YOUR CAREER

Your promotion into unknown territory could work well, too — if you follow Mr. Church’s footsteps and avoid his missteps. Among them:

The fact is that many will begin their working lives making huge money mistakes. Perhaps the following advice will help change their financial course:

It’s now possible to meet with recruiters without actually showing up for a job interview.

Choosing less stress — and less pay

Snarl.

"We realized that the best jobs in science are just kind of boring," Popular Science editor Mark Jannot says.

"But bad jobs are bad in amazing and funny and gross ways."

Think about it: Do you really want to work for a company that shows so little respect for job-seekers that it leaves them in the dark for weeks on end?

1. Ditch the modesty.

Don’t fall too far into one of these roles when pitching ideas to C-level executives.

No matter how much they do to get ready, many students will feel a bit overwhelmed. But career counselors say there are steps everyone can take to get a head start.