Thomas Thompson, a NobleReach Scholar working as a SOC Analyst at Maryland's Department of Information Technology, says the first 90 days matter most for your career. You don't need to know everything at first, but once you grasp the basics, you have to visibly show effort and commitment to stand out.
My name is Thomas Thompson. I was placed at the Maryland Department of IT as a Security Operations Center Analyst. My favorite part about my placement so far has been being able to gain really good experience in security operations center, being able to leverage that to taking my next step in my career. Connecting through the modules has enabled me to exceed in my placement by seeing kind of what they're going through in their placements, kind of wherever other state they might be in, and then kind of seeing if I can apply that to what I do in my placement. Something I've learned as a Nobury Scholar is to make sure I'm able to make my mark, especially within the first 90 days working somewhere. It's okay to not know everything the first, you know, month or 2 months, but once you get to that point where you're starting to understand things, it's really important to Make sure that your colleagues and your managers are aware that you're here to put in the effort. I am Thomas Thompson, and I'm an Overreach Scholar.
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