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To be a valued member, learn and adobt to the environment because you have to work hard to acquire their assessment.used their experiences and asked their opinions in how to perform varios tasks .
First & foremost , respect your seniors if you want to be respected. Respect their point of view seeking to understand and conduct in a professional manner even if it is not reciprocated. Say only what you can do. Be honest and take the ownership of errors & omissions and correct promptly.
Being a consultant was not an easy path, I have gone through the following:
Different companies (size and budget - they have money to burn)
Different and many projects
Used different technologies
Worked for different managers and directors
Taking on different roles
Different size of team members
Different production rate and expectations
... the list is not small
The main answers would be:
Listen which is an art and science including body language
Be a student first and be patient
Put extra hours to catch up with learning curve and show your interested and care about the job
Do not try to reinvent the wheel - if it works do not fix it
As for help you need help
Search your job, the internet and anything related to your job and create a million questions, try to find answers to these questions and whatever you cannot answer ask your team
Get your boss involve in any issues you have after you tries to handle it
Ask friends if they can help outside the job without risking security, company policies
... I am sure there are more tips to such path
Best way to prove yourself is taking extra responsibility and completing task on time with best possible effort. It will your credibility among your colleagues and make them trust you.
