Welcome to the Professional World

Download or read book Welcome to the Professional World written by GARY R. MARTIN and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Professional World: Success Principles for Entering the Workforce teaches students the kind of professionalism they need to know in order to transition from school to work. The book coaches them in success-oriented fundamentals.A collection of notes, resources, and short essays, the book is based on interviews with those who are new to the workforce along with their supervisors. The material gives aspiring professionals insight into the workplace. It spares them the kind of embarrassment that comes from making basic behavioral mistakes in a professional setting.This new, updated edition includes important information on benefits and financial planning, extensive bulleted "dos and don'ts", e-mail ethics and efficacy, a section on work-life balance, and information on romances in the workplace.Filled with useful advice, Welcome to the Professional World is an excellent resource for any course that prepares students to leave the classroom and enter the next phase of their working lives whether as recent high school graduates or as post-graduate school skilled professionals.