How to Succeed in Your First Job Out of College

Harvard Business Review · Oct 16, 2026 · 5m

How to Succeed in Your First Job Out of College

Uploaded 17-10-21

18 Oct 2021

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Jumping into your first “real” job after graduation is exciting and new, but it can also be overwhelming. There are a lot of unknowns, like: What should you do? Where should you spend your time? What conversations do you need to have? Tori Dunlap, entrepreneur and finance educator, outlines her top advice on how you can quickly grow and succeed in your first job out of college.

0:00 Introduction

0:10 Tori, Class of 2016, shares her post-grad experience

0:38 Set day-to-day and big-picture expectations with your…