> The fact of the matter is that when joining a new institution one lacks the contacts and the context to discern normal institutional behavior That was the ca

> The fact of the matter is that when joining a new institution one lacks the contacts and the context to discern normal institutional behavior That was the case for me at a couple of very early jobs in my career, but hasn’t been the case for the last couple of decades. New jobs come by way of old colleagues, friends, etc. in such a way that I’m basically never walking in to a completely unknown situation. If you’re not great at relationship maintenance, use something like LinkedIn. Reach out to former coworkers who you worked well with or got along with, and ask about jobs. Odds are very high that they’d like to work with you again, and will get a referral bonus if it happens!