RULES FOR SUCCEEDING AT YOUR FIRST JOB
Do you have Moebius Syndrome or another physical difference?  Are you out on the job market now, seeking your first real job?  Or will you be at some point in the coming months?  Well, then think about this:  remember, we do look different and sound different, in the eyes of most people.  I think there are many people then who know that they shouldn't be prejudiced against persons like us...who don't want to be prejudiced against persons like us...but who might be anyway.  Many people just have a hard time accepting our kind of "difference."  And so perhaps these kind of people will suspect, even if a company hires you, that you can't do the job; they might doubt your ability.

So you have to show them that you CAN do the job.  And you can do it.  And once you've established a record, and your co-workers and superiors get to know you and understand you,. you can overcome prejudice like this.  But you have to dot all your i's and cross all your t's, as they say; you have to pay attention to detail and work hard.  And this article give us all a number of pointers to help us do just that:
"1. Take notes. Never stop taking notes. Never say, "I don't have a pen or a notebook." Never ever say, "I remember more when I concentrate on listening instead of note-taking."
2. While you're taking notes, star anything that needs to be done by you. Your boss isn't going to wave a flag or jump around every time she assigns you something new. It's up to you to add it to your list and find a way to get it done.
3. See the future. Become the one with the crystal ball. Because work is not just about the task at hand. It's about what happens next. For instance, if your boss asks you to finish printing an annual report for the L.A. office, you need to realize it has to be overnighted. Which means the next step is getting it to the mail room before it closes at 6 p.m. Meaning, you now have a deadline.
4. Treat everyone, especially your manager, like a client. Anyone who works in marketing will know what this means. (For anyone entering another field, the next three steps offer a cheat sheet.)
5. Do only one client's work at a time. Don't offer the same ideas to everyone, hoping someone will bite. If two higher-ups like your idea, you've just put two colleagues at odds.
6. Think about presentation. Everything from meeting minutes to a calendar can be formatted beautifully. Alphabetizing lists, numbering pages -- never a bad idea.
7. All interactions are auditions to be hired for more work, so show your colleagues how much you want their business by doing what they asked you to do, when they asked for it.
8. Office life in the 21st century is life in a cubicle. Think about the volume of your voice, the ringtone choice on your cell phone, the aroma of your food, and the amount of stuff that's spilling out of your work area.
9. Double-check yourself. Did you spell that client's name right? Have you done everything on your to-do list? Does your boss have everything he needs for the meeting tomorrow? (Power cords -- always remember the power cords.)
10. Present problems the right way. Stuff happens. Bosses know this. Here's what they want when you've screwed up: First, an apology. (Note: "Yeah, sorry" is not an apology.) Second, a recap of the problem. (This shows that you know what happened and how serious it is.) Third, a summary of the steps you've taken to fix it. (You may not have succeeded, but you should have tried.) Fourth, an explanation of what you'll do differently in the future to avoid this happening again.
11. Use the systems that make everyone's life easier -- not just yours. You don't like Google Documents because you have to check one more email? That is unfortunate. That is not an excuse to make 20 other people start emailing documents.
12. No. Giant. Headphones. (Unless your space is really noisy.)
13. No. Tiny. Tank tops. (Unless...no, actually, never.)
14. Remember your boss's plate. This is the number one rule of your first job: A task will stay on your boss's mind if she has to ask you whether it's done, double-check or nag you. You don't want to bury your boss in details, but the minute you know you aren't going to finish something on time, tell her. As you complete a project, tell her. You may think, "I do most of my stuff right, why doesn't she trust me?" Here's why: If she doesn't know which few things you're going to botch, all your tasks are still on her plate.
If you follow all these rules in your first job, you'll be surprised at how quickly you can move up to your second job."

"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or
commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is
heard by him alone." -Ralph Waldo Emerson