How to succeed in your first full-time job

By Annette Richmond

College is over. Now it’s time to get down to the business of work. You may have participated in an internship program or two while you were in school. But your first full-time job is different than a three-month position as an intern.

Being successful in any new job isn’t easy. The first day can be downright scary. However, seasoned professionals have their past experience to draw on. When it’s your first full-time position it’s a lot different.

Obviously, you want to do well. You want to prove yourself to your new employer. And get along with your colleagues as well.

It’s a dilemma. But, help is here. With the goal of helping you navigate your first position, I contacted Emily Bennington, coauthor of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job and founder of Professional Studio 365 which provides onboarding services for new grads and their employers. She also is a contributing writer for Monster.com and a featured blogger for The Huffington Post.

Happily when I asked for an interview she graciously agreed to share her expertise.

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What to do now that you’ve graduated

By Carole Martim

Congratulations on attaining your degree! It’s a special time and a proud accomplishment. You did it! You’re finished! With school that is. Now it’s time to do some learning about the survival techniques in the “World of Work” in a competitive environment. Are you ready to take the next steps?

Hopefully you have a good resume prepared, if not, that will be your first priority! Need help? Many colleges have career centers that are willing to help you with your resume, but if you don’t have that option try the "resume help" of the top job search engines or find a resume expert on Linkedin or Facebook. The aim of this resume is to create enough interest to garner you an invite for a job interview.

Start by doing research on job postings and companies that may interest you. There are several good job search websites available to assist you in your search and they may give you ideas on places to connect with people in your field of interest. Once your resume is polished the next challenge of course will be getting that resume out to the right people. This may require some new techniques and will become your new "job search homework assignment". Find the sites that interest you and submit or post your resume there.

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Personal branding tips from PR pros

Do you think of yourself as a product? You should. Today success is all about personal branding.

And who knows more about building a brand than PR pros? Luckily, you don’t have to hire a public relations firm to get personal branding advice. We asked them for you.

First we asked for a few suggestions on how women can create a personal brand when they’re looking for a new job and second, when they’re trying to get promoted. Finally we asked them for one idea that every woman can use.

Several PR pros stepped up, generously sharing their expertise on personal branding. Here are their responses.

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Carole Martin is a coach with over 18 years in Human Resources Management. She is an acknowledged expert in the use of behavioral interviewing techniques.

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Style expert Bridgette Raes is the author of Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want and the president of the NYC based style consulting company for women, Bridgette Raes Style Group.

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Annemarie Cross is a multi-award winning, triple certified Professional Resume Writer, Career Management Specialist, Speaker, and Author of 10 key steps to Ace that Interview!

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Annette Richmond, MA, is founder and editor of career-intelligence.com and The Career Intelligencer. She is author of several publications, ebooks and interactive workbooks on career management.

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