I accidentally came across an article from two and a half years ago, and it resonated with me, so I want to share it with everyone.
2011-03-30 20:23:28
It has been almost half a year since I left school in October 2010. My job has evolved from an initial small private enterprise with six or seven people to a quasi-state-owned enterprise. Along the journey, although I haven’t encountered any so-called "tempests," it hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing either.
What you do in your first job will absolutely not affect your development, but the attitude towards work in your first job will definitely affect your future career. For university students who have just stepped out of school into society, regardless of how outstanding your performance was in school, and whether you were a student leader, everyone is at the same starting line. This is because there are many things in your first job that you are unfamiliar with from your university studies, and some things you may not have even heard of. What you need to do is understand the direction of your future development and the knowledge required for that direction, and then use your spare time in this first job to learn everything you need. This process is painful, but the results come quickly, and that’s why I call it the second university of life.
My major is computer multimedia technology, but my first job was at a ceramic trading company where I was responsible for website design and production. I only learned a little about website design in university, mainly being able to create effect drafts, and I had no idea what a backend was or how to build dynamic web pages, so it was like being a primary school student. I took all my time outside of work to crazily learn ASP + Access website design... One day, two months later, when the website I created officially went live, I had mixed feelings; of course, the predominant feeling was satisfaction. While being astonished that I could learn in such a short time what would typically take half a year to a year in school, I also deeply realized that "pressure is the greatest motivation."
During my internship, the word "pursuit" deeply influenced me. As an intern, after working for a month or two, you should understand why you are working, what you want, and then strive for it.
After I crazily learned ASP dynamic webpage technology, I discovered that the mainstream dynamic webpage technology now is PHP. I attended many job fairs and looked at several websites, concluding that knowing only ASP was not enough. Thus, I began to consider learning PHP. When I told my friends that I wanted to switch jobs to try PHP, they said, "You’re crazy; you have a decent job, good salary, a good working environment, and temporary housing, and you want to change jobs?" After some consideration, I submitted my resume to a company that had higher standards. I originally did it just to try, but unexpectedly received an offer quickly. Although the position was as a graphics designer, the learning atmosphere there was great, and the company regularly purchased books for employees to learn. This way, I could still utilize my spare time to learn PHP and exchange PHP experiences with the company’s PHP programmers. So as long as you dare to pursue and "madly" strive for it, you’re not far from success.
Many students who performed well in school often have high demands of the company. Some even think about directly finding a management-level job, believing it would reflect their value. However, the reality is that you are an inexperienced student who hasn’t even graduated; what company would allow you to be a product manager or project manager directly?
Complaining is the most common negative emotion I have seen. The key is that no matter what work you are doing now, doing everything ordinary well is extraordinary, and doing everything simple well is not simple. For enterprises, those who can do every small thing well are the most valuable people.
- What your first job is doesn’t matter; what you can learn is what counts.
- Be passionate, work, and learn new knowledge with enthusiasm.
- Don’t easily enter a company you don’t understand, but also don’t easily give up a company that has high expectations of you.
- Do your job well, even if it is minimal, because you really have no capital to boast about.
- Set a goal for yourself, deciding what height you want to reach by the end of your internship.
