<aside> ⭐ Check out our Job Transition Success Guide for more guidance on setting yourself up for success your first year on the job.

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Steps for a successful transition

1. Prepare yourself- take a mental break and time to prepare/ask questions
   • Document the people who you are able to ask questions to
   • Planning now for any languages/frameworks/tools you need to learn
   • Company research
   • Interviewing former interns and getting their advice
2. Take ownership over your own learning- what resources are available to you?
   • Internal company documentation
   • YouTube tutorials and easy projects
   • Udemy and online courses
   • How do you learn best?
3. Build credibility (trust) early- secure early and easy wins! “Low-hanging fruit”
   • On point with communication (emails, showing up on time, over-communicating, being reliable and consistent in communication)
   • Debugging small/easy stuff
   • Showing up
   • Preparation and research
   • Enthusiasm
   • Reading through company’s documentation and being easy to coach
   • Implementing feedback as soon as possible
4. Align on what success looks like by meeting with your supervisor to discuss
   • You need to make sure this conversation happens
   • YOU need evidence of your success in this internship so that you can use it to: secure a return offer, write compelling stories/bullet points on your resume, have compelling real experience
   • YOU need to be able to speak to metrics and outcomes for YOUR future
   • Will help you to make case for future salary reviews/upgrades
5. Build relationships- future referrals/references/recommendations and possible allies/interpreters
   • Your network is everything
   • When you’re working somewhere, you have INSTANT access to people working in tech roles (that proximity needs to be taken advantage of)
6. Documentation is everything- wins, projects, STAR stories, contact info for allies and advocates
   • Just create a google/notion/whatever doc to take messy notes in that can be organized later, especially the good things and accomplishments
7. Build the experience you need
   • What story do you want to be able to tell about this experience?