Being a
student is one of the best states a human may endure: active social life and awesome
independence experience, sleepless nights and intense field trips, making
thousands of contacts and having a whole world to conquer ahead of you. Most
importantly, your student years are a one and only chance to lay an important
foundation for your future career, so there is a number of important things you
should be doing in between craving for exams and partying.
Learn speed reading techniques… and use
them
No matter what it is you will end up doing, being
able to acquire and process big quantities of information fast will greatly
benefit you. And if you learn to use it while still in your first year, the
whole terror of “how many pages till next week?” will no longer frighten you.
Get a hobby... preferably a weird one
Standing out from the crowd of thousand of
graduates competing for the job you want is hard. Maybe it will be your surfing
passion or special meditation practices that will connect you with the
interviewer and guarantee you the spot. Besides, all the big business is done
far away from office premises.
Think seriously about the question “Who am I?”… And
answer it honestly
One of the hardest things all fresh graduates
face is finding their niche. The sooner you start expanding your boundaries of
understanding your passions and current position, the better you will be
equipped to find your place and mission in the world. And having a goal also
solves the problem of having a hard time waking up every morning.
Intern and volunteer… For real, not for the sake of
appearance
Besides adding more lines to your CV, charity foundations
and social work give you the best start up experience you can get.
Go abroad… Then go again
Being global is not important – it’s vital. Think
of the market you will be entering after graduation as a Global Village in
which you have to be aware of cultural details and be flexible where needed.
Don’t Neglect Foreign Languages… Especially Chinese
You know why this is important. The trick is
to learn it when you are still at college, not when you are sent on a business
trip to China.
Learn to save money
Sometimes taking a good starting position with
lower wage but higher prospects is the best chance to secure the career you
want. So learning to economize and live in accordance with your means is
crucial, and if you have the chance to set some money aside as a “safety fund”
– always choose that over an extra trip or gadget.
Debate and discuss… And learn from the best
Being skilled in negotiations is what distinguishes a successful manager from a bad one. Don’t miss
out on a good discussion in the class and do find out what is that debate club
actually doing at your school. Read Great Leader’s essays and speeches.
Learn Psychology
Hardly any job nowadays doesn’t require social
interaction. Learning basic principles of how our subconscious tricks us allows
you to understand the reason behind people’s behavior and bring out the best in
you and people around you.
Make friends with nerds…Or at least be nice to them
You never know where each one of you will end
up. And if its not going to be you applying for a job with them, it might be
them who you will want working for you.
All these things are not burdensome and
actually interesting to do. They will make your student life even more fun and
career prospects even brighter.
Author Bio: Kelly J.
Harris is one of the main writers at http://phdify.com/. She
often works with students so knows how to spend your college years with a
maximum benefit and gladly share this information. In this article she
collected the most essential criteria of successful student life.
Nice tips. I'd add one - to find professional college writer who will able to help you with your assignments :)
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