10 things you should expect in your first PR job

Not exactly.

As you navigate the real world, you are likely to experience several challenges you didn’t anticipate. Here are 10 things of them:

1. Fatigue. In college you stayed up late, slept late, and took naps. When you have to be at work at 8 or 9 a.m., your day starts early, and there is no time for a nap. After the commute, work, lunch at your desk, and more work, you will probably be exhausted. This is one of the biggest adjustments from college to career. It takes about a year to grow accustomed to the demands of commuting and working a full day.

2. Stress. You thought final-exam stress was rough? The aggregate stress of work, deadlines, and being in an environment where you have multiple bosses and clients making demands on you is intense. Identify stress-busting techniques to help you avoid a first-year meltdown.