After graduation, the next phase of life begins with your first full-time job. Below are tips from recent grads about how to adjust and make a good impression at the beginning stages.
New Hires say these are the skills that will get you noticed:
- Communicate effectively
- Manage your time well
- Focus on customer service
- Ask lots of questions
- Accept change
- Manage stressful situations
- Job Shadow a veteran staff member
- Network
- Have patience in the hiring process
- Take your time learning the ropes
Some new hires said it is important to be willing to learn on your own time and do whatever it takes to get the job done. And many warn that learning the basics of the company and the position can be rough. To ease that transition they advise:
- Get involved in day-to-day operations up front;
- Work with a senior employee to develop the right techniques to succeed;
- Demonstrate your understanding of how the organization and your department works – this will give you credibility; and
- Keep your manager informed on your progress.
The overall path to success? New hires say: “Detail-oriented people do very well in the real world.”
Source: “What Job Hunters Think, Managers Want, and New Hires Know: Skills that Spell Success” by Troy Behrens on JobWeb.com
