Surviving the First Week

It is Friday and I finally made it through the week! I am looking forward to a big cocktail at the end of the day but until then I will share what I have learned this week.
1. Learn to love the Internet. If you are like me, you will have a lot of down time and the Internet will become your best friend.
2. Go out to lunch. For many of you this is going to be your first time sitting in the same place in a building all day long. Get out an get some fresh air. Even if you just run out and grab a sandwich and come back to you desk, your legs will appreciate the stretch.
3. Talk about your job with your friends and family. The more talk about discuss what you the more you will learn. If you don't know the answer to a question ask someone the next day. You will learn so much more and you will impress your people with how quick you are catching on.
4. Talk to the people around you. This is simply the best way to get to know the office on how it works. If you can't work the phones (my problem yesterday) ask someone you don't talk to very much to help you. It took me a while to figure out the fact that the people you work with are happy to help.
5. Try and stay up to date on the projects your company is working on. This will be a good way to impress your boss and a quick way to strike up a conversation with your co-workers. Ask them how their projects are going and if you can help with anything.

The main objective is to learn as much as you can while you are here and the way to do that is by actively participating in the opportunity you have been given.