My good friend and fellow career expert and spokeswoman, Alexandra Levit, has released a revised edition to her book, They Don’t Teach Corporate in College, which is a mandatory book for any college student who has fears of graduating and stepping into a real “business” world environment. Most students that enter the workforce are unprepared and always complain, saying “I wish I knew this back in college.” This book, along with my new book, Me 2.0, both have the tools and advice college students need in order to obtain their dream job upon graduation and survive in the workplace. Today we’re giving away free copies of Alexandra’s new book!
Book description
They Don’t Teach Corporate in College has resonated with tens of thousands of readers and is currently used as a text in corporations and universities across the country. The new and updated edition reflects the unique needs and challenges of current twenty-somethings, who are ambitious and empowered and want to get ahead yesterday, but lack the know-how and finesse to make it happen. It incorporates fresh tips for effectively managing your online presence, practicing the art of “intrapreneurship,” and planning your next move inside or outside Corporate America.
Book givaway rules
Alexandra and her publisher are giving away 3 copies of the book to the Personal Branding Blog readers who come up with the best comments for what they wish they’d known when they graduated from college.
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I wish I knew that not paying off your school loan on time causes the amount you owe to double, even triple, by the time they catch uo with you ( and they will catch up with you, rest assured)…
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No one cares if you were first in your class in high school and no one cares about your SAT scores. They care if you can do the work.
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What I wish I’d known when I graduated from college:
What to do next – and how to decide that.
I wish I had finshed my degree sometimes it doesn’t matter what the degree is in it just matters if you have one
When I got out of school I wish I had known that there would not be people lined up to have the honor of hiring me.
I wish they would of taught us that this work thing really sucks not matter what you do
Although I’m not graduating just yet with my degree in public relations, there’s a lot of things I find lacking in my education.
(1) You are taught how to behave in a classroom, but not in a board room.
(2) They don’t teach you how to promote yourself and build your personal brand.
(3) They also don’t teach you real world things about money; like how to negotiate salaries (or even discuss them).
(4) You also are not taught how to effectively network.
(5) Although they teach us how to do communication plans, they don’t teach us project and time management.
The majority of my success can be attributed to what I’ve learned through my involvements in social media and also during my internships. I also read a lot of books, which has helped me as well.
I wish I had a better appreciation of the fact that my education was an investment in myself, and that in order to get a hefty return on that investment, I (not someone else) needed to generate the “interest”–interest in all senses.
I wish I had realized that I needed to take more initiative, be more resourceful, and step outside my comfort zone more than I did. College can be a very passive experience for students (“follow the syllabus…”), and a little too comfortable, especially for the best and the brightest.
I wish I had the maturity to know to take as much pride in my positive energy and industriousness as my GPA, and I wish I had known about the power of chance.
I learned all of these lessons along the way, but I wish I had known of a book that could help me learn them more quickly and efficiently.
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