MPW Insider is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for: What is one piece of advice all millennials should take before entering the workforce²? is written by Trish Lukasik, Senior Vice¹ President of Sales at PepsiCo.

MPW内部网络是一个邀请具有影响力的商界女性及时解答职业与领导力问题的在线社区。今天，我们的问题是：千禧一代进入职场前应采纳的建议是什么？以下是百事可乐高级销售副总裁特里施•卢卡西克的回答。

Raised on technology in an ever-increasing globalized world, millennials are entering the workplace with a special kind of zeal³. I love it. And I don’t see them as very different than the younger me. But, there is one piece of advice I wish someone would have told me at their age: your learning has just begun.

从小在日益全球化的世界接受技术教育的千禧一代，将怀着一种特殊的热情踏入职场。很有意思。我觉得，和年轻的我相比，他们没有太大不同。但是，我真的很希望有人在我20岁出头的时候能给我一条建议：你的学习之旅才刚刚开始。

Your first job may not be glamorous⁴, and you may be surprised how little it has to do with what you learned in college, but pay attention – you will do your most intense learning here. Your first few positions will help create a foundation of knowledge and experience that will significantly influence the rest of your career. I can’t remember much from my advanced econometrics class, but I will never forget how to calculate profit and think through basic supply and demand impacts, thanks to the requirements of my first few jobs.

你的首份工作或许不够光鲜亮丽，而且你也会惊讶于你的工作与大学所学专业关系甚微，但请注意：你将在这里开始最集中的学习。你的前几份工作将构筑知识和经验的基础，而这将给你今后的职业生涯带来极大的影响。对于高等计量经济学课程，我记得不太清楚，但是由于前几份工作的要求，我永远不会忘记如何计算利润和仔细考虑基本的供需影响。

You may even be asked to do a job that isn’t in line with your “5-year plan.“ Take the job. If you love it, you may find a new path to follow. If you don’t, you can still take away plenty of useful knowledge.

或许，你的工作与你的“五年职业规划”毫无关系。你要接受这份工作。如果你喜欢它，你可以找到新的路径。如果不喜欢，你仍然可以学到许多有用的知识。

You may stumble. And I hope you do, because even greater learning will come from your mistakes! When you first enter the workforce, you typically take on positions where the consequences of your errors are less severe than later in your career. So be bold, take risks and allow yourself to fail a bit.

你可能会犯错误。我希望你犯错误，因为从错误中你才能得到更大的收获！相对于未来你将担任的更加重要的职位，初次踏入职场时的工作失误所带来的后果要轻微得多。所以你要勇敢无畏，承担风险，允许自己出现小的失败。

Finally, remember that your career is in your hands. Don’t let anyone tell you that you must follow a linear path to success, because that doesn’t really exist anymore. Pursue your unique passions and dreams and make your own path.

最后，要记得你的职业掌握在自己手中。不要听信任何人，去寻找所谓的成功捷径，因为在这个世界上，要想取得成功，根本没有捷径可走。你要追求自己的激情和梦想，并选择适合自己的道路。