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5 Unwritten Rules to Know to Succeed at Your First Job

May and June are the months when American colleges and universities hold their commencement ceremonies. After that comes the beginning of the next stage in life as an adult, a first real job.

“Many will succeed, and fit in,” says HR manager “Delia” from a 500 company who asked that I not identify her employer. “But over the past several years there has been a rise in problems with recent graduates. Their schools did a poor job of teaching them the difference between school and work. Many of these new grads fail to grasp the culture – the

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