So I finally reached the 1st month in my new company and while most of my time has been spent in online training and shadowing sessions I cannot but feel some anxiety when I would be doing the tasks.
Although I have been in recruitment for almost a decade most of my experience has been more on sourcing and interviewing candidates which we call the front end of recruitment.
The background checks, onboarding and administrative work are the back end part of recruitment and while I do have some experience in it but I did not spend too much time on that end because I was better suited to be looking and facing candidates.
I looked at my Chinese Horoscope for the year of the Tiger and for those born under the stars of the Sheep it seems that professionally it is not a good year for us since there are possible challenges.
I don't really believe in Astrology but I think of it as having a sort of panacea effect that if you read a good fortune it provides a degree of confidence and if it's bad then you tend to become more cautious.
So here I am a bit worried as this is not my forte and there are definitely a lot of room for me to improve.
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One thing that is going well is that this is a relatively new team so there are still a lot of birthing pains in terms of processes and workflows.
I can bank on my experience in creating process mapping and improvements to help streamline work and to increase efficiency. My mantra has always been to not just work hard but to work smart. If there is an easier way to do things I am all for it. If there is a way to automate and have less manual actions on a report or process I fully support it.
I have always been that person that keeps an open mind and know that I am not always the smartest cookie in the room. I am always willing to listen to the thoughts and ideas of other people. To be open to new experiences.
So I will keep shadowing and asking questions. I will ask for sessions where we can discuss processes. I will not just sit silently and try to blend it because my purpose is to help the team.
I may have my fears for now but someday I will be more of an expert and be someone that the team can rely on.
