WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:01.170 --> 00:00:05.370 Welcome to The Chemical Show, the podcast where Chemical means business. 00:00:05.910 --> 00:00:09.720 I'm your host, Victoria Meyer, bringing you stories and insights 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:13.590 from leaders driving innovation and growth across the chemical industry. 00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:18.840 Each week we explore key trends, real world challenges, and the 00:00:18.840 --> 00:00:20.700 strategies that make an impact. 00:00:20.910 --> 00:00:21.750 Let's get started. 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.460 Victoria: Welcome back to The Chemical Show Where Chemical Means Business. 00:00:27.060 --> 00:00:32.730 Today is a special episode focusing on career advice for new graduates 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:37.890 who are embarking on careers inside and outside the chemical industry. 00:00:38.190 --> 00:00:42.600 And frankly, this is advice that applies for professionals at all levels. 00:00:42.947 --> 00:00:47.567 One of the favorite segments of the Chemical show is when I ask leaders what 00:00:47.567 --> 00:00:52.577 advice would they give to their young self and when they were embarking on 00:00:52.577 --> 00:00:56.057 their career, or young professionals early in their career that want 00:00:56.057 --> 00:00:58.757 to achieve their level of success. 00:00:59.267 --> 00:01:04.104 And I've heard from a wide variety of listeners that they love those insights. 00:01:04.404 --> 00:01:09.294 So today I have compiled some of my favorites, added my own points of 00:01:09.294 --> 00:01:11.484 view, and put it all together for you. 00:01:11.664 --> 00:01:17.015 So This is an episode to Bookmark, to Save, and more importantly, to share, 00:01:17.315 --> 00:01:20.495 share it on social media, whether it's LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, 00:01:20.495 --> 00:01:22.685 whatever your social media choice is. 00:01:22.685 --> 00:01:25.265 And of course, tag Me and The Chemical Show. 00:01:25.575 --> 00:01:31.335 And also share it with your new college graduate, your colleagues, or a friend. 00:01:31.425 --> 00:01:35.085 I hope that you're gonna enjoy this, and I hope you come back to this as 00:01:35.085 --> 00:01:36.615 you progress along in your career. 00:01:37.020 --> 00:01:38.934 So it's graduation season. 00:01:39.414 --> 00:01:44.124 We have a field of young college graduates ready to embark on professional careers. 00:01:44.194 --> 00:01:45.154 In fact, I've got one. 00:01:45.574 --> 00:01:49.217 My daughter, Madeline graduates from Texas State University, with 00:01:49.217 --> 00:01:53.417 a degree in computer science and she is ready to take on the world. 00:01:53.867 --> 00:01:58.937 Now, on a side note, Maddie has also been my podcast editor and in charge 00:01:58.937 --> 00:02:01.907 of the blog for the past two years, so. 00:02:02.267 --> 00:02:05.447 While you may not have gotten to know Madeline, she has 00:02:05.447 --> 00:02:06.857 definitely gotten to know you. 00:02:07.167 --> 00:02:10.887 And I'm certainly gonna miss her when she moves on and tells me she no 00:02:10.887 --> 00:02:12.567 longer has time for the chemical show. 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:17.080 But be that as it may, what I've got for you today is career 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:19.750 advice for new college grads. 00:02:19.870 --> 00:02:20.980 So number one. 00:02:21.955 --> 00:02:23.425 Embrace the journey. 