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Today, we open the doors to our office in Dubai – the first LinkedIn office in the Middle East.

Networking and building trusted business relationships has always been at the heart of successful business in the Middle East, from the days of trading precious metals and spices to today’s thriving industries in oil & gas, construction, and engineering. LinkedIn is built on a like-minded belief in the strength of professional connections and its ability to drive economic and career growth.

Editor’s Note: This is part of our new series “A New College Grad’s Guide to Your First Full-Time Job” written by Nikunj Kothari who just graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Though this is written from the perspective of a recent college graduate, a lot of these lessons are ones we can all afford to learn again.

tl;dr: Listen intently. Never eat alone. Celebrate the small wins. Work Hard, Be Nice. Stay Focused and Keep Executing.

LinkedIn inDay is a special day each month when employees are encouraged to work on inspirational projects and invest in our career paths. These days give us time to think, to take a breath, and to step back for a day with our peers.

Transformation is one of LinkedIn’s key cultural values. This does not just refer to how we are creating economic opportunity for professionals worldwide, but also how we develop our own employees and help them become better professionals. LinkedIn’s Rotate[In] programme is a pilot initiative currently running in Dublin, Ireland that aims to do just that. Similar to The Great LinkedIn Job Swap, this programme involved some of our employees swapping roles, departments and desks to gain invaluable and in-depth experience of the organisations that are driving our business. A brainchild of the Dublin leadership team, this eight month rotation programme began in March this year and has already been a huge success, providing the three chosen pilot participants with a whirlwind experience of education and career development. They’re now six months in, and here are some highlights from each of them.