ROOKIE MISTAKES AND HARD LEARNED

LESSONS:THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY OF A NEWBIE

New Faces, New Voices: Emerging Professionals Lightning

Round

By: Jamie Zeffery

California State University, Los Angeles

Friday, March 31st, 2017

REVELATORY? PERHAPS NOT…

IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING…

DOWN TO BASICS

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

VARIED EXPERIENCES

No MLIS, BUT…

MADE ME A PERFECT FIT

MARCH 2ND, 2016- DAY ONE

WHY AM I HERE?

THE STRUGGLE

WHAT AM I DOING?!

LESSON #1: TRUST IN YOUR ABILITY

LESSON #2: SEEK HELP

LESSON #3 DO NOT BECOME STAGNANT

LESSON #4: DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE

MOVING ON UP

LESSON #5 SPEAK UP

EVEN IF YOU’RE NEW

IT WILL MAKE LIFE EASIER

YOU WERE HIRED FOR A REASON

TRUST…BUT VERIFY

LESSON #6: GET BETTER

AND WORK FASTER

LESSON #7: THINK CRITICALLY

LESSON #8: DON’T BE CRITICAL

LESSON #9: DON’T TAKE IT PERSONALLY

LESSON #10: “BACK THAT S*** UP!”

REPETITION IS KEY

“I LOVE MY JOB”

IT’S OK

“I HATE MY JOB”

GO FIND YOUR DREAM JOB!