00:02:23.575 --> 00:02:27.715 So, you know, I think there's always this uncertainty when you 00:02:27.715 --> 00:02:32.545 embark on something new and it, it was college and now it's career. 00:02:32.545 --> 00:02:36.895 And what I have to say is your career is a marathon and not a sprint. 00:02:36.895 --> 00:02:36.955 I. 00:02:37.257 --> 00:02:41.397 know where you're going or where you think you might wanna be in five 00:02:41.397 --> 00:02:46.647 or 10 years, and understand that there are many paths to get there. 00:02:47.067 --> 00:02:48.807 So stack your wins. 00:02:48.867 --> 00:02:52.617 Be flexible, and enjoy this experience. 00:02:52.617 --> 00:02:52.677 I. 00:02:53.172 --> 00:02:56.772 It's gonna be one for the next, you know, 10, 20, 30, 40 years. 00:02:56.922 --> 00:02:59.352 Kind of scary when you think about it in that term. 00:02:59.682 --> 00:03:02.802 But enjoy the journey that you're on today, over the 00:03:02.802 --> 00:03:04.662 next five years and beyond. 00:03:04.992 --> 00:03:06.762 So that's Kaur peace number one. 00:03:07.002 --> 00:03:09.702 Career advice number two, use your voice. 00:03:10.032 --> 00:03:13.122 You have a seat at the table for a reason. 00:03:13.122 --> 00:03:18.822 So seat at the table in the office on the zoom call, on a teams call, what have you. 00:03:19.452 --> 00:03:20.112 You're there. 00:03:20.622 --> 00:03:24.812 You're there for a reason and part of your reason is not just to learn 00:03:24.812 --> 00:03:27.182 and listen, but it's also to engage. 00:03:27.332 --> 00:03:31.202 Engage, share your point of view, ask questions. 00:03:31.202 --> 00:03:31.232 I. 00:03:31.637 --> 00:03:33.227 Do it respectfully, right? 00:03:33.467 --> 00:03:39.197 Especially as you are embarking in that new role, but you are there, you have a 00:03:39.197 --> 00:03:40.727 voice, you have a point of view, use it. 00:03:41.327 --> 00:03:44.567 Um, and that is really critical as you start your career 00:03:44.567 --> 00:03:46.577 and throughout number three. 00:03:46.752 --> 00:03:48.822 Build and create your work posse. 00:03:48.972 --> 00:03:49.842 I call it a posse. 00:03:49.842 --> 00:03:51.882 Some people say, oh, you should start building your network. 00:03:51.882 --> 00:03:55.482 And I, I gotta be honest, when I was early in my career, like that whole 00:03:55.482 --> 00:04:00.612 concept of what is my network and what is networking was a little bit ambiguous. 00:04:00.612 --> 00:04:00.972 Right? 00:04:01.452 --> 00:04:05.172 What I would say to that though is start building. 00:04:05.638 --> 00:04:09.538 Your posse, surround yourself with good people, right? 00:04:09.838 --> 00:04:13.198 And think about your posse with multiple generations. 00:04:13.198 --> 00:04:15.688 People that are more senior than you, that are younger than you, 00:04:15.958 --> 00:04:17.758 that you can go to for advice. 00:04:17.758 --> 00:04:20.968 That will lend a hand, that will give you a hand that you can 00:04:20.968 --> 00:04:22.378 share a hand and lift them up. 00:04:22.702 --> 00:04:24.562 one of the things I've found is. 00:04:25.822 --> 00:04:30.982 Leaders often will bring their posse with them to their next role. 00:04:30.982 --> 00:04:34.642 So whether that's inside of a company, when leaders are changing companies, 00:04:34.972 --> 00:04:36.952 you might be destined for the C-suite. 00:04:36.952 --> 00:04:39.112 You may be destined for a leadership role. 00:04:39.502 --> 00:04:43.672 And often leaders like to surround themselves with people they 00:04:43.672 --> 00:04:46.882 know, like, and trust, know, like, and trust how they work. 00:04:47.149 --> 00:04:51.169 That they're gonna have their back, that they're going to help them achieve 00:04:51.229 --> 00:04:52.639 the success that they wanna achieve. 