Give Stretch to Your Career!
You’ve aced the interviews and started your new job!
You’re absorbing new responsibilities and new 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 a few ideas of your own on how to do things better. But don’t be too quick – Remember to engage direction from your superiors.
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 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 during unfavorable circumstances.And, if your predecessor was well-liked, and is now missed, don’t “Dis” them, but let your own performance shine through by getting on board with 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 speak for itself.
Sooner than you think, you’ll be recognized as worthy of being hired and you’ll be respected for your shining performance.
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