Edgewell Personal Care manufactures, distributes, and markets personal care goods, including feminine, skin, sun-care, and shaving products.
Find your passion:
I've had these conversations with my daughters. What I would tell grads is what I've told them: Do what you like and like what you do. When you like what you do, you want to do it. It's not a long slog. When you're doing something you don't like, you don't look forward to it. You try to minimize the time you do it.
Align your values with your employer:
Make sure your values match not only with the company but also with your hiring manager. If you don't walk away from an interview with the hiring manager feeling really good about that interaction, pay attention to that. If you don't leave the discussion saying, "I like that person. I think I can trust them," you probably want to pass on that job. You'll know when it's right.
Choose the right company:
Pick a company that will invest in you and challenges you to grow and develop. It's not just the formal training, go with a company that will give you real work to do — a real job — and trust you to make mistakes and recover.
Look for companies that try to develop their leadership from within. There are many companies out there that are learning and growth-oriented, and there are many that are not. Procter & Gamble, for instance, has a reputation for promoting from within. And military organizations, any branch of the military, they don't hire general officers or admirals, they develop them.
This article was originally published on May 31.