In this world, you only move forward if we all move forward. When you think about yourself, you have to also think about your community. One of my good friends once said to me, “I will never reach my full potential if you do not reach yours.”

You don’t need to go through every floor of a 20-storey building or add the janitor to your Facebook page, but you should at least make a quick introduction to everyone working around you.

When starting a new job or internship, you’ll meet all sorts of people whom you may or may not get along with, but there’s one who will be the most important: your new boss.

Interpersonal discord can dilute the quality of your work life, distract you from primary objectives, and hinder your development within an organization. Even if your boss or peers behave inappropriately, it’s never productive to respond unprofessionally – as satisfying as it might feel in the short run.

When you’re at work, you should always maintain to do the best job possible (which seems obvious, I know, but you would be surprised at how many people do less than the bare minimum).

When speaking to or leaving a message for hiring managers or recruiters, it’s important to follow some basic etiquette rules. Always sound professional and ready to speak to the hiring manager/recruiter… but also be prepared and have a well memorized or written out message in case you need to leave a message.

In a matter of months or years, however, students need to have a wardrobe appropriate for the working world. You will need some of these items in order to look appropriate for interviews, so it makes sense for you to start integrating them into your wardrobe now.

Starting a new job isn’t easy and knowing in advance that you’re going to have to take time off of that job because of medical reasons is even harder. But when I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, I found my work place to be more supportive than I could have imagined.

I recently got a promotion at work, which came with more hours, benefits and pay. Good for me, right? Wrong. The people with whom I used to associate (they worked on “my side” of the store in my last article) seem to have given me that cold “Why did he get the promotion?” shoulder.

Even though many of the negative stereotypes toward tattoos have become less prevalent, they may still remain depending on your company’s culture. Unless you want to be a rock star, artist or tattooist, you probably can’t have tattoos that cover most of your body because you will not be seen as professional.