00:04:52.639 --> 00:04:57.859 So even at this early stage in your career, start building your posse. 00:04:58.559 --> 00:04:59.489 Know who they are. 00:04:59.939 --> 00:05:01.499 They may not be your best friends. 00:05:01.529 --> 00:05:06.809 They may not be the people you socialize with after work, but they are people 00:05:06.809 --> 00:05:12.539 that have strategic insight, that offer great mentoring and coaching 00:05:12.539 --> 00:05:18.299 to you that have your back, that can help support you in your career. 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:19.529 Know them. 00:05:20.059 --> 00:05:26.059 Advice number four, have a lower fear of failure than joy of success. 00:05:26.089 --> 00:05:31.789 So I heard that recently from Charlie Landis, and I love that statement, right? 00:05:32.719 --> 00:05:35.209 Don't be afraid to take calculated risks. 00:05:35.209 --> 00:05:35.239 I. 00:05:36.025 --> 00:05:37.435 Some of this stuff is scary. 00:05:37.465 --> 00:05:38.545 It's uncertain. 00:05:38.815 --> 00:05:41.125 If it was all certain, we'd all be doing the same thing. 00:05:41.125 --> 00:05:45.385 I sometimes say, you know, if my magic ball or my crystal ball 00:05:45.385 --> 00:05:47.335 worked, uh, I would be a billionaire. 00:05:47.365 --> 00:05:47.695 Right? 00:05:48.265 --> 00:05:52.285 The reality is we don't know what the future holds, but we can. 00:05:52.675 --> 00:05:58.119 Take chances, take calculated risks and pursue success. 00:05:58.239 --> 00:06:03.009 So have a greater joy and pursuit of success than you do. 00:06:03.369 --> 00:06:04.209 Fear of failure. 00:06:05.049 --> 00:06:06.399 You can fail and recover. 00:06:06.939 --> 00:06:10.629 You can fail and learn, and recover and move forward. 00:06:11.799 --> 00:06:14.409 You're not going to have those opportunities. 00:06:14.409 --> 00:06:18.179 You're not gonna have those great successes if you don't take a chance. 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:21.989 So number five, develop expertise, right? 00:06:21.989 --> 00:06:24.239 So I've heard this from a number of people. 00:06:24.336 --> 00:06:27.846 You wanna develop expertise, you want to become known as 00:06:27.846 --> 00:06:29.616 the go-to person for something. 00:06:29.616 --> 00:06:33.156 And, and in fact, there's some people that would say, um, you actually 00:06:33.156 --> 00:06:34.776 wanna have three career pillars. 00:06:34.776 --> 00:06:35.496 And I agree with that. 00:06:35.496 --> 00:06:39.246 You may not have them all at to begin with, but be curious, 00:06:39.786 --> 00:06:42.456 pursue and develop expertise. 00:06:42.696 --> 00:06:46.176 Um, by the way, you may not find out what that is right away. 00:06:46.206 --> 00:06:48.276 It may take you five or 10 years. 00:06:48.276 --> 00:06:48.606 So. 00:06:48.789 --> 00:06:54.969 Be flexible, learn and grow, and continue to pursue that expertise. 00:06:55.196 --> 00:06:55.946 Dive deep. 00:06:56.816 --> 00:06:58.921 Don't be afraid of diving deep. 00:06:59.366 --> 00:07:03.026 You will develop expertise, you'll develop insights. 00:07:03.026 --> 00:07:05.426 You'll become the go-to person for something. 00:07:05.726 --> 00:07:08.486 Frankly, you could become the go-to person for several things. 00:07:08.906 --> 00:07:10.906 Again, back to the whole Build your posse. 00:07:11.836 --> 00:07:14.176 People wanna surround themselves with people that. 00:07:14.641 --> 00:07:18.421 Have confidence know what they're doing that they trust. 