It’s said that happiness is having your expectations met.
If you have a young person in your life about to experience the “shock of transition” from the safety and security of the academy to the world of work, helping them form reasonable expectations of what to expect on the job might make for a better first day. What should they expect?
McKinsey and Company offers a timely set of recent articles that outline What new grads can expect when they enter the workforce. In my recent Commencement Sample a few weeks back, I included a video from Suzy Welch (former editor of HBR ) that I think is too good not to include here again. In this two-minute video, Ms. Welch identifies five lessons graduating seniors must UNLEARN immediately after college to be successful. Helpful advice before the first day on the job.
