When we’re in college, we’re living in a delicate bubble surrounded by positivity. When this bubble breaks, we crash head-to-head and see the amount of untraveled paths, potential possibilities and unrealized acts that will shape our lives. Not every fresher has a good experience of transitioning to the new climate. An individual who may be an extrovert may withdraw into a vortex of silence due to a new atmosphere that he/she may begin to hate. An introvert, on the other hand, may take the opportunity to start making contacts. Freshers, young and full of potential to make a mark on the workplace, can find themselves stuck in a series of days. Here are some struggles that freshers go through at the beginning of their corporate career.
Hesitations while sharing the opinion
Mostly, freshers in their jobs do not have a lot of experience. This can hamper their confidence and in a new environment, it can become really difficult for them to voice their opinions in front of other staff. Often this silence can come across as them being uninterested. The best way to overcome this hesitation is by simply speaking up.
Adjusting to the new environment
An office environment is fairly a new space for a fresher. Coming from college, this can be a different experience, in some cases, a cultural shock too. From being a senior in college to becoming a junior in the office could be a tough transition. Try communicating with other people who joined with you as a fresher. You are bound to feel out of place but only in a few months, you will get a hang of it.
Time management
Managing time in college compared to the office could be different. College was more flexible whereas, in office, you have limited time to deliver your work. Commuting from work to office also takes up a lot of time. With work also comes a lot of responsibility. It can get difficult to maintain all at once. Prioritize and decide what is the most important task and work accordingly.
Work and personal life balance
With work, it can become stressful to handle personal and professional life. As a fresher, it is always very difficult to draw a line between the two. This can lead to problems on both the ends. Official work should be left in office whereas personal life problems should not interfere with the office. Identify the boundaries and allocate different time for both.
Lack of technological knowledge
In college, the education provided is mostly bound to a syllabus. It is almost all theoretical. While college teaches you about the work, what you do not learn is the technology that a specific job might require. Coming to the office and being introduced to new technology can lead to a lot of confusion at first. It is very important to ask questions wherever there’s confusion.
Working as a team
In most corporations, people work as a team. It could be a new setting for a fresher to work in. not many people are comfortable with working in a team. You have to commit your bit because you can’t impose that on anyone. As a newcomer in the business world, you may find it difficult to conquer this obstacle.
Challenges make life worth living. Despite these generic challenges that freshers face in the corporate world, there are always new things to learn and new areas to explore. It gives you a good experience and helps you in becoming a better person. Look at these challenges as opportunities and you may end up climbing the corporate ladder at a marvellous speed.
Anjali is studying journalism at the University of Delhi. She has had some experience in writing blogs, news posts, interviewing professionals for feature write-ups etc., and aspires to host a TV show someday soon.