Tip for grads: Don't fall for this old hazing trick: You spend hours readying your first presentation, and a coworker asks the day before, "It's not in PowerPoint, is it? Boss hates that; wants us to be more creative." You spend all night reworking it and the next day, as you shift from the sock-puppet portion of your presentation to the mime portion and catch the look on boss's face, you realize you've been well and truly had.