Hi guys. I have a question for some of you who've been out in the working world much longer than I have and know more than I do. However a little back story.
I graduated from a top 20 university with a BBA in Finance (Bachelors in Business Administration) in May with a 3.2 GPA. As soon as I graduated I went to work for the Home Depot as a Merchandising Assistant. While I loved the company and many of the people. I got fired after a month because my manager thought my attitude was bad and I wasn't paying attention to her and even went far to say I didn't respect her because she was a women. I felt that this was incredibly untrue because I really respected her for what she does for the company and tried to reassure her that I wasn't trying to disrespect her whatsoever and that I genuinely had no problems with her. I even consulted with another guy on the team who was good friends with her and a manager in a different department. He assured me it was just a communication issue and that I just needed to reassure her that I wasn't and work on it. But ultimately it was her decision and I was canned after a month on the job. I thought to myself, ok maybe this is a one off and I'll definitely work on my attitude if that is a real problem.
After a month of unemployment, I found another job as an investment analyst at a regional real estate investment firm. I loved the job, it was everything that I wanted in an entry level job in finance. I told myself going in I wasn't going to have any attitude problems and really put myself out there. I came in every morning with a smile and was a courteous as possible to everyone and stayed later than 7pm almost everyday just to learn and go over models. I also wanted to make sure I was doing a good job and always asked for feedback on how I was progressing. Each time they told me good job you're doing great! I thought, this is turning out to be great. I'm in a good job and I love my work. However, after five weeks (this monday), the firm terminated me by activating the right in my 90 day probational period and said I was, "No longer a good fit." I pressed on it further and asked why to which they said I just wasn't a fit. This really confused me as I don't see how every time I was told good job and no one criticized my work. Even on Sunday (night before I was terminated), I got a good job email from the other associates who said that the model I sent them was good. At the end, I even offered to work for free to show them that I could be a good fit for the job to which they responded no.
Thus, I'm very confused as to what's wrong with me. I did well in school, I think I'm a pretty personable guy cause I get a lot of interviews and offers. However, I just can't seem to manage to hold a job. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can better myself? All I want to do is be successful and I think I have the tools, but I'm beginning to lose any idea of where I should go anymore. If anyone has any tips or suggestions hit me. Thanks!
I graduated from a top 20 university with a BBA in Finance (Bachelors in Business Administration) in May with a 3.2 GPA. As soon as I graduated I went to work for the Home Depot as a Merchandising Assistant. While I loved the company and many of the people. I got fired after a month because my manager thought my attitude was bad and I wasn't paying attention to her and even went far to say I didn't respect her because she was a women. I felt that this was incredibly untrue because I really respected her for what she does for the company and tried to reassure her that I wasn't trying to disrespect her whatsoever and that I genuinely had no problems with her. I even consulted with another guy on the team who was good friends with her and a manager in a different department. He assured me it was just a communication issue and that I just needed to reassure her that I wasn't and work on it. But ultimately it was her decision and I was canned after a month on the job. I thought to myself, ok maybe this is a one off and I'll definitely work on my attitude if that is a real problem.
After a month of unemployment, I found another job as an investment analyst at a regional real estate investment firm. I loved the job, it was everything that I wanted in an entry level job in finance. I told myself going in I wasn't going to have any attitude problems and really put myself out there. I came in every morning with a smile and was a courteous as possible to everyone and stayed later than 7pm almost everyday just to learn and go over models. I also wanted to make sure I was doing a good job and always asked for feedback on how I was progressing. Each time they told me good job you're doing great! I thought, this is turning out to be great. I'm in a good job and I love my work. However, after five weeks (this monday), the firm terminated me by activating the right in my 90 day probational period and said I was, "No longer a good fit." I pressed on it further and asked why to which they said I just wasn't a fit. This really confused me as I don't see how every time I was told good job and no one criticized my work. Even on Sunday (night before I was terminated), I got a good job email from the other associates who said that the model I sent them was good. At the end, I even offered to work for free to show them that I could be a good fit for the job to which they responded no.
Thus, I'm very confused as to what's wrong with me. I did well in school, I think I'm a pretty personable guy cause I get a lot of interviews and offers. However, I just can't seem to manage to hold a job. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can better myself? All I want to do is be successful and I think I have the tools, but I'm beginning to lose any idea of where I should go anymore. If anyone has any tips or suggestions hit me. Thanks!
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