Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve

Chapter 74. How to Avoid Winding Up on the Street Again

The first several weeks in a new job are usually both exciting and filled with a certain amount of anxiety. Your new tasks and responsibilities are stimulating andperhaps a bit overwhelming. You may be used to being the top dog or expert, and now you're the new kid on the block. Or, you may suddenly be the guy or gal who knows the least about some new technology, procedure, or "the way we do things around here." Your new relationships and the unfamiliar corporate environment may also be sources of apprehension as you figure out how to best handle your new role.

During your career transition process, you've learned a lot about yourself — your strengths, your preferences, and how you're wired. You've put in the hours and successfully hired your new employer. Well, the good news is that now is the time and here is the place to maximize the impact of your self-discovery process. Make all those elements you've identified work in your favor. Your new job is a means for you to further develop the key strengths identified in your career assessment work. These are the building blocks of your career.

Start by understanding what your boss's priorities are and what the expectations are for your new position — and for your performance, specifically. But before you rush to meet these priorities and expectations, be sure that you also understand the organization's culture, style, and way of doing things.

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Your new job is a means for you to ...