Our first episode of 2018: New Hire Survival Guide! We kick off with Holiday Highs (0:54) and New Year's Resolutions (4:30). Then we get into the good stuff: #realworldproblems (10:04), myth-busters (12:56), professional etiquette (17:43), bathroom etiquette lessons learned (25:44), 'just the tip(s)' (30:23), social outlets/etiquette for YPs (42:46) and closing out with The Podium covering our top annoying office quirks (43:53). Equip yourself with these quick tips and keep your early career on the trajectory you want! Follow us on Twitter/Instagram (@cobpodcast) or email us at [email protected]!

'Tis the season for holiday talk (2:33), Kevin’s rules for holiday parties (3:00) and a holiday-themed installment of The Podium (6:40)! We also get deep into the critical things you should weigh when selecting your next internship (13:15), the unequivocal ‘must haves’ when you complete your internship (23:50) and our 'what not to do’s” applicable to your internship journey (33:30)! Then Kim brings it home with the holiday tech discussion that will prime you for your own holiday parties and impress your boss/nerd friends (38:40). We give you the tech talk ammunition to survive the small-talk gauntlet of the holiday party season!

It is truly an "embarrassment of riches" scenario: We have way too much insider information for those of you on the job hunt to fit into just one episode. So we've got a bonus episode featuring Black & Veatch’s very own John McLaughlin, Recruitment Manager for our Power/Oil & Gas business lines. John gives us some key tips on navigating and preparing for career fairs and interviews, mostly aimed at our internship-seeking audience. But no worries, my older and wiser friends, we are here to entertain you nonetheless with our Overland Park-famous ‘Podium’ segment—airing our career fair and job application process grievances, with a truly cringe-worthy gold medal from Becca! Enjoy! Still love you.

The CoB gang welcomes Brittany McClanahan, recruitment manager for Black & Veatch’s Power and Oil & Gas business lines, as she discusses and gives our listeners straightforward answers and life hacks when it comes to the recruiting and interview process. Brittany also offers some hot tips on what your resume should look like, the type of information to include, what mistakes to avoid, and answers our networking and interview preparation questions. But don’t worry – we aren’t all business of course (hence our name)…so we decided to go head on and have a heated debate over our favorite candy in the newest installment of ‘The Podium’. Love your bones, fam!

Episode 1 of the Close of Business (CoB) Podcast is part one of a three-part series focused on our college listeners. We discuss what “category” we would have won an Oscar in our senior year of college, and what our go to song was when we were handed the aux cord at a party (4:06-7:58). We then answer questions submitted by college listeners and give advice on how to successfully navigate through engineering school (8:08-29:58). We wrap things up with a little quiz for "Old Man" Aaron in our segment Let’s Have Words (29:58-35:22).

Want to know what the Close of Business (CoB) Podcast is all about? Listen to our official trailer.