Effective new employees understand the importance of the transition period. They accept their role as the newcomer and attack the tasks of learning the organization and getting accepted with vigor. Every organization has its rites of passage before you can become a full member of the team. You ll have to pay your dues just as everyone before you has while earning their places in the system. A major frustration of many new graduates after being on the job a short time is that their expectations are not met.
Frustration is nothing more than the difference between expectations and reality.
If you work at keeping your expectations realistic, you won t be disappointed. It s important to remember that the image the recruiter painted of the company is probably a bit too rosy. And it s doubtful you ll receive the same attention from others in the company that you did while being recruited. The real world is different from textbooks. The reality of your first job is that it probably won t be nearly as glamorous, as important, or as high level as you thought.