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Don't stress about needing to know everything going into a role. The biggest thing you can have is the desire to learn! There will always be something you don't know, since the field we're in is constantly evolving. The stuff that doesn't change is what you should focus on, since they'll always be useful. For example, learning how to learn and communication skills are all things that you can learn at university and apply to any role. But as for implementation specific skills (like a particular language), you'll pick it up on the job. As a graduate / early developer, the most important thing you can do is want to learn, and everything else comes with it!
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Software Developer
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Started 02/2021 to PresentCompany
What do you live about your job and the company?
I've mentioned previously how I enjoy the variety of technologies used in my role, but the most important part is how much I can learn using these different things. This was especially true as a fresh grad, where I didn't have any practical knowledge, since I was able to pick up a huge amount of knowledge very quickly. Learning new things is crucial when looking to advance your career, so learning how to learn is a phenomenal thing to pick up early on. Finally, getting to try new things regularly helps both my learning, as well as keeps my job entertaining.
Amy M
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HR is never boring because every person is unique. No two days are the same in my role and the variety keeps me motivated. Most of the time you can never plan for the conversations you have with employees so be open and be able to adapt depending on how the conversation goes. Be aware that a conversation or situation may not go down the path you envisaged, but be able to change your direction if needed otherwise you will get lost. There is usually no "one size fits all" approach to every situation so you need to be practical and think of the end goal and what is the best outcome in each scenario.
Keelan P
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Not every ticket is easy, always got to keep on trying to resolve it and not give up. Asking for help or researching to increase your knowledge for the future.
Lauren M
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As I was so early on in my career when I joined the company, I've found it's really important to take the chances presented to you to try something new, even if it pushes you out of your comfort zone. For example, after 6 months in the company, I was given the opportunity to move from the Marketing team to the Client Success team (I'd never even heard of CS as a role before starting here). I'm so glad I took that chance rather than sticking with what I was familiar with - now I've been in the CS team for over four years. Similarly, over the last year, I have learned to manage the Recruitment Marketing product, and I am now looking after clients for both EC and RM. Whilst it may feel uncomfortable and new at first, there are always people to support you and over time you gain confidence and can look back at how much you've learned.