{"id":16972,"date":"2021-07-08T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=16972"},"modified":"2022-07-17T21:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T13:53:29","slug":"dilemmas-of-first-time-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-first-time-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Dilemmas You&#8217;d Face As a First-time Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suppose you have just been newly recruited, congratulations! You probably have burning questions about interviews or while you are on the job, questions that you can\u2019t seem to find the answers to, either because <strong>you\u2019re not asking the right person<\/strong> or because t<strong>hey aren\u2019t telling you the whole truth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a professional recruiter, although I\u2019m not sure if <em>they<\/em> will be able to help you with your questions either. They are, after all, obligated to their clients, the companies. But bear with me as we look at <strong>common dilemmas faced by individuals new to the <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/positive-working-environment\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>working environment<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, you may not find answers here because every one of us has our own set of problems. However, you may be able to take away something from this post, the leverage you need to make the right decision, or at least the kind you are less likely to regret later on.<\/p>\n<p>Here are <strong>five dilemmas you\u2019d probably face as a first-time employee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/first-month-on-job-tips\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: First Month Job Mistakes: Top 10 Things to Avoid for New Employees\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First Month Job Mistakes: Top 10 Things to Avoid for New Employees<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/first-month-on-job-tips.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-13839 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/first-month-on-job-tips.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">First Month Job Mistakes: Top 10 Things to Avoid for New Employees<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmooth-sail your first month at work with these top 10 tips to avoid common job mistakes.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>1. Negotiating Your Salary<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with before you get your first job: at the interview table. One of the more challenging things to talk about during the interview for your first job <strong>is the salary range<\/strong>. Despite what you believe about what you are worth, the company has another set of beliefs about how much they are willing to pay you. <strong>This usually coincides with the budget they have at hand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Find The Range<\/h3>\n<p>Some companies offer more than others, and some prefer to take advantage of the new kid in the block. With a bit of digging, you will be able to <strong>find out that ideal range<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, <strong>find a sum that you are willing to rough things out for<\/strong>. Then, ask for that sum (or higher) while still keeping within the range. How? By asking politely. To clear the air, you should also look at the benefits they have to offer as well.<\/p>\n<p>While the pay may be meager, you might be reimbursed with a reasonable overtime rate, a good health package, and other forms of monetary incentives. The keyword here is \u2018might\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/dilemmas-of-first-time-employee\/salary-negotiation.jpg\" alt=\"salary-negotiation\" width=\"800\" height=\"648\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you have done your research well, <strong>you would know when they are shortchanging you<\/strong>, usually by offering you whatever they can get away with. But if you can\u2019t bring yourself to take the final figure, reject the offer and move on. Don\u2019t beat yourself up about it.<\/p>\n<h3>The Deal-Breaker<\/h3>\n<p>In any case, if you won\u2019t starve from the \u2018paltry sum\u2019 they are offering you, <strong>take into account the value of the experience you will get from taking the job<\/strong>. In the right circumstances, what you will learn will probably be more valuable than what you will earn.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Settling for a Secondhand Offer<\/h2>\n<p>Some of you may have come across a job offer that isn\u2019t what you are looking for or offered a role that you had not applied for, and worst of all, the offer comes right at the interview table. Should you take the job or not? For this one, it depends.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/dilemmas-of-first-time-employee\/dilemma.jpg\" alt=\"dilemma\" width=\"800\" height=\"751\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/before-accepting-job-offer\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5 Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/before-accepting-job-offer.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-10601 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/before-accepting-job-offer.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5 Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSo you've got your resume noticed, confidently answered the top ten interview questions and your dream company is...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The two-bird Killer<\/h3>\n<p>There are two reasons a company would offer a candidate a job adjacent to what he or she is asking for:<strong> they need someone urgently, and you are qualified<\/strong> (sometimes, over-qualified) for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Any recruitment done to bring you or any other candidate to that table costs money, usually a high sum for a lousy return (think sifting through hundreds of candidates to find two who will finally get the job). <strong>HR managers are reluctant to go through the process again<\/strong> if they can find one who fits the bill \u2013 even if it is the wrong bill.<\/p>\n<h3>The Deal-Breaker<\/h3>\n<p>On your end, the offer may not be what you want in for, but as you are starting from zero (experience-wise), it boils down to whether or not you are desperate enough to settle with the second-best. And settling with second best <strong>happens far more often than having a career where you get to do what you love<\/strong>. Ask anyone.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Nobody Is Perfect<\/h2>\n<p>So you\u2019re at your first job, and you want to make a good impression and do everything right, prim and proper. Screwing up is probably the last time you\u2019d expect yourself to be doing.