SU Career Services Workshop Twelve Steps to First-Year Job Success
Jan 18, 2016
SU Career Services Workshop
Twelve Steps to First-Year Job Success
First Day-What to do?
Positive attitude Dress to impress Be friendly Get to know the
names of your colleagues
Ask relevant questions
Take notes Take initiative Know the
companies history Be punctual Make the best of all
situations
First-Year Job Success-Twelve Steps
1. Adopt the right attitudes
* Don’t hang on to student attitudes and
behaviors too long.
* Understand and earn the rights,
responsibilities and credibility of your cohorts
2. Adjust your expectations
* If you work at keeping your expectations
realistic, you won’t be disappointed.
* Expect to be surprised. The odds are that
many things about your job won’t be what
you expect them to be.
3. Master breaking-in skills
* Learn the art of being new
* The more you understand about being a new employee the better off you’ll be in long run.
4. Manage the impressions you make
* “The first impression you make is the last
impression you make.”
* Everything you do will be magnified, thus
build a good professional reputation.
* Want your co-workers to notice your professional maturity.
5. Build effective relationships
* Pay attention to how people communicate
and work together.
* Find ways to “fit in”
* Remember, you can’t change the culture
until you are accepted into it.
6. Become a good follower
* Watch your colleagues, pay attention to
the things they spend their time on.
* Learn the norms and values of the
organization by watching how other
behave.
*Remember that it takes skill to be a good
subordinate; you can’t become a good leader until you have learned to be a good follower
7. Understand your organization’s culture
* Pay attention to the ways things are done
around the office
* Understand what people expect of you,
particularly the accepted work ethic,
social norms, and the limits of behavior
8. Develop organizational savvy
* Every organization has its rites of passage before you can become a full member of the team.
9. Understand your new-hire role
*Understand how big a role “being new”
plays in everything that happens.
*Co-workers understand the transition period, so don’t be frustrated.
10. Develop work savvy
* Learn what your boss wants, needs and expects-and then do it.
*If you make your boss look good, you will
succeed.
11. Master the tasks of your job
* Remember that it takes skill to be a good
subordinate; you can’t become a good leader until you have learned to be a good follower
12. Acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need
* Be a good listener
* Make sure you understand what is required
* Learn from the people who have the experience
Five Effective Work Habits for New Graduates
Volunteer for assignments Be nice to EVERYONE Prioritize Your Work Be positive all the time If there is a problem-bring solutions to solve
it
Any Questions??