Chelsea Greenwood
The author and her husband at a work event.
- Career mistakes happen, probably more often than not in the early years of your working life.
- Making mistakes can be constructive, adding to your skill set and experience.
- Author Chelsea Greenwood made mistakes during the first five years of her career that taught her valuable lessons about being a professional.
By the time my last semester of college rolled around, I was eager to get out of dodge. Four years of classes and wild parties left me more than ready for a full-time job that would start my career in journalism.
Luckily, it was just before the recession hit, and I had some solid work experience under my belt from interning throughout college. As a result, I landed my first job right after graduation in 2005 as an assistant editor at a city magazine in my home state.
When you're fresh out of college, it takes some time to transition into a professional, and I definitely made my fair share of mistakes during my first five years of my working life.
Here are 10 biggest mistakes I made in the first five years of my career that I'll never repeat.