ADVICE TO GRADUATING STUDENTS: WHEN SENDING OUT MEETING INVITATIONS . . .
. . . make sure they have descriptive titles. Rule: the reader should immediately know what the topic will be. “Meeting” or “Sync-Up” just won’t cut it.
Your colleagues’ calendars, and soon yours too, will be filled with so many meetings that being able to do a quick visual scan and understand the context is important, especially when some prep work is needed before a meeting.
As a college instructor I never fault students for not knowing these things. How could they? University life doesn’t “contaminate” you with dozens of overlapping appointments, client calls, steering committees, and project reviews.
Students: enjoy your freedom. Graduates: get ready for more “rituals” than you could ever imagine.