<\/p>\n<p>But trust me, you will. <em>Everyone<\/em> screws up, but the good thing is, people usually tend to screw up from trying something new; <strong>people who don\u2019t try anything new never screw up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Lesser of Two Evils<\/h3>\n<p>As a rookie, your task is to do everything and anything, and you should because you can get away with messing up. Yup, being new on the job is <strong>the only time you are allowed to screw up (and still escape unscathed)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/dilemmas-of-first-time-employee\/newbies-make-mistakes.jpg\" alt=\"newbies-make-mistakes\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\"><\/figure>\n<p>And it\u2019s all alright. Organizations know that if they want to have experienced employees, they have to train them and to do that, they aren\u2019t as hard on new screw-ups. In short, they let them mess up. And nothing teaches you how to do things right faster than when you do it absolutely wrong the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you want to screw up when you have a supervisor watching over your every move, not when you are making decisions on behalf of your company two decades into your career.<\/p>\n<h3>The Deal-Breaker<\/h3>\n<p>Plus, <strong>it\u2019s easier for you to recover from your failures and mistakes<\/strong> when you are in the lower hierarchy, and what you learn from those mistakes is what is going to help you keep your job and advance your career.<\/p>\n<h2>4. In the Battling Arena<\/h2>\n<p>Office politics is an ugly thing (very much like the non-office type), but it is probably due to human nature: the need to be the alpha dog, the leader of the pack, or just to survive in a dog-eat-dog world out there. There is a reason why I\u2019m using all these doggy preferences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/survive-office-moving-up-corporate-ladder\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Move Up The Corporate Ladder (10 Tips)\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Move Up The Corporate Ladder (10 Tips)<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/survive-office-moving-up-corporate-ladder.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-10803 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/survive-office-moving-up-corporate-ladder.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Move Up The Corporate Ladder (10 Tips)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA majority of employees seek opportunities to climb up the corporate ladder. However, in the corporate world having...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Pick A Pack<\/h3>\n<p>So what happens is, there are a few packs in the same office, and these packs are made up of individuals with the same likes and dislikes. These individuals help their own kind and gang up on weaker prey. Every group has a leader, the one who dictates who does what and promotes them accordingly when the opportunity arises.<\/p>\n<p>You will be thrust into this arena and<strong> be expected to take sides<\/strong>, and for the love of bacon, <strong>pick a side(!)<\/strong>\u2026 if only to get them out of your hair. Keep the gossip at a minimal level and try to focus on getting the job done and advancing your career.<\/p>\n<h3>The Deal-Breaker<\/h3>\n<p>If you ever find that politics is taking center stage more than the actual work itself, maybe it\u2019s time to pack up and leave \u2013 or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/category\/freelance\/\" rel=\"noopener\">be a freelancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Pack Up And Leave<\/h2>\n<p>There may come a time when you think that you should move on. You might think that you don\u2019t belong in this line, or it\u2019s torturous to do something you don\u2019t like, repeatedly, day in, day out with no progress in sight. Then, it happens.<\/p>\n<h3>Say Your Goodbyes<\/h3>\n<p>You get approached by a rival company or a headhunter who sings praises of you and offers you a higher wage \u2013 the answer to all your debts. Or maybe your manager pushed you one time too far, making you sit out yet another weekend, staying at the office because he has kids and you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/dilemmas-of-first-time-employee\/packup-leave-job.jpg\" alt=\"packup-leave-job\" width=\"800\" height=\"708\"><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless of what encourages you to leave \u2013 and it will come eventually \u2013 only consider leaving <strong>if you know for sure that you are better off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t be sure, however, but still yearn to leave, <strong>leave in the best of terms<\/strong>. Make your apologies and get things off your chest before you go. And if the damage isn\u2019t too bad, stay in contact with the company and the people within, because no matter how many jobs you will move on to, <strong>you will never forget your first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/career-dilemma\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Navigate Career Crossroads with Confidence\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Navigate Career Crossroads with Confidence<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/career-dilemma.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-10297 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/career-dilemma.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Navigate Career Crossroads with Confidence<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGone are the days when a job was merely a means to an end, a transaction where you...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The Deal-Breaker<\/h3>\n<p>The people in your first job watched you grow, so there will always be that bond there and you never know if you may want to reconnect with them later on in your career. <strong>Leaving in good terms leaves that door open for future opportunities<\/strong>, even if it means going back.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>I may not be able to give you an inside scoop of how organizations work when it comes to picking or retaining their candidates, but one thing is for sure, any company that is bent on expanding is always looking for good people who are <strong>willing to learn<\/strong>, who are <strong>patient<\/strong> and who are <strong>not shy to ask questions<\/strong> to things they do not know.<\/p>\n<p>You aren\u2019t expected to know anything about your first job, and to be honest, not every company out there is willing to teach you the ropes. But take that as a challenge to better yourself on your own terms, and who knows, one day you might be able to head your own company based on the rules you make.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What dilemmas did you face in your first job? Share them with us and let us know how you dealt with them<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suppose you have just been newly recruited, congratulations! You probably have burning questions about interviews or while you are on the job, questions that you can\u2019t seem to find the answers to, either because you\u2019re not asking the right person or because they aren\u2019t telling you the whole truth. I\u2019m not a professional recruiter, although&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3412],"tags":[1872,4653,4610],"topic":[4522,4523],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Dilemmas You&#039;d Face As a First-time Employee - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Suppose you have just been newly recruited, congratulations! 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