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- BONUS: Jai Gevers | Starting Your First Job Remotely
In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, Jai talks about how to start a job remotely. With these simple tips, you can learn how to start a remote job like a boss!
FORMING HABITS:A habit is an action you perform without thinking.
Common Bad Habits:
- Mindlessly scrolling social media or obsessively checking email or chat features.
- Arriving to work late or slacking when no one else is looking.
Good Habits to Implement:
- Have two set times a day to check your email.
- Arrive to work on time, whether physically or virtually, and be prepared to create value for your career and for your company.
Making Your Presence Felt- Check in with your boss or manager consistently, but avoid spamming their email.
Building Relationships- You will experience rejection, but you will also build invaluable relationships.
- Send quick emails to connect with co-workers.
- Have a 15 minute virtual coffee break on a zoom call with a colleague.
Remember: While good habits can lead you towards success and the life you’ve always dreamed of, bad habits can stop you in your tracks.
Have more questions?
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14 min - 002: Justin Donlon | Finding Margin in Your Job
Justin Donlon is an experienced SaaS/Cloud technology solutions leader. His passion for dynamic, effective team-building keeps Justin focused on developing and empowering capable teams that enjoy their work and care about delivering with excellence.
He is currently the Vice President of Process Innovation and Analytics at CarGurus.
On This Episode
- Justin shares about growing up with insatiable curiosity and how he interacted with the traditional education system.
- Learn the invaluable lessons that a side hustle in university taught Justin.
- Jai and Justin discuss how graduates can gain value from any job.
- Hear how Justin transitioned into consulting.
- Track Justin’s journey through multiple industries, and how he created systems and processes to improve every area he entered.
- Learn how to stay fully invested in your current position even when examining other options.
- Find out how you can leave a legacy at any company you work at.
- Get the key to moving up in your company.
- Jai explains why you should view yourself as a “knight’s squire.”
Key Takeaways:
- Activity breeds activity.
- Say yes to something rather than wait for the ideal position.
- If you can’t have the job you love, love the job you have.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Your attitude will open doors for you.”
- “Passion doesn’t cash any checks.”
- “Don’t make a decision until you’re forced to.”
Justin Donlon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justindonlon/
Find more information about The Graduate at Work:
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54 min - 7 min
About The Graduate at Work
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There are so many resources and podcasts out there to help you land the “perfect” job, from creating the perfect resume to having the perfect interview, but what happens after you get the job? Well, that’s exactly what we’ll be discussing in The Graduate At Work podcast.
One thing you will notice when starting your first job is that recent graduates like yourself face a unique dilemma. On the one hand, managers expect you to have soft skills and business skills when entering the workforce. On the other hand, your college degree, while very expensive, did not teach you these skills. To make matters worse, no one in the workplace will tell you to learn these skills or teach them to you. You are for the most part expected to figure it out yourself and it leads to unnecessary frustration.
And that’s why I believe it’s high time to change things. It’s high time you were given the information and tools you need to go into the work force with confidence. The interviews and information we’r...