First Impressions Matter When Starting a New Job
First Impressions Matter When Starting a New Job
You
made it past the multiple rounds of interviews, background checks and
countless hoops. Congratulations -- you got the job! So now what?
Many employees forget that the real hard work begins after they start a new job, not in the steps it took to get it. Yes, you've sufficiently wowed your future employers so that they have decided to hire you. But it's important to make a solid first impression on the job and assure them that they did not make a mistake.
• Learn your environment.
Your
first goal should be to understand how your new office works. How and
why do things get done the way they do? Learn how the company operates
and the people who run it.
• Don't start re-inventing the company.
Focus
on learning, not doing at this point. If you suggest grand changes from
the start, your co-workers may see you as arrogant or be offended by
your ideas.
• Be a team player.
Always
be ready to take on any task and help colleagues willingly during this
period. During the probationary period (typically the first 90 days),
your colleagues will be watching and evaluating you to see how you fit
in.
• Ask for advice from your peers.
They will feel flattered, you'll get some insider information and you'll probably bond along the way.
• Save your big ideas for when you are more firmly entrenched in the company culture.
Smaller
ideas are easier to sell and help you build a foundation of
credibility. And, god forbid should something go wrong, it's no big
deal.
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