00:07:18.691 --> 00:07:22.621 Part of that is having career expertise, whether it's technical expertise, 00:07:22.861 --> 00:07:27.511 marketing expertise, sales expertise, business expertise, expertise in a certain 00:07:27.511 --> 00:07:29.251 market approach way of doing things. 00:07:30.121 --> 00:07:35.504 Don't be afraid to go out and find and build your expertise at the same time. 00:07:36.029 --> 00:07:39.089 Know your strengths and your per your preferences, right? 00:07:39.089 --> 00:07:43.079 So be flexible to learn things, right, but know that you're also 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:44.549 not gonna be great at everything. 00:07:44.909 --> 00:07:47.339 That the first thing you try may not be your thing. 00:07:47.566 --> 00:07:48.286 but go find it. 00:07:49.051 --> 00:07:53.344 Try new things, figure out what the opportunities are. 00:07:53.344 --> 00:07:57.214 In fact, you know, if I think about how the, uh, chemical industry in 00:07:57.214 --> 00:07:59.104 all industries have evolved, right? 00:07:59.104 --> 00:08:04.174 So, um, back when I was first starting my career, right, I think about computers, 00:08:04.174 --> 00:08:06.694 like they were big, clunky desktops. 00:08:06.694 --> 00:08:09.304 And now, you know, and then along the way. 00:08:09.609 --> 00:08:11.919 It migrated to, we all took laptops everywhere. 00:08:11.919 --> 00:08:13.059 And now you know what? 00:08:13.059 --> 00:08:15.789 People travel with phones that have more computing powder 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:17.559 than their original computer. 00:08:17.559 --> 00:08:22.629 Did ways of working evolve your skills and experience, evolve 00:08:23.049 --> 00:08:25.119 the needs of the industry. 00:08:25.149 --> 00:08:28.569 Whatever industry you, you end up in, whether it be the chemical industry, 00:08:28.869 --> 00:08:34.456 whether it be another industry, evolves, but understand your strengths and your 00:08:34.756 --> 00:08:37.396 inherent strengths and go after that. 00:08:37.998 --> 00:08:43.218 my number seven, and this is really my favorite, and this is something that I 00:08:43.218 --> 00:08:49.818 have held true throughout my career, which is when opportunity knocks open the door. 00:08:50.111 --> 00:08:53.291 When you prove yourself, when you develop that expertise, when you 00:08:53.291 --> 00:08:57.958 demonstrate courage, when you, understand your strengths and preferences. 00:08:58.528 --> 00:09:00.058 Opportunity's gonna knock. 00:09:00.148 --> 00:09:07.438 And often always, like your career path is not necessarily exactly 00:09:07.438 --> 00:09:09.208 how you laid it out on paper. 00:09:09.541 --> 00:09:12.181 maybe one step of, it's how you laid it out on paper, but that paper 00:09:12.181 --> 00:09:14.251 keeps changing and shifting, right? 00:09:14.256 --> 00:09:15.646 When opportunity knocks. 00:09:16.486 --> 00:09:21.496 Open the door, be open and flexible, take a chance, right. 00:09:21.526 --> 00:09:27.826 Broaden your skills and, um, when you get that chance, show up and work hard. 00:09:28.306 --> 00:09:28.576 Right. 00:09:28.576 --> 00:09:33.836 So Michael Hines, north American, CEO of BASF when I interviewed him, talked 00:09:33.836 --> 00:09:39.836 about showing up and giving 125%, um, and how that creates opportunities. 00:09:39.926 --> 00:09:40.766 Absolutely. 00:09:40.796 --> 00:09:43.376 When those opportunities come, they come. 00:09:44.006 --> 00:09:46.646 Because you're a hard worker and perform, right? 00:09:46.646 --> 00:09:48.536 So it's not enough just to work hard. 00:09:48.536 --> 00:09:50.996 That's easy to say, oh, we all think we work hard, right? 