This is a slightly modified and condensed version of my "17 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started My Career" talk. I presented this talk to freshmen students at a Goshen College alumni panel discussion on 15 January 2015. View the longer version here: http://www.slideshare.net/Diptoe/17-things-i-wish-i-had-known-before-i-started-my-career

1. 7 things i wish
i had known
before i earned my degree

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. seven things

6. 1relationships
it’s all about
Recommended Reading: How To Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie

7. 2003 family connection - bakery job
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
friend - factory job
supervisor - college student
professor - project coordinator
professor/friends - business club
friend - dance teacher

8. 2008 friends - professional dance instructor
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
dance student - internship
work relationships - social media, etc.
networking - social media club
networking/friends - ama michiana
work relationships - e.crew

9. 2start helping
stop (just) networking
Recommended Reading: Make The Noise Go Away, Larry G. Linne

10. 2006 business club - internship
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
dance fundraiser - job
social media club - job opportunity
young professionals - freelance work
ama michiana - leadership experience
e.crew - project experience, exposure

11. 3ideas = great
(actually doing something = better)

12. Recommended Reading: First Things First, Stephen Covey
4college is busy
real life is busier

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

14. Recommended Reading: The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
5habit
make success a

15. Recommended Resources: Dave Ramsey, YNAB
6budget
learn to manage a

16. Recommended Reading: The Willpower Instinct, Kelly McGonigal
7learn as much
about yourself as
you can

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2
3
4
it’s all about relationships
start helping
get things done
learn to focus
5
6
7
8
develop good habits
learn to budget
learn about yourself
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18. Edgar Diaz
@diptoe
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