7 Tips for Your First Job
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4 min readJul 19, 2020
Starting your first job definitely brings with it a lot of excitement but also can be a nerve wracking experience at the same time. Everyone only has one “first” and so we all start with having “never done this before”. But the smallest of things can often be the difference between being that star new analyst or a nervous disaster. From my own experience, as well as having seen and mentored others through this process, here are some tips that might help make that first job a memorable learning experience.
- Everyone was once in your shoes — While it can be overwhelming to interact with your manager and other senior colleagues at your first job, remember that they’ve all been there. Simply knowing this fact and reminding yourself of it often brings you back from being in awe of someone and humanizes them a bit more and makes that interaction much easier. So that CEO or Business Head who is at your Welcome Orientation wasn’t born at that position, she too was once in your shoes.
- No question is a dumb question — I cannot stress enough the importance of asking questions. I would rather have a junior who asks questions if they have a doubt, rather than “assume” and make mistakes. Your first few years are probably when you will get away with asking the most basic things as you’re clearly new to the job and no one is judging you for not knowing things. Trust me, if you think a…
