Acquired!: The Conclusion
Ten months have passed, and I am still with the company. I didn’t quit. I didn’t get a big raise. I didn’t cash out. I did, however, learn some lessons.
1. Be an insider. I don’t like office gossip, but my need for information quickly changed my mind. In these dynamic, fluid situations you need as [...]
Can I ask a Dumb Question?
One question I hear often, and ask myself is, if I ask this question do I sound like an idiot? Should I have learned this already? As we progress in our careers and sponge in information about industry, jobs, skill sets, internal politics and the business world there are lots of questions and its the [...]
The Key to a Healthier, Wealthier Life (and a better Golf Score!)
Some may think the title of this post is just another example of hyperbolic self-help link baiting, it’s not. I looked across my life for a key aspects of times I have undertaken positive change in my life and been able sustain that change. In every instance there has been one common factor that helped my achieve and sustain my goals: [...]
Interview Tip: Leave the salary out of it.
Let’s discuss an uncomfortable issue that most right out of college don’t know how to deal with. We at Newlycorporate received several questions “When do you bring up salary in an interview?” The question has a simple answer. You don’t. You don’t ask in the first interview and you don’t ask in the second interview, or [...]
5 Business Lessons on Paralyzing Over-Prioritization
In a times when markets are down and belts start to tighten every business begins to make cuts and prioritize. Only the projects that provide the most benefit or are a top business priority remain. The process a business uses to prioritize projects and make decisions on cuts can either be focused [...]
Overwhelming Your New Employees Will Kill Productivity
Newly Corporate is a member of the US News and World Report Career Blog Network “Outside Voices“. Each of the authors here at Newly Corporate post on the blog in a rotating schedule, one post total each week. Here is this week’s post by Brandon Alsup:
Last week was the beginning of a new project at [...]
Two Years In: 10 Early Lessons From The Corporate Ladder
As a newlycorporate young professional, I’ve had a chance to soak in some experience in the last 24 months. When I look back on my first day in business casual attire, I can’t help but be a bit embarrassed at how naive I was. There are so many things that seem obvious now that I [...]
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