Tips For Success at Your First Job | Khoa-Nathan Ngo

Like with any new job you often feel a sense of uncertainty. You will be placed in a new environment with new people, new challenges, and a new set of responsibilities. At your new job, the rubric for success is typically vague, and unexpressed. Learning what it takes to strive in this new business is vital to gaining a great experience. To help you with your success, I have put together these tips to guide you through your first couple of weeks in this new business thanks to a guide provided by Forbes.

Make a Good Impression:

A key component of succeeding in your new career is not what you know or who you know, but who knows you. During the first couple of days at a new job, you want to present your enthusiasm to coworkers and bosses alike. The best thing you can do is to find the timing that feels right and give a simple, energetic introduction to the people you don’t know yet. If you are introducing yourself, take a mental note of how the other person is reacting. If they seem distracted, keep it brief. If they seem receptive, this may signal you to get to know this person better and vice versa. In addition, to other employees, you want to make a good impression on your new boss. Your new boss can either be your biggest challenge or your biggest asset. 

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