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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. The First Job and Early Career Moves. Presentation Overview. What about: College-to-work transition issues? Professional work-life adjustments? Organizational culture Personal life Managing finances First-year strategies? Quitting? A CIP perspective ?.

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Chapter 15

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  1. Chapter 15 The First Job and Early Career Moves

  2. Presentation Overview What about: • College-to-work transition issues? • Professional work-life adjustments? • Organizational culture • Personal life • Managing finances • First-year strategies? • Quitting? • A CIP perspective ?

  3. A survey of 2,000 college graduates found that things would have been easier if they had realized how hard it was going to be in the new job.

  4. Other Survey Findings. . . Students: • Had insufficient information before accepting the job • Underestimated time on the job • Overestimated feedback on performance • Found that the last hired was first fired • Had difficulty adjusting to organizational politics and culture • Experienced harassment/discrimination (30% reported this and all but 2 were women)

  5. Common Reasons for Termination • Poor attendance • Failure to follow instructions • Lack of initiative • All seem related to poor self-management and relationship skills

  6. College Culture vs. Job Culture What are some differences? 1. Time 2. Schedules 3. Teamwork 4. Feedback 5. Holidays 6. Assignments 7. Work cycle 8. Directions 9. Attendance Differences in Boss vs. Professor? a. Class Assignments b. Work Assignments c. Discussion d. Evaluation The Learning Process? At School At Work

  7. 1.Work Routines 10.Theory to Practice 2.Corporate Structure 9.Communication 8.Adjusting to new locations 3.Personal Expectations 4.Cooperative Attitude 7.Recognizing Inadequacies 5.Accepting Responsibility 6.Management Philosophy Ten Areas of Adjustment:Can you give some practical illustrations?

  8. Adjusting to the Organizational Culture • Clock and calendar management • Impression management • Managing the boss • Coworker relationships • Performance evaluations

  9. Impression Management

  10. Adjusting to a New Personal Life • Develop nonwork social relationships • Finding leisure interests • Healthy lifestyle • Managing stress

  11. Financial Adjustments • Living arrangements • Wardrobe • Transportation • Food • Loans, credit, savings, taxes • Financial planning • Health insurance

  12. Economic Realities • Work-related injuries and health • Labor for pay—a fundamental reality • Worker as profit or cost item • Personal vs. economic relationshipwith employer

  13. From Career Planning to Career Management • Finding mentors • Seeking excellence in job performance • Ethical behavior at work • Challenging your personal status quo • Finding work/family balance

  14. A CIP Perspective • Self-Knowledge provides the criteria for evaluating job satisfaction • Expand option knowledge of the industry, the organization, and your job • Use the CASVE Cycle to solve job-related problems and make strategic career decisions • Use positive metacognitions to think of yourself as the active designer and actor in your life/career

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