Impressions - Mechanical Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States.
Posted in
Impress New Employer on 3/12/2007.
Show the employer that you have strong interests in the company.
Don't get fired - Design Architect - (City withheld for privacy), Utah, United States.
Posted in
I Was Fired on 1/23/2007.
If you get fired, you will be trampled by stampeding burritos from taco bell. so don't get fired. I got fired and now i died
Bad First Impressions - Mechanical Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), Arizona, United States.
Posted in
Impress New Employer on 12/17/2006.
3rd day on the job: I attended a general info session for new employees in which our new and old president spoke about the company and corporation. After moving in the previous weekend, driving 2300 miles, loading and unloading a 53 ft. truck full of stuff, my first week of work followed. well... I fell asleep in the company's general info session - a friend in HR bugs me about it all of the time, but I put it in the past and belive that my performance on the job is more important than attention during a general "boilerplate" presentation... I regret doing it, but it's too late... Lesson Learned - Give yourself plenty of time to relocate and be well-rested be for your first day/week on the job.
Stay in the same town - Project Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), Louisiana, United States.
Posted in
Work Life Balance on 11/7/2006.
Stay in the same town. Your reputation will be readily available and can be built on. A little travel is OK but keep your community activities. If changing jobs, stay in the same town and take something closely related to what you were doing. The disruption of moving isn't worth it. You will have to start all over in the new town where nobody knows you.
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