Versatile software engineer with a background in .NET consulting and CMS development. Working on regaining my embedded development skills to get more involved with IoT opportunities.
Ask for clear expectations from the beginning. It makes sure everyone is on the same page. I would expect a good supervisor to clearly establish expectations within your first few days, but asking of your own volition at the beginning demonstrates that you are willing to have direct conversations, which is a great first impression.
Also, follow their flow. You might have a lot of ideas on how to tweak things and improve the process, but get adjusted to the team and understand why things are the way they are before making recommendations. I see this quite regularly in consulting, where I want to make a ton of snap judgments about companies right away, but after learning the background story of a lot of policies, everything suddenly made sense and I was glad I paused for a moment before instantly making my recommendation.
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Ask for clear expectations from the beginning. It makes sure everyone is on the same page. I would expect a good supervisor to clearly establish expectations within your first few days, but asking of your own volition at the beginning demonstrates that you are willing to have direct conversations, which is a great first impression.
Also, follow their flow. You might have a lot of ideas on how to tweak things and improve the process, but get adjusted to the team and understand why things are the way they are before making recommendations. I see this quite regularly in consulting, where I want to make a ton of snap judgments about companies right away, but after learning the background story of a lot of policies, everything suddenly made sense and I was glad I paused for a moment before instantly making my recommendation.