Recent college grad...just had first yearly review...advice on feedback from boss?

am a 23 year old asian male, who has been working for a large fortune 500 company for about 16 months. I just had my yearly review with my boss, and had some questions for the feedback I was given. The one thing that I really appreciated with my bosses brutal honesty he gave me.





To sum things up, he said that overall for the first year he has been very pleased with my work ethic and job performance. He also mentioned he has passed along my name to his supervisor as someone with ';high potential.';





Even though I am asian, I am ver ';white'; in terms of culture. One of the things my boss brought up is that I need to create more visibilty within the department. He explained that the general perception about me with regards to other managers is someone who does a good job, but they don't know alot about me. He even told me how the politics within the company work, and how he will try to get me involved to lead a project next quarter to help me out. And had several comments stating, ';just between me and you'; and then tell me something about how things work with the company.





As of now, I know I do not want to stay in this department very long ,as I do have other aspirations within the company. I feel that my boss likes me in the sense that he is willing to tell me the honest truth about how things work, and even said ';With you having that potential tag on your back, things that you do whether good or bad will be magnified.:





What are you perceptions of the situation I am in? Do you think my boss is actually being genuine about what he is saying? Or do you think he tells this to most people, to feel like they have hope?Recent college grad...just had first yearly review...advice on feedback from boss?
I think you're in a very good position right now and that for the time being you should stay put and continue to learn as much as you can. There's lots of time for further advancement in the company. Don't be in too much of a rush. You're doing rather well for a recent grad. Good luck to you.