Graduate Development Programs

Making the transition to your graduate job, you will find that for most of your day will be spent either at your desk or in a meeting for hours on end. Spending all that time seated (and probably hunched over a keyboard) is not really good for your circulation, posture or anything other than working!

Most graduates will find themselves gaining weight when they begin their careers as their lifestyles undergo significant change. It doesn’t help that many will acquire the habit of munching on junk snacks at their desks through the day and often late into the night.

You can counteract this change in your lifestyle. If you didn’t like the other three suggestions, then I am guessing you are definitely not going to enjoy this one. Exercise. There are so many benefits to you from exercise it would take me forever to list them.

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Motivation has been a topic that has intrigued academics and employers alike. What motivates people? Everybody is different. However, a distinction needs to be made between motivation to work and motivation to go the extra distance.

First of all, I don’t believe anybody should have to motivate you to do your job. That is an agreement you have entered into by accepting the job. The company pays you to get the job done, so get the job done!

What does it mean to go the extra distance? It means treating the business as though it was your own and doing things that you think will help the business without waiting to be asked. Here are a couple of thought exercises to go through:

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