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Book of the Month: When Reality Hits


What do all college graduates have in common? A degree. So, what is going to separate you from the rest of the pack? Your success will be largely measured by your soft skills, such as: the right attitude, a professional demeanor, the ability to communicate on a professional level, being a team player, proper etiquette, and much more. In a flash, you have gone from college student to employee and may not realize there is a lot more to learn. This book will help you understand what your boss wants you to know, but does not have time to tell you. Employers across the country say many college graduates are not prepared for the real world. How can this be? You just spent four (or more) years getting a great education. Surely you are prepared by now. Until you are in the workplace experiencing the issues addressed in this book, you will not know. At this point in your life, you do not know what you do not know.They say you are not ready. After you read this book, you will be ready. Your college years were some of the best years of your life. Now, the best is yet to come.

Title: When Reality Hits

Author: Nancy Barry

Publisher: Brown Books

Call number: HD6277 .B37 2007

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