Comments on: Why Your First Job Out of College Is the Most Important of All http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2 Personal development meets professional aspiration Mon, 20 Jan 2014 01:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: What do you mean I’m a senior? | Personal PR http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36504 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:50:40 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-36504 […] job you take. It will be a place where you’ll master failure and develop your foundation.This blog agrees with […]

]]> By: First Job After Graduation …. | Reading, Writing & Kitchen Witchin' http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-33041 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:04:23 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-33041 [...] in July there was an article on Brazen Careerist, Why Your First Job Out of College Is the Most Important of All  My counter-points follow … (yes, originally written back in July, I didn’t post them [...]

]]> By: Do you believe your first job was the most important one you’ve ever had? | anadventureworthtelling http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27395 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:43:23 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-27395 [...] points that Allie Gray Freeland, Editor-in-Chief of CollegeOnline.org makes in the Brazen Careerist post speak to the lessons to be learned and embraced that will set you up for a successful career. [...]

]]> By: Your First Job Does Not Matter http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-20646 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:01:58 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-20646 [...] article is a response to “Why Your First Job Out Of College Is The Most Important Of All” on Brazen Life. TweetRelated [...]

]]> By: Does Your First Job Matter? http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-16336 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:00:13 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-16336 [...] July article on the Brazen Careerist talked about “Why Your First Job Out of College Is the Most Important of All.” I know many people who have stuck with the same career, even the same company, since they left [...]

]]> By: Why Your First Job Out of College Is the Most Important of All | Whela Warriors http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14896 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:10:11 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-14896 [...] for nearly a decade and received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. Read more at Brazen Careerist’s blog. Share this:MoreLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. Tags: business, jobs, life, reputation, [...]

]]> By: Charlena Ortiz http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31005 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:03:06 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-31005 Overall I like this article however I would have to raise my hand on number #4 “You’ll learn exactly what you want to do in life”. In some cases that may be true but as a career and personal coach for young adults I discovered that what you really want to do in life usually is a process. Discovering your purpose and living it out requires intentional actions. I agree with #1 “You’ll learn professionalism” & #2 “You’ll learn from failing”; which I also believe you will continue to learn throughout your career journey.
I think your first job will more likely help you uncover what you don’t want to do. Studies show that the average person will have several jobs by the age of 30 before they find their dream job.

]]> By: Beth Bellion http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31004 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:13:20 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-31004 could not agree with you more, leslie!

]]> By: Nicholas LaRacuente http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31003 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:51:27 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-31003 This article totally loses me in 2 places. The 1st is the suggestion to get a specialized degree in some “highly demanded area” like IT. Chasing career fads is a risky bet – IT is a moving industry, so you’d better have the drive to keep pace.

2nd is the idea that your 1st job will immediately give you the answer to your purpose in life. I’ve never met anyone who said they had 1 job and then knew exactly what they would do in life, unless they were a child prodigy who knew from an early age.

]]> By: Skinner Layne http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31002 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:23:58 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-31002 People say these sorts of things about every facet of life. Where you go to school, your first job, your job at 30, the institution of your highest degree, etc. It’s all nonsense. Life is what you make of it at every stage, and we are forever able to remake ourselves and our identities as we choose.

]]> By: Leslie Forman http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/07/31/why-your-first-job-out-of-college-is-the-most-important-of-all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31001 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:49:29 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=7992#comment-31001 I disagree, perhaps because my first job out of college was an unusual one.

I majored in Latin American Studies and shortly after graduation I moved to China to teach English at a university. This choice was a very important one for me, since I proved to myself that I could make such a dramatic life change, in three months with no specialized training.

However, the university was not a pinnacle of professionalism, nor did it demand it from its foreign teachers (showing up for class on time was considered enough).

Falling, yes. Sometimes my lessons fell flat and I had to quickly figure out how to shift gears and engage my students.

Yes, it did shape my future, because I ended up staying in China for four years and now I am teaching at a university and developing projects to connect China and Latin America. But I don’t see those as natural outgrowths of that first English teaching job.

And no, I definitely did not learn exactly what I wanted to do in life. I first moved to China almost six years ago and I still ask myself that question a lot. I’ve been lucky to be able to experiment with many different jobs in many different fields, and I’ve learned a lot about myself and the world of work in the process. But I’m still very much learning.

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