As many of us plunge into our first jobs post college, odds are we will be unsatisfied. We’ll feel overworked, under appreciated, and that we may have spent 4 (or more) years getting a degree in a field that we don’t like. Now, most of us here at Forward know that we have a passion for PR and that we want to do this for our career. However, that first job could still be laced with grunt work, and will most definitely have LONG hours. So the question is how do we cope? How do we not only survive, but thrive? And most importantly, how do you make the connections and moves that will get us started up the ladder of success?

Some other questions to ponder: How long should you stay at your first job? What are the most important things that we need to be doing in our first job? What can we do to get the attention of our bosses and have them notice our brilliant work (because all of our work will of course BE brilliant )?

I think some advice from our contributors who have started their first jobs and of course from our crack staff of veterans, would benefit a lot of us here at Forward.

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