The fewer mistakes you make on your first job, the better others perceive you and the faster your career progresses. In this video I share the 3 things I wish I knew when it came to common first job mistakes and talk about the things I would have done differently to avoid these professional blunders.

First of all, if you dive into the work without first fully grasping the objective of the project, there's a good chance your final deliverable will not be what your supervisor asked for in the first place. It's best to spend 1520 extra minutes clarifying the objective than wasting hours if not days on something completely incorrect.

Secondly, another common mistake young professionals make is not taking ownership of their work by focusing only on the responsibilities given to them. To combat this, it's best to think about how your work is related to the broader objective and figure out what you can do to contribute.

Finally, the one with the biggest personal consequences is making the mistake of not taking the lead on actively finding opportunities for personal development. Large corporations especially have amazing (and free!) resources for employees and you're basically missing out if you don't take advantage of them.

These are some of the things I wish I knew coming out of college; had I known these common first job mistakes, I might have been able to avoid some embarrassing experiences during my time as young management consultant.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:17 Mistake #1
02:11 Solution
02:55 Real Case Study
04:01 Mistake #2
05:02 Solution
06:10 Mistake #3
06:42 Real Story
07:15 Overlooked resource
08:07 Summary
08:32 Practical benefits of avoiding these mistakes

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