Beginning Your New Career

Here are a few key items to remember when starting your new career. Once you make it through the interview and negotiation process and arrive for your first day, you will find yourself in a new environment with different rules, people, cultures, and customs. It is very important to step into your new position with enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

Pointers to help get you off on the right foot:

• Be on time
• Meet and greet the new staff, shake hands and ask questions
• Work hard and exceed expectations
• Maintain a positive and upbeat "can do" attitude
• Stay clear of the office gossip; keep an open mind for your coworkers and surroundings. Evaluate and formulate your own opinions without any undue outside influence
• Don't isolate yourself; go to lunch with the crew
• Dedicate yourself to learning your work and becoming an expert in your field