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[quote=Anonymous]I work with a lot of Gen Z-ers at a large consulting firm. A few things that stand out.

1. I very much appreciate people who want to try / get their hands dirty, and want to learn to think like a more senior person. A year of you sitting in a classroom learning "by the book" is useless in my world (although you could 100% spin your wheels there, and pop back up in 12 months with lots of internal certs and nothing to show for it).  The sooner you embed yourself into the work, the quicker you will learn and the quicker you will progress. How does "learning to think" work in your organization?

2. Understand that your career is YOURS. Not mine, not our CEOs, not your cube mates. I am not going to be spoon feeding you every next step. I know it can feel uncomfortable coming from a school environment to not know where the road leads... but opportunity can come out of strange places. Do not sit on the shore and wait for people to push you into the pool. Go find it. Say yes, dig deep, learn what excites YOU. Not everything looks like it has immediate payoff but you are building a career, it doesn't happen in a year. The flip side, if you are unhappy with the work or culture, this isn't a life sentence, you can change your reality but please do not make it everyone else's headache that you hate what you do at our org. :)

3. Get the easy stuff right - formatting, reviewing all your numbers before it gets sent for peer review, re-reading emails and presentations before hitting send, just generally giving a hoot.  Do your part well and make sure you know what "doing your part well" means in your world. Ask questions, take notes, show that you are taking direction and feedback from Project A and applying it to Project B (when realistic of course...)

4. Understand career pathing and what your world could look like in 12, 24, 36 months time... and make sure you are doing great work in the seat you are in today to make the next conversation an easier one to have.  Don't expect that your role will change +6 months from hire because you don't feel like being the one to send out the meeting notes or w/e.

5. No one ever begrudges hard work. My most talented Gen Z'er works her tail off but still works a standard 40 hours per week, is communicative on what she needs, and responsive and engaged. She digs deeper when the project needs to but she also has a great way of protecting her 40 hours of work so that she isn't burning the midnight oil.

Sorry - rambly - but might help?[/quote]

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