"ramp up"

Have you ever had one of those moments when you felt like if you messed up, you'd disappoint quite a bit of people?

I felt really pressured today to achieve. I'm not only representing myself, but also my employer, and (especially) my school. Yikes.

The atmosphere at MSLI is casual, but the employees are given quite a bit of responsibility. Some can't handle it. Rumor has it that a former employee never came back from her lunch break.

Today I was given three pages filled with weekly goals, expectations, and long-term goals. I have about a week and a half to "ramp up", quoting my supervisor. Ramped up or not though, he wasn't afraid to get my feet wet right away. I have a meeting tomorrow to discuss my plans on their new extranet project. Ay! Like I really know what they even want on their extranet.

It's an ocean of opportunity though. I'd be stupid to not dive in. I just sure hope I don't drown.
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Btw, this job is a product of a revamped resume. Businesses don't focus on tasks, they look at results. Then the tricky part is to keep them interested when they meet you face-to-face in an interview session. Here's a tip that a business professor shared, "Be confident, sell yourself well, but don't lie or exaggerate. It'll dig a hole so deep, you can't get out."