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.
Read Full Post »
Posted in Graduate Experience on Mar 10th, 2009
When you start your new job on the Graduate Program, it is easy to be lulled into a false sense of equality with your manager, especially once you get indoctrinated with the growing organisational trends like 360 degree feedback, staff empowerment speeches and open plan offices. Unlike the other organisations like the military or police force, where you are left in no doubt about whom your superior is, we go through all sorts of charades in the corporate office to disguise the power structure of a workplace.
Read Full Post »
Posted in Graduate Experience on Mar 6th, 2009
Relationships are everything in business. Fortunately for you, Graduate Programs provide a great way to establish relationships across the entire organisation, starting with your fellow graduates to managers who are guest speakers/participants in the program’s activities. Despite having little influence, graduate positions are generally high profile.
One relationship is more important than all of the others. Aside from your good self, there is nobody more important to your development, progression and general job satisfaction in your organisation than your manager.
Read Full Post »
Posted in Graduate Experience on Feb 4th, 2009
…there is a significant disconnect between the marketing for graduate recruitment and the climate in which you enter an organisation. Furthermore, if you are in a relatively large organisation, there is an equal disconnect between the “Group” level graduate program activities and the day-to-day realities in your business unit. The objectives of the CEO and the people you interact with on a daily basis are very different and often conflicting. This can make life difficult for a graduate if you are not aware of it and subsequently, not ready to manage the situation
Read Full Post »