00:09:50.996 --> 00:09:51.446 How about that? 00:09:51.446 --> 00:09:52.736 We all think we work hard. 00:09:53.006 --> 00:09:56.036 But the reality is you wanna work hard and you wanna deliver, and you wanna 00:09:56.036 --> 00:09:58.286 make sure that it's the right work hard. 00:09:58.286 --> 00:10:01.166 So that's a extra piece of advice for you. 00:10:01.359 --> 00:10:04.449 but when you do that, opportunity knocks. 00:10:04.599 --> 00:10:08.289 Opportunities are gonna come to you, open the door, understand 00:10:08.289 --> 00:10:09.819 what that is, be flexible. 00:10:09.819 --> 00:10:10.749 Take that chance. 00:10:11.050 --> 00:10:11.530 Number eight. 00:10:12.310 --> 00:10:16.450 Rome was not built in a day and neither is your career, right? 00:10:16.450 --> 00:10:21.670 So you are going to learn, grow, develop, and test yourself throughout your career. 00:10:21.910 --> 00:10:25.540 Where you start is not where you're going to finish. 00:10:25.990 --> 00:10:29.980 Um, where you start may be amazing and you find out that, hey, this is it. 00:10:30.010 --> 00:10:33.070 This is, this is the place, the company, the, the direction 00:10:33.070 --> 00:10:33.910 that I wanna be heading. 00:10:34.090 --> 00:10:35.860 We may say, well, that was nice. 00:10:35.920 --> 00:10:37.390 Now I know what I don't wanna do. 00:10:37.655 --> 00:10:40.715 Recognize, again, I, I talked about this at the beginning. 00:10:40.745 --> 00:10:42.275 Your career is a journey. 00:10:42.572 --> 00:10:44.642 It's a marathon and not a sprint. 00:10:45.092 --> 00:10:48.392 Keep growing and keep going, right? 00:10:48.842 --> 00:10:50.864 Number nine, Money matters, right? 00:10:50.864 --> 00:10:53.564 So this, I, I'm actually grouping a bunch of things into this 00:10:53.564 --> 00:10:57.570 topic, which is, invest in your company, 401k right away, right? 00:10:57.900 --> 00:11:00.870 And increase it every time you get a raise, right? 00:11:00.870 --> 00:11:03.540 So that is maybe one of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten. 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:06.180 it's kind of that set it and forget it mentality. 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:07.860 Just keep investing. 00:11:08.070 --> 00:11:08.430 Right? 00:11:08.564 --> 00:11:10.574 financial security. 00:11:10.619 --> 00:11:15.645 It gives you choices, that to me is one of the great things we don't 00:11:15.675 --> 00:11:17.385 necessarily always talk about. 00:11:17.385 --> 00:11:20.265 You think, oh, hey, I'm, I'm coming into the industry, I'm 00:11:20.265 --> 00:11:21.525 making a great amount of money. 00:11:21.525 --> 00:11:25.155 It's frankly, lemme tell you a kid, it's never as much as you think it is. 00:11:25.515 --> 00:11:28.575 Um, because once you start paying bills, you realize just how big your 00:11:28.575 --> 00:11:32.585 bills are, um, and how expensive stuff is when you're off of, mom and dad's 00:11:32.585 --> 00:11:34.535 payroll or however that works out. 00:11:35.015 --> 00:11:35.135 But. 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:38.510 Invest, invest, invest in your company. 00:11:38.510 --> 00:11:39.170 401k. 00:11:39.170 --> 00:11:40.370 Invest in a Roth IRA. 00:11:40.370 --> 00:11:44.510 Invest in whatever financial engine and tool that you want. 00:11:44.757 --> 00:11:47.397 Don't be afraid to talk about money. 00:11:47.397 --> 00:11:49.407 So I, you know, I grew up in an era and, and. 00:11:50.187 --> 00:11:52.557 It's hard for me to tell if you're growing up in an era where we 00:11:52.557 --> 00:11:53.847 didn't always talk about money. 