As today’s guest, Gorick Ng, points out, the professional world expects very different things from us than the academic world. And no one really tells young professionals about these new expectations — we have to learn them the hard way. Fortunately, Gorick joins us today to discuss those expectations and share tips for young professionals and their managers.
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Links
Gorick’s Website
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Timestamps
(02:48) Quick advice for your first professional job
(05:25) Doing the prep work for your first job
(10:15) Prep work for later career professionals
(14:28) Questions every new hire should ask
(20:50) Managing expectations
(22:00) Asking for meaningful feedback
(27:50) Giving your supervisor feedback
People often plan out unspoken rules the logistics of their new job. But they don’t plan for their job mentally.
What the real world wants from us is different from what we’re taught in school.
You have to figure out what others expect of you, but will never tell you.
What is common sense to you may not be common sense to the rest of the world.
No one comes out of the womb knowing these unspoken rules.
People often plan out the logistics of their new job. But they don’t plan for their job mentally.
What the real world wants from us is different from what we’re taught in school.
You have to figure out what others expect of you, but will never tell you.
What is common sense to you may not be common sense to the rest of the world.
No one comes out of the womb knowing these.
People often plan out the logistics of their new job. But they don’t plan for their job mentally.
What the real world wants from us is different from what we’re taught in school.
You have to figure out what others expect of you, but will never tell you.
What is common sense to you may not be common sense to the rest of the world.
No one comes out of the womb knowing these.