For those of you getting ready to graduate college, here is my advise on entry level jobs and what employers are looking for in an entry level candidate.

1. Entry level jobs require a person to do whatever they are asked to do on time and accurately. After a couple years of doing projects on time and accurately, you become a candidate for promotion. If you can not do things accurately and on time, another crop of graduates come out each year and your employer will look to fire you and replace you with a person who can do things accurately and on time.

2. Just because you graduated from college does not mean you know how to do something. A degree only shows that you know things, but not that you know how to do. Earn the trust of your employer that you can do things. Be willing to listen and have an open mind.

3. Here is a piece of free advice. Do not take an entry level job with a new manager. That manager has no proven ability, if they are new at the job, to mentor an entry level employee. Make sure to ask during your interview how long your potential boss has been a manager. A bad manager can destroy an entry level employee.

Good luck!