First Days on the Job

PROJECT: First Days on the Job

INTRODUCTION:

Finding and securing a job is a crucial step in your career trajectory but it is only the beginning. Your career will continue throughout your lifetime and you must give a great deal of thought to your long-term success as you begin your new career. This project helps you gain insight into issues you will encounter both as a new hire now and when you change jobs in the future. This project is particularly recommended for students who are close to accepting a current job or internship, for those already holding job offers, or for those already working. The focus of this project is to look ahead and strategically plan for your first days on the job.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read Chapter 22 in the textbook.
Read sections in career-related websites dealing with on-the-job success. Link to sites through Career Links and the UCSO website under Career Resources. The following websites may be particularly useful to you in this project:

www.careerjournal.com
www.careershop.com
www.jobweb.com
www.wetfeet.com
www.careeronestop.org
www.careermag.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.monstertrak.com
New Job Advice: Review several career websites for advice about early behavior on a new job. Read Chapter 22 on Career Management in the textbook. Read a book on success. Research the web. Read about mentors. Turn in a list of your sources.
Job Tasks: Based on other work experiences and on the job description for the position you have accepted (or are about to accept or have interviewed for), describe your first week, day-by-day, on your next job. Discuss probable job activities, clothing, behavior, and free-time activities. Use timelines if helpful. Refer back to your job description and use it as a guideline of responsibilities that you can convert to daily tasks.
Beyond Expectations: Consider what you will do when you don’t have enough work to fill your time: how will you find meaningful activities to do? Higher salary increases and promotions go to superior performers. What will you do to distinguish your performance?
Challenge Yourself: How do you expect to find your “niche” in an office and professional hierarchy? Who do you ask for advice on office procedures and protocol? How do you plan to obtain a professional personal mentor/coach?
Strategize: Review Fig. 22.2 in your book. Do any of these work related concerns apply to you? Identify areas you know you need to improve or address. Do you tend to procrastinate? Can you be impatient with others not as smart as yourself? Do you need to work on networking skills? If you did the interest test or have the results from other personality based tests, you may have additional suggestions for areas to address. Think about image building, dressing for success, goal setting, obtaining mentors. Identify the three most significant areas for you and discuss how you plan to address them in your new work environment.

Turn In:

List of sources of articles you have read on job-advice
One-page description of first week and first three months on the job. Use your current or potential job description
One-page response to parts D and E above
One-page discussion of your personal strategy for on-the-job success

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