CONGRATULATIONS!

You’ve aced the interviews and started your new job! You absolutely love it! You’re absorbing new responsibilities, new names and faces faster than you can blink.  It’s all blurry.

By the way, how are you handling the bombardment of new information?  You’ve probably figured out on your own on how to do things better.  But don’t be too quick – Remember to engage direction from your managers and team.

Be a quick start and hit the ground running, but don’t be an upstart.  You’re not interviewing anymore.  You had already proved your worth when THEY offered you the job.  Be observant and listen closely.  Learn THEIR culture.  Be your genuine self because [hopefully] it is what got you the job in the first place.  Learn all you can from whoever is coaching you.

Don’t insult the work of a predecessor--even if they left under unfavorable circumstances.  And, if your predecessor was well-liked and missed, don’t “Dis” them. Rather, let your own performance shine through by getting up to speed on what needs to get done.

You can give stretch to your career, by looking where your predecessor has done a less than average job.  Go there and do better and do it without upstaging anyone. But do it above and beyond what’s expected of you.  Then back off and let your performance shine for itself.

Remember to be consistently excellent in every task you tackle. Come to work on time and be enthusiastic about your work. Sooner than you think, you’ll be recognized as worthy of being hired.

Sooner than you think, you’ll be looking back at your sterling performance and felling as if you have always belonged.

Inspiringly yours,
CWW Career-Wise Ways...!