Marc Andreessen,who is credited with co-creating the Mosaic browser and Netscape, had this to say to graduates at a lecture,
1. Career Planning - Don't plan. They world is changing too fast for you to prepare. There is no way one can anticipate what is going to happen. Be opportunistic; take advantage of whatever comes your way; be open to experience. Marc Andreessen, now in his early forties programmed only for 3 months after he got out of grad school with a computer science degree.
2. Do not do what you don't like. Do what you like to do. Sounds simple, but very few actually do. As a graduate, you learn to survive on a meagre budget and have a couple of years before you settle down. Committments force you work for a steady income and then you never have a choice until you are 60! This is the time to find out what you really like to do.
3. Never listen to anybody else. The nature of work and kinds of jobs have changed and most of the previous generation doesn't even have a clue as to the new kinds of jobs. For example, until Google came on the scene the job title 'Search Engine Optimizer' never existed.
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