Subhadra Shinde

Thanks Anulekha

First Job always has a special place! The one thing that we desperately wait for during our entire high school and college life is that first job. We have hopes and dreams, aspirations and expectations, slightly nervous, the excitement level is on the highest peak you we imagine. Our first job, whether it's an internship or a full-time one is important for many reasons. It determines your career. Getting exposed to an industry: More important than the employer is the industry in which we’re getting into. If we go to work for an insurance company, we’ll gain knowledge and eventually some expertise in the insurance field. Likewise, if we go work at a company like Facebook, we’ll be in tech and more specifically in the media space. Whatever job we choose, make sure we have some interest in the industry to which the employer belongs and think about where we like to spend some meaningful amount of time. Doing the job itself: The actual work we’ll be doing will move us to specialize in a certain area and we’ll gain a specific set of skills. Having an idea of what kind of work we’ll do in a job will give us insight into what types of skills we’ll acquire over time. Make sure these are the skills we want to develop. Building your professional network: Our first job is not just about what we do but also about whom we do it with. Having good colleagues with whom we can collaborate makes all the difference in the world. These are individuals who will help us in our career. The right group of co-workers can help increase chances of being successful both at our current job and throughout our career. My first job is very special to me 🙂 , I was BTECH student when I started my career as Trainee in Human Resources Department. I went for an interview for random tach profile but I was shortlisted for HR Trainee on temporary bases. Whatever I am today all I have learnt from this job and company (good team members, nice environment) overall happy but struggling as well. I was not aware what HR do in the company. I learned, I made mistakes, I thought so much what I am doing but in the end I grow and now I am working as HRBP in MNC. I believe if we dedicate our self in what we have to do and our goal is clear we can achieve anything then. 🙂 First jobs are the hardest, yet the most loved 🙂

Workplace experience will complement academic studies by providing another way of learning outside the classroom. It will also provide you with crucial knowledge, skills and personal attributes. Lesson which Corporate world and my my first job as a HR Trainer taught me: 1. Sticking to deadlines: Deadlines can be flexible and taken up easily when I was in school or college. But when its work, deadlines are to be concentrated and assigned task should be submitted by the given deadline. In my first job, I always give utmost priority and one should learn to follow and submit work by the deadline. 2. Smart worker: I always learn to stick to deadlines but I have also learn from my first job to work in a smarter way and finish work without errors. It is important to give the right output by the assigned time rather than just completing the job. 3. Communicating with others: My first job teaches me many things but the most important thing the first job teach me was communicating with others. I learn the ways to speak with other employees, managers, and bosses. Effective communication in a fast-paced environment is something that I learned. 4. Hard work: Everyone learns hard work in their initial job. Whatever job it may be hard work is to be contributed which turn brings more respect and satisfaction. After entering into my first job, hard work is usual as I was enthusiastic and energized. 5. Carrying a notepad or notebook everywhere: During my first job, it is the start of my career and I was new to the office environment and hence I learned to carry a notepad or a notebook wherever I goes in the office as I need to write all the aspects and important points that are taught to me. And hence a first job teaches me to carry a notebook without fail to meetings and other places. 6. Do not be afraid to make mistakes: It is a true fact that a person can learn from mistakes. In my first job there may be instances where I had made mistakes. Mistakes are unavoidable and one should never be scared to make mistakes. Mistakes are initiators that help to learn many things. 7. Getting used to problems: In my first job I had faces a number of challenges and problems. I gets used to facing problems and finds a solution for the same. Hence the first job teaches me to handle issues and challenges with a positive point of view. Thus, I had learn a number of aspects from my first job. All these things which I learned from the first job is the stepping stone which helps me to build my career and elevate in my job. Every single quality adds experience to my job role. Hence everyone should focus on everything in their first job to add knowledge to their career. Other than this steps, there are many other things that we learn from our first job. Habits, technical skills management handling people, discipline, manners and lot more. Anyone who are stepping into their first job should make sure to concentrate on every aspect.