00:11:54.170 --> 00:11:58.910 learn to be comfortable talking about money, talking about investments. 00:11:59.087 --> 00:12:02.897 frankly, you know, no company ever wants you to ask about, Hey, what's your salary? 00:12:02.897 --> 00:12:07.307 And do salary comparisons, but compare salaries, understand, 00:12:07.757 --> 00:12:11.807 understand what, where you stack up, um, from a salary perspective. 00:12:12.507 --> 00:12:13.892 Talk about investments. 00:12:13.952 --> 00:12:14.822 Don't be afraid. 00:12:14.822 --> 00:12:16.562 You are not the expert. 00:12:16.772 --> 00:12:18.482 How do you become the expert? 00:12:18.542 --> 00:12:21.312 By talking to, friends and colleagues, right? 00:12:21.432 --> 00:12:24.222 You can talk to 'em and ask them questions about, Hey, how 00:12:24.222 --> 00:12:25.362 are you investing your money? 00:12:25.362 --> 00:12:26.262 What have you talked about? 00:12:26.262 --> 00:12:27.012 What have you done? 00:12:27.312 --> 00:12:29.352 Talk to your financial advisors, right? 00:12:29.352 --> 00:12:31.662 And they are there for you. 00:12:31.692 --> 00:12:35.502 I'm gonna tell you, I don't think I, I give you this feedback because I 00:12:35.502 --> 00:12:38.322 think sometimes I, I've been afraid to talk to some of these people. 00:12:38.322 --> 00:12:40.452 Maybe, you know, you've had that experience, being afraid 00:12:40.452 --> 00:12:41.682 to talk to some of these people. 00:12:41.862 --> 00:12:47.082 Engage, engage with Fidelity, Schwab, whomever your, um, financial platform 00:12:47.082 --> 00:12:49.032 is that your company provides. 00:12:49.032 --> 00:12:52.182 That's for your 401k, your external financial advisor. 00:12:52.182 --> 00:12:52.962 Go find one. 00:12:53.142 --> 00:12:53.922 You should have one. 00:12:54.222 --> 00:12:55.302 Even when you've got. 00:12:55.662 --> 00:12:56.982 A dollar to your name. 00:12:57.312 --> 00:12:59.412 Go figure out who that financial advisor is. 00:12:59.412 --> 00:13:02.712 'cause they want you to be successful, right? 00:13:02.712 --> 00:13:04.992 Here's the secret, they want you to be successful. 00:13:05.272 --> 00:13:09.292 When your investments are successful, you've got more money to invest. 00:13:09.292 --> 00:13:10.852 That makes them all happier, right? 00:13:10.852 --> 00:13:13.312 So money matters. 00:13:13.942 --> 00:13:15.352 Know your money. 00:13:15.834 --> 00:13:16.884 Invest your money. 00:13:17.154 --> 00:13:21.654 Don't be afraid to talk about your money, um, in, in appropriate ways, 00:13:21.654 --> 00:13:25.644 right about investing and where you can go and how you can think about that. 00:13:25.744 --> 00:13:29.117 Because that creates long-term opportunity. 00:13:29.117 --> 00:13:30.437 It creates financial security. 00:13:30.437 --> 00:13:33.287 It gives you a wheelhouse to start maybe investing in your own company, 00:13:33.287 --> 00:13:37.307 investing in somebody else's company, retiring early, whatever it is that 00:13:37.307 --> 00:13:38.627 you've gotten your goals and dreams. 00:13:39.527 --> 00:13:40.637 Don't be afraid to talk about it. 00:13:41.011 --> 00:13:45.950 and in fact, that brings me to point number 10, which is communication is key. 00:13:46.490 --> 00:13:48.770 I've heard that over and over again. 00:13:48.770 --> 00:13:51.800 You guys have probably heard that over and over again, but. 00:13:52.400 --> 00:13:55.850 What I'm gonna tell you, you know, what do, what should I be talking about? 00:13:55.850 --> 00:13:59.600 Like, as a new young college grad, as a young professional, heck, 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:02.870 as a mid-career professional, what should we be talking about? 