Words of Wisdom for a Successful Career — Viewers Share Their Career Advice

What do you know now that you wish you had known when you chose your career/profession?
Viewers of The Career Exposure Network™ share their advice:

• Formal business acumen is important
• Have excellent financial management skills, as your backbone. Critical thinking is essential. Also, get your MBA.
• Learn to lead, and observe and absorb the professional skill that aren't taught in college.
• Develop a network of professionals in all fields. Recognize the skills you have are transferable.
• Education is very important. Society seems to be very informal these day and the anything goes attitude is pervasive in the college culture, but strong business skills are a must for achieving future success.
• Learn that you aren't selling out if you work hard and act/dress/conduct yourself professionally.
• I was naive and thought that once I chose a career that was it. My advice--be flexible, look out for opportunity, even change leading to new work. Change is a constant in the workplace. You have to constantly be broadening your horizons. If you want to succeed, you have to look for opportunities; they won't just fall in you lap.
• Importance of Strong communication skills -- I know how to speak with a purpose. I have learned the importance of formulating my thoughts before letting them go, even in a hurried moment, I take the time to think about my comments and what they could imply if spoken in the wrong tone.
• Smaller office environments enable greater learning potential on the job. You tend to do more than just your designated assignment, which quickly builds you a diverse and strong skill set for future endeavors.

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