Think back to your first day in college. What feelings did you experience? Anxiety over new expectations? Uncertainty over what was to come? Excitement at being on your own and experiencing new things? Fear based on everything friends said about how tough college courses were? Stress over what classes to take and with which professors? You probably experienced many of these—and maybe much more. Entry into a job is no different. Organizations can assist in the adjustment process if a few matters are under— stood. We’ll call these the assumptions of employee socialization.