Into the Wild...Let the Hunt Begin #22

One Week Down.

I cannot believe I have finished one week of work in my new position. It feels like an accomplishment in and of itself! But I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues, who is three weeks into the same position, and we were talking about how we wish we could just blink and it'll be one year later and we are experts and know everything.

Isn't it funny how not knowing everything makes us uneasy in our positions? It makes sense though when, as graduate students, we became experts in our assistantship areas and knew everything we needed about our department and the school in general. To go from that to a newbie is tough and also a little humbling. Everyone who is starting a job or will be starting by the end of the summer, the only tip I can really give you is to be prepared to feel lost and ASK QUESTIONS. Depending on what kind of training you are given--be it trial by fire or organized back-to-back meetings--you may feel insecure or at ease.

When I meet for training sessions with another colleague (who is an alum of the university and has worked in this position for years) it is like talking to an encyclopedia and all I can think of is: I want to be like that! But I keep needing to remind myself, and through blogging remind all you other newbies out there: it will take time, but one day we will be the go-to person. One day we will be the walking encyclopedia!