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9 of the worst pieces of career advice for recent grads

Áine CainJun 4, 2016, 17:30 IST

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When you're a recent grad, everyone's got job advice for you.

It's really important to be able to sort the valuable wisdom from the generic platitudes.

Here are a few well-meaning pearls of wisdom that aren't all that helpful: