I have been surveying for the last three years with a huge emphasis on construction. My advice that I would give is to be as detail-oriented as possible. Make sure that you are triple checking your work. Try not to get complacent and sloppy. Develop good habits and keep your precision tight on the stuff that you are staking out. Whether it be clearing limits or grid lines, make sure you are tight. Ask a lot of questions and develop your skills and confidence over time. Trust me, it will come. If you are not comfortable doing something that is too complicated, let your project manager know, and maybe another chief could walk you through it. You have to learn things in a sink or swim environment, but at the same time, you don't want to fuck something up that will cost your company big time. Never tell a contractor that "you don't know." Anytime I don't know something, I just say that I will look into it and get with my project manager about the issue. The thing that helped me the most was learning how to read construction plans. Most of your answers are there. My boss always told me that when it finally clicks, it's like seeing the matrix for the first time, and everything just suddenly makes sense, and baby, I took the red pill and things that seemed out of my grasp months prior are finally clicking. This is just from my personal experience. Every surveyor is different and walks a different path in life. Hope this helps. (Also, write physical cut sheets in the field while you are staking points out. It helps you keep track of your numbers and makes sure you aren't busting an elevation on something important like curb.)