. Graduates who want to expand |
| program at a traditional university or a | | | | their possibilities within their particular |
| comprehensive training program within the | | | | industry should seek out every opportunity to |
| workplace. Graduates just entering the work | | | | promote their professional skills. Trade |
| force need to think of tuition costs and fees | | | | websites, blogs and conferences allow |
| as an investment in better wages down the | | | | graduates to meet with experienced colleagues |
| road. | | | | while showing off their acumen. The process |
| | | | of publishing itself shows the resilience and |
| Graduates also need to show their interest in | | | | intelligence of a graduate before they ever |
| advancement early and often to their | | | | get their first credit. |
| managers. Young professionals make the | | | | |
| mistake of assuming that their hard work and | | | | Graduates need to reassess their career goals |
| completion of major projects will show their | | | | on an annual basis to keep their perspective |
| desire to move upward in the workplace. Every | | | | on their career path fresh. The idea that |
| graduate should sit down with their manager | | | | career goals are set in stone has been |
| as soon as they realize that they want to | | | | eliminated by the transient nature of modern |
| make their job a career and develop a path up | | | | employment. A graduate will change career |
| the corporate ladder. | | | | paths and jobs several times in their lives |
| | | | which makes an annual reassessment of long |
| It is also important to build a network of | | | | held goals is the smart thing to do. |