1. Twelve Steps to First-year Job Success Charlie Endicott 2007

2. Twelve Steps to First-Year Job Success 1. Adopt the right attitudes * Don’t hang on to student attitudes and behaviors too long. * Understand and earn the rights, responsibilities and credibility of your cohorts

3. 2. Adjust your expectations * If you work at keeping your expectations realistic, you won’t be disappointed. * Expect to be surprised. The odds are that many things about your job won’t be what you expect them to be.

4. 3. Master breaking-in skills * Learn the art of being new * The more you understand about being a new employee the better off you’ll be in long run.

5. 4. Manage the impressions you make * The first impression you make is the last impression you make.” * Everything you do will be magnified, thus build a good professional reputation. * Want your co-workers to notice your professional maturity.

6. 5. Build effective relationships * Pay attention to how people communicate and work together. * Find ways to “fit in” * Remember, you can’t change the culture until you are accepted into it.

7. 6. Become a good follower * Watch your colleagues, pay attention to the things they spend their time on. * Learn the norms and values of the organization by watching how other behave. *remember that it takes skill to be a good subordinate; you can’t become a good leader until you have learned to be a good follower

8. 7. Understand your organization’s culture * Pay attention to the ways things are done around * Understand what people expect of you, particularly the accepted work ethic, social norms, and the limits of behavior.

9. 8. Develop organizational savvy * Every organization has its rites of passage before you can become a full member of the team.

10. 9. Understand your new-hire role *Understand how big a role “being new” plays in everything that happens. *Co-workers understand the transition period, so don’t be frustrated

11. 10. Develop work savvy * Learn what your boss wants, needs and expects-and then do it. *If you make your boss look good, you will succeed.

12. 11. Master the tasks of your job * Remember that it takes skill to be a good subordinate; you can’t become a good leader until you have learned to be a good follower

13. 12. Acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need * Be a good listener * Make sure you understand what is required * Learn from the people who have the experience