NEW HIRE FIRST AND LASTING IMPRESSION

"Life is the childhood of our immortality."

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet/novelist/dramatist.

Stepping back a bit from what I'm sure was Mr. Von Goethe's more lofty intent, this is just as true for your new hire business "life" as it is for life in general.

Your first impression is the "childhood" of how others will view you from that time forward.

Do your best to make it as positive as possible.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!

"The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

19th century American author and poet

But not without regard for how we say it.

Congratulations on your newly minted MBA and all you've learned in your education. 

Don't waste it by communicating in a way insulting to others.

Ready, Set, Doubt?

"It is always the same; once you are liberated you are forced to ask who you are."

Jean  Baudrillard

20th century French sociologist/philosopher

And for young people "liberation" comes with graduation and first jobs.

You feel you know your strengths and weaknesses.

Do you really?

Undoing Mistakes

"Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind."

English proverb

If you find you've hired the wrong person, as cruel as you might feel, let them go.

Cut Your Losses

"To select the wrong person for a job is a common mistake; not to remove him/her is a fatal weakness."

Unknown

Fatal for both the manager and the employee.

If you are one or the other, see that this doesn't apply to you.

Truth in Hiring

"The closest a person ever comes to perfection is when he fills out a job application."

Stanley J. Randall
Author

Did you ever see a resume that said anything other than good things about the applicant?

Did you ever tell an applicant anything bad about the company or position for which they were applying?

Have you ever wondered why so many hires turn out bad for the person being hired, the company or both?