{"id":625,"date":"2011-03-31T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T02:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2011-04-28T10:44:47","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T14:44:47","slug":"land-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/land-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Impressive: How to Land an Awesome Job and Succeed in the Work World"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-627\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/85911467_3bb9fc0e39_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-627\" title=\"85911467_3bb9fc0e39_z\" src=\"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/85911467_3bb9fc0e39_z-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Success doesn't just take hard work: it takes and understanding of how to separate yourself from your peers.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/85911467_3bb9fc0e39_z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/85911467_3bb9fc0e39_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Success doesn&#39;t just take hard work: it takes and understanding of how to separate yourself from your peers. Picture from kevinthoule on Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Below are two videos I recorded for a mentor&#8211;and more importantly, good friend&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/dulye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linda Dulye<\/a>. \u00a0Linda, a Syracuse\u00a0University\u00a0graduate, is an incredible entrepreneur who runs the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dle.dulye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dulye Leadership Experience<\/a> for Syracuse University juniors and seniors every year. \u00a0Having graduated from the DLE last year, I have first-hand experience in how beneficial the program is for students about to face real-world pressure. \u00a0Make no mistake about it, the working world is <em>dramatically<\/em> different than college.<\/p>\n<p>Both videos are less than 10 minutes long each and easy to digest.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">first<\/span> video tackles how to get an interview, and how to <em>separate yourself <\/em>from others applying for the position. \u00a0I used these methods to land a job with a Fortune 50 company, and I have roughly 8 years less experience than my closest team member. \u00a0Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZXVuPT64tkM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">second<\/span> video details success tactics for the first 100 days on the job. \u00a0Since college is so drastically different than the real world, it can be tough to adapt to a new, 9-5 working environment.  Includes tips on how to deal with inner-office politics, two bosses, a diverse team, and a stressful work environment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U8n-d-DLzMs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #137b17;\"><strong>QOD<\/strong><\/span>: What do you now know about about the working world you wish you knew when you first graduated?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two videos for recent graduates that will help them get a job and succeed during the first 100 days on the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,84],"tags":[112,113],"class_list":["post-625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-productivity","category-tips-tricks","tag-interview","tag-job"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1020,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions\/1020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmkthinks.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}