First days on new job always associated with excitement and a desire to please. At this stage, it is important to properly build relationships with colleagues and make sure that this place is really yours. Especially if you are a young specialist, and this place of work is the first for you. Our tips will help you join the team and establish yourself in a new place.
Martha Godzina, Managing Consultant, Hays Recruitment Company
1. Get used to the new workplace.
The first working day is a period of familiarization with the new workplace. Do not rush into the first hour of work to take on new tasks. See how the office space is organized and your workplace, where the kitchen, meeting rooms, office equipment are located. Find out from colleagues who you can