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Episode #20

How to Enter a Job With Your Exit Strategy

In this episode Jenn Tardy has a career coaching session with Tanya. Tanya is a recent graduate and has landed her dream job. Tanya has so many questions being that this is her first "real" job. Jenn gives Tanya some pointers on ways to get grounded in her new role and talks about why it's important to start a role with your exit strategy in mind.

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“Entering your new job with an exit strategy is about having an idea of what you want to do next but leaving some space for the evolution of your career.”

Episode Highlights:

[09:28] Pep talk for combatting nervousness

[13:19] How to come up to speed when starting a new role

[20:00] Learning the rules of success

[29:30] Entering with your exit strategy

[35:18] The idea of knowing what you ultimately want to do

[40:25] Understanding what you're empowered to do in your role

[47:47] Intentional vs unintentional network

[50:47] One-on-one time with your boss

[53:47] Filling up your own cup/bucket

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Show Notes:

How to Come Up to Speed When Starting a New Role:

In addition to the onboarding or orientation provided by your employer, make your own list of things you need personally to come up to speed in your role. Share that list with your boss.
Find out what success looks like at in your role, department, or organization.

How to Found Out What Success Looks Like at Your Company:

Ask your boss who he/she/they deems as a successful person within the company and why. Ask your boss who their boss deems as a successful person and why.
Get to know the people mentioned and learn about their career path.
Based on what you have learned, ask yourself do you want to do what it takes be successful according to how the rules are written for this company.

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“It’s important to know what you are and are not empowered to do on the job. That is the art of positioning yourself. “

”Career success is about having an intentional network. If you’re not careful your network will only consist of people you like or people that are you friends. Your friends may not always be the ones who have power to move your career forward.”