00:14:02.990 --> 00:14:06.680 I, I like to talk about having, being prepared for show and tell. 00:14:06.680 --> 00:14:10.550 So you remember when we were in kindergarten and you'd bring in your toy 00:14:10.550 --> 00:14:12.140 or you know, Hey, I got a pen right here. 00:14:12.140 --> 00:14:15.020 You bring in your widget and say, Ooh, I've got this great blue widget. 00:14:15.050 --> 00:14:17.234 Well, you're not talking about that anymore, but 00:14:17.234 --> 00:14:19.424 you're talking about yourself. 00:14:19.784 --> 00:14:24.014 Who you are, how you're contributing, what you're working on. 00:14:24.087 --> 00:14:26.487 what cool thing did you recently learn? 00:14:26.517 --> 00:14:29.007 What do you want to do next, right? 00:14:29.007 --> 00:14:33.957 Because if you don't tell people what you do wanna do next, what you're 00:14:33.957 --> 00:14:37.527 doing, who you are, how you work, what you're excited about, they're 00:14:37.527 --> 00:14:38.967 gonna make all kinds of assumptions. 00:14:39.130 --> 00:14:40.840 they may think nothing, frankly, 'cause. 00:14:41.580 --> 00:14:42.810 You know, surprise, surprise. 00:14:42.870 --> 00:14:44.820 We don't actually think about other people. 00:14:44.820 --> 00:14:46.410 Most people are egocentric. 00:14:46.410 --> 00:14:48.420 They don't think that much about other people. 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:54.120 Um, your boss is not sitting up at night wondering what you're doing 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:56.790 and what you're thinking about what your next career goal is. 00:14:58.290 --> 00:14:58.620 Own it. 00:14:59.305 --> 00:15:01.255 Talk about it, communicate it. 00:15:01.392 --> 00:15:04.602 I like to talk about show and tell and really being prepared 00:15:04.602 --> 00:15:06.252 with an elevator pitch. 00:15:06.312 --> 00:15:10.152 So really, like if you get stuck in an elevator with somebody, you got 10 seconds 00:15:10.152 --> 00:15:12.552 when the big boss says, Hey, how are you? 00:15:12.552 --> 00:15:13.932 What's your, what are you working on today? 00:15:13.932 --> 00:15:15.672 Don't just say, uh, good. 00:15:16.002 --> 00:15:18.972 You talk to 'em and you say, loving this opportunity. 00:15:18.972 --> 00:15:20.202 I've got at Company X. 00:15:20.622 --> 00:15:25.212 Really excited to be working on this project and, and the results. 00:15:25.212 --> 00:15:26.712 So be interesting. 00:15:27.567 --> 00:15:29.097 Be interesting and be interested. 00:15:29.097 --> 00:15:34.707 Be ready to talk about your contributions, your excitement, 00:15:34.707 --> 00:15:39.197 where you're going, and really how you fit into the bigger picture. 00:15:39.197 --> 00:15:42.137 And frankly, communication, of course, is always a two way street. 00:15:42.464 --> 00:15:45.810 Ask questions, be curious, create that dialogue. 00:15:46.020 --> 00:15:46.410 So. 00:15:47.535 --> 00:15:48.525 Those are my 10. 00:15:48.675 --> 00:15:51.735 Um, this is long and yet it's short and sweet. 00:15:51.815 --> 00:15:56.555 My advice to you class of 2025, is enjoy the journey. 00:15:56.615 --> 00:15:57.515 You've earned it. 00:15:57.665 --> 00:15:58.745 Congratulations. 00:15:58.805 --> 00:16:03.650 Congratulations to the new graduates class of 2025, successfully graduating 00:16:03.650 --> 00:16:07.241 from college and embarking on their next steps, whether it be career 00:16:07.241 --> 00:16:09.071 or more college and what have you. 00:16:09.461 --> 00:16:12.056 Your future is 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