The Unspoken Rules

 

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Show Your Potential

At this point in the guide, you may have started to wonder: So, I know how to demonstrate my Three Cs—competence, commitment, and compatibility. Now what?

This is where the biggest difference between school and work emerges. School is a conveyor belt: if you keep passing your classes, you keep moving forward. Work is a wilderness expedition: where you go and how quickly you get there is up to you—and the wilderness. These choices are now in your hands. Where do you want to go? Let’s walk through some of your options, depending on what type of role you’re in.

• Internship, apprenticeship, part-time job, or contract role. You may decide that you want to either go somewhere else when the current opportunity ends or convert ...