I am nearly done with university, and I have been making new resolutions every semester for the last 3 years.

Mrs. Stein is the Founder of the Matriculadies. The Matriculadies grew out of Mrs. Stein's lifelong practice of helping her friends and colleagues with their graduate school applications and resumes.

The Bossman #63

CAREER CHOICE FOR MBBS GRADUATES

“I'm sorry I can't come; my mom said no.”

The panic of not having your whole life planned out sets in the closer you get to graduation, especially if everyone around you seems to have it all figured out. Believe it or not, the percentage of students that actually have it all sorted is much lower than you think.

English is not our native tongue, and it is normal for you to not be perfect at it. But you must teach yourself the rules of the language so that you don't end up making typos in emails you send to a prospective employer.

E-mails are the most common mode of business communication, and it's quite easy to get it wrong. Making any of the following mistakes when e-mailing a prospective employer, or your boss, or even a client might have major consequences, so you must always double check before you hit the send button.

In an ideal world, people love their jobs and find fulfilment in their work. That doesn't always happen in this imperfect and very much real world. Sometimes, people work for money. Sometimes, it's a fancy brand name that matters.

It is universally acknowledged that a career in medicine and the years of medical school prior to it is much more gruelling than most

The Bossman #62

Like school or the dinner table, the workplace also has habits that are lauded and apprehended. Every individual's habits can have a cumulative effect on the entire office ecosystem, so it's best to not practice the following things at work.

It's a well known fact that having a TA experience included in your CV is a great plus, irrespective of the path you choose after university.

If you told me a year ago that I was going to write this article, I'd probably laugh it off because saving was never my forte. I was really

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The Bossman #61

A couple of years into university and suddenly there's a fugue about you. Classes don't interest you anymore, classmates seem either distant or flaky; fudge happens.

Sticking it out at one job becomes suffocating when you either grow to dislike it or have reasonably better opportunities at hand.

Everyone likes to be in their comfort zones. But to thrive and actually grow as a professional, one must find it in themselves to adapt to the workplace rapidly.

The Bossman #60