College to Career

7

Time Management

7.1 Introduction

Time management will be surely one of the major challenges you will face when you transition from college to career. As seen in several chapters (such as Chapter 20, which discusses meetings), even time management takes on a whole different meaning at the workplace as compared to your college. Time management at work is not as simple as being prompt and punctual. Neither is it just equal to ‘not wasting one’s time’. It is much more complex due to the shift in the kinds of demands placed on your time by your job. Consequently, at work, you need to come up with very effective means to use and manage your time.

This chapter will walk you through some of the widely-used time management techniques that can prove ...