Team Spotlight: Jamie Altman
Jamie Altman is an accomplished public relations and communications consultant. Her areas of expertise include corporate communications and consumer and trade media relations, and she…
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As 2023 kicks off, I begin my 16th year of professional work. My dad has long been my professional mentor and guiding light when I feel lost or conflicted. He’s also the person I call when something awesome happens.
I started my first professional job in 2007 (before Instagram, Pinterest, Uber, easily-accessible wi-fi), and he told me a few things that still ring true today. Do you agree? What else hasn’t changed in 15 years?
🧾Always comply with administrative requirements. Complete the expense report on time. Do the training on time. Don’t let lack of compliance overshadow your job performance.
⏰Punctuality matters. Always be on time. If you’re late, it can be perceived that your time is more valuable that someone else’s time.
🤝🏽Build trust and reliability early. That trust earns you flexibility and more.
🧹There is always something to be done. (One time as an intern I proactively organized a supply closet.)
💡Find solutions (don’t just identify problems).
🏖Take the vacation.
💰Ask for more money when you get offered the job. The worst they can say is “no.”
#sayitlikeyoumeanit
(📸: 2017)
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