100 Things You Need to Know: Professionalism For Students and New Professionals

Most employers report that today's colleges and universities graduate some of the smartest students this country has ever seen. However, those same employers complain that many new hires lack a series of critically important professional skills. "I can teach a junior associate how to draft an iron-clad contract," senior law partners have told me, "but I can't teach a new hire how to think through a problem or behave in front of a client." If you need to position yourself as a successful new professional, you've come to the right resource. Mary Crane has developed a list of the 100 most important things you need to know in easy-to-absorb, almost tweetable chunks. You can't know everything. But tackle the "100 Things You Need to Know" about professionalism, and you'll perfectly position yourself to succeed at work.