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Starting a First Job of Many
Dan Smolen recalls how starting a first job of many benefitted his professional career and informed a profound journey in the future of work:
As the last of the graduation ceremonies conclude, America’s latest crop of entry-level workers is stressed out about connecting with work and career.
I remember the experience well. And what I recall most was how I wanted my first assignment out of college to align me perfectly with my career goals of reaching the senior advertising agency management ranks.
It was a fool’s errand.
The Spring of 1983, my graduation season, ushered in one of the-worst job markets since the 1930s.
Unemployment was terribly high. Like me, my peers struggled to connect to entry-level work. With each passing week of no returned phone calls, I fell into a depression.
In this episode, Dan discusses:
Starting a first job of many provides young careerists the time and space they need to learn how to work, and make work part of a day doing other things.
EPISODE DATE: June 3, 2022
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Dan Smolen recalls how starting a first job of many benefitted his professional career and informed a profound journey in the future of work:
As the last of the graduation ceremonies conclude, America’s latest crop of entry-level workers is stressed out about connecting with work and career.
I remember the experience well. And what I recall most was how I wanted my first assignment out of college to align me perfectly with my career goals of reaching the senior advertising agency management ranks.
It was a fool’s errand.
The Spring of 1983, my graduation season, ushered in one of the-worst job markets since the 1930s.
Unemployment was terribly high. Like me, my peers struggled to connect to entry-level work. With each passing week of no returned phone calls, I fell into a depression.
In this episode, Dan discusses:
Starting a first job of many provides young careerists the time and space they need to learn how to work, and make work part of a day doing other things.
EPISODE DATE: June 3, 2022
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