The Unwritten Rules of Professional Etiquette: Building a Positive Reputation in Graduate School

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1            Why Professionalism Matters

2            Learning the Expectations

3            How to Appropriately Miss a Class or Meeting

4            When You Should Say Thank You

5            Emailing

6            Timeliness

7            Don’t Do These Things

8            How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation

9            Showing Your Professionalism in Interviews

10          Withdrawing Applications and Resigning

11          Getting Feedback

12          Asking for Help

13          Dealing with Difficult Faculty

14          Dealing with Problematic Faculty

15          Self-Care

              Concluding Thoughts