Posted in Graduate Experience on Mar 19th, 2009
Starting on the Graduate Program in your first job after college, you will sometimes encounter a feeling of helplessness about the level of influence you can have on the working environment.
That may not be a problem for some, but soon enough your colleagues will begin to form their views about you. Regardless of how informed these views may be, your colleagues will share them with others, thus creating a profile on your behalf and perpetuating these perceptions about you.
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Posted in Graduate Experience on Mar 1st, 2009
Resistance
Resistance to you will come about largely as a result of the perceived threat that you present. However, envy is also a major source of resentment that manifests itself in resistance towards you. At a fundamental level, this also relates to the perception of you threatening one’s prospects.
Some members of the organisation will resent missing out on opportunities and exposure that you will get in your graduate program. They see you being given high profile assignments while they are…..
Support
For the most part, senior managers and executives are highly supportive of graduates. It is this group whose support will be critical for your progress in the organisation, but don’t make the incorrect assumption that the game of influence begins and ends with them…..
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Posted in Graduate Experience on Feb 26th, 2009
Your colleagues will be thinking about whether you threaten their prospects, social status and whether you are of any use to them.
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