80 New Job Quotes: Inspire Your Career Journey
Starting a new job is an exciting chapter filled with fresh opportunities, so we’ve gathered all the best new job quotes for your next post.
And if you’re looking for inspiring and encouraging sayings to celebrate this milestone, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Our Favorite New Job Quotes
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” — Steve Jobs
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” — Pearl S. Buck
“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” — Mark Twain
“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” — William Patten
“Desire! That’s the one secret of every man’s career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire.” — Bobby Unser
“On every job you do, you’ve got to raise your game. My ambition is to just get better and better every job you do — you should never stop trying to get better. You have to teach yourself new things — I don’t think you necessarily learn them from other people because you have your own style of doing things, but hopefully you get better.” — Ray Winstone
“Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.” — H. Jackson Brown
“Don’t set compensation as a goal. Find work you like, and the compensation will follow.” — Harding Lawrence
“Starting a new job is always scary, or at least for me it’s always scary. It’s like the first day of school.” — Sean Maher
“A new job is like a blank book and you are the author.” — unknown
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” — Robert Frost
“Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.” — Brian Tracy
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” — Carl Bard
“A new job is not a new beginning. It is a path to create a new ending.” — unknown
“By doing, you become employable. It doesn’t matter what the job is; by working, you learn new things, meet new people and are exposed to new ideas.” — Kate Reardon
“The expert in anything was once a beginner.” — unknown
“Every single job is a challenge. You are walking into a new set, a new character, creating a world and trying to get comfortable to do your best work.” — Felicia Day
“Be open to the amazing changes which are occurring in the field that interests you.” — Leigh Steinberg
“Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.” — Hamilton Holt
“I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it — makes you feel alive.” — Camille Guaty
“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” — Alan Cohen
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” — Indira Gandhi
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!” — Henry David Thoreau
“Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it.” — Katherine Whitehorn
“Go where you are celebrated — not tolerated. If they can’t see the real value of you, it’s time for a new start.” — unknown
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a brand new opportunity to rebuild what you truly want.” — unknown
“The best time for new beginnings, is now.” — unknown
“Treat your new job as a mission. Avoid procrastination, increase contribution, and exceed expectations.” — unknown
“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.” — John Ruskin
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.” — unknown
“And suddenly you know…It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” — unknown
“Full employment does not mean literally no unemployment; that is to say, it does not mean that every man and woman in the country who is fit and free for work is employed productively every day of his or her working life … Full employment means that unemployment is reduced to short intervals of standing by, with the certainty that very soon one will be wanted in one’s old job again or will be wanted in a new job that is within one’s powers.” — William Henry Beveridge
“I lost my job. No, I didn’t really lose my job. I know where my job is … it’s just that when I go there, there’s this new guy doing it.” — Bobcat Goldthwait
“Researchers at Harvard say that taking a power nap for an hour in the afternoon can totally refresh you. They say by the time you wake up you’ll feel so good, you’ll be able to start looking for a new job.” — Jay Leno
“In the early days of your new job, keep an open mind. Suspend reaction, don’t make assumptions and judgments, or jump to conclusions about systems, people, or projects.” — Frances Kay
“Once lay down the rule that the job comes first, and you throw that job open to every individual… who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world.” — Dorothy L. Sayers
“I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.” — Jane Austen
“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” — Philip Roth
“When you’re new, you have about a two-week grace period in which coworkers will cheerfully answer any inane question you throw at them. Take advantage of this time now and use it to your benefit. Later on, they may not be so charitable.” — Emily Bennington, Skip Lineberg
“If you want to change your career or find a new job, you shouldn’t say, ‘I am happy at my job,’ – you should say, ‘I am capable of making positive changes.'” — Becca Anderson
“An important part of any job is to continue to create value for your employer in the same way as you positioned your skills when you first applied. You should from time to time review the position description and the resume you tweaked for it. The alignment between the two documents represents the value the company looked to create when it filled the position. Your new job is to create that value or its equivalent, over and over again.” — R. Holland
“New leaders are facing three emotional roadblocks when they are starting a new job, especially after they’ve been laid off. They know the stakes are extremely high and don’t want to be in the job market again. So they become risk averse- and could ultimately get fired for being ineffective. Or they go back to old behaviors that may or may not have worked for them before but are completely inappropriate to their new jobs. Or they completely overcompensate for their self-doubt and behave too forcefully and aggressively in their new one.” — Mark Walztoni
“Whenever you start a new job, take on a new role, or join a new organization, it’s your responsibility to make yourself a useful part of the team and prove your value. The burden lies with you to make the most of your new role and to become an indispensable part of your team or organization.” — Jodi Glickman
“We want our people to be the best at hiring great management… To do this well you need to get the kind of commitment you have in a first career, not a second one.” — Armstrong International
“When suddenly you find yourself on the wrong highway, perhaps it’s time for a new job, or some new friends. It’s your life – live it.” — John Avery
“The time to look for a new job is when you don’t need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.” — Seth Godin
“Starting a new job can be nerve-racking, but it’s also exciting. You’re embarking on a new future, positioning yourself to write a fresh story on a clean slate.” — Adena Friedman
“Whenever you start a new job, it’s always a bit daunting, the unknown.” — Graham Potter
“I’m constantly learning with each new job, especially about people, which is important for playing characters.” — Jodie Comer
“Sometimes when general managers get a new job, they clean house and start over and rebuild and get the players they want in there.” — Paul Pierce
“I think for anybody, regardless of what industry you work in, when you get a new job, and it’s progressive in terms of your career, that is one of the best feelings in the world.” — Will Poulter
“Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.” — Simon Sinek
“At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn’t have time to do anything but work.” — Sharon Olds
“The only reason you should move to a new job is if you are not getting the opportunity to do what you want to do and what you believe you can do.” — Lee Clow
“Every time you start a new job, you’re starting from the beginning again and it’s terrifying. And you feel like you’re going to be fired and told to go home and never to darken the doors of these people ever again.” — Emily Mortimer
“There’s always anxiety when you start a new job, you’re the one guy who doesn’t know where the ketchup is.” — Jon Stewart
“The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.” — Charles Kettering
“Being a new employee… it’s like picking up a screenplay and starting to act your part, only it’s Act Three and you have not been in Acts One or Two.” — Carol Clark
“My advice to any young person at the beginning of their career is to try to look for the mere outlines of big things with their fresh, untrained, and unprejudiced mind.” — Hans Selye
“Sometimes, the worst moment of your entire career can be the catalyst for a new chapter, a new project, a brilliant new invention or system—maybe the best work you’ve ever done.” — Alexandra Franzen
New Job Sayings
“A new job is not just an opportunity; it’s a chance to reinvent yourself.”
“Every new job brings the promise of growth.”
“Starting fresh is like writing a new chapter; make this one your best yet.”
“Your new job is a canvas; paint it with your passion and creativity.”
“Every new role is a stepping stone to your dreams; step boldly.”
“Welcome challenges as they come; they are the keys to unlocking your potential.”
“Your journey is just beginning; make your first steps count.”
“In your new job, let enthusiasm be your guide and determination your fuel.”
“Seize every opportunity in your new role; it’s a chance to shine.”
“Remember, every expert was once a beginner; embrace the learning curve.”
“New beginnings can be daunting, but they often lead to great adventures.”
“Take risks in your new job; the greatest rewards come from stepping outside your comfort zone.”
“Each day in your new job is a chance to write your own success story.”
“Don’t just find a job; find a place where your passion meets your skills.”
“Leap into your new job with an open heart and an eager mind.”
“New opportunities are often disguised as challenges; embrace them.”
“Your new job is the start of your next adventure; make it unforgettable.”
“Every new job is a chance to redefine your path; make it count.”
“Let your ambition guide you; every step in your new role counts.”
“With every new job comes the potential for greatness; believe in yourself.”
