They Don’t Teach Corporate in College

Preface

It’s hard to believe that it has been almost five years since I first published They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. At the time, there were few books targeted to twenty-somethings available at all (let alone twenty-somethings in business) and my goal was to provide a tool to help new college grads avoid some of the troubles I faced in my early career. I thought it would be a once-in-a-lifetime project, and that I would continue on with my life as a marketing communications manager after the initial excitement died down.

I was fortunate, however, that the little book with the title that really seemed to resonate with people took on a life of its own. Thanks to those it reached—who ranged in age from 16 to 86—I was invited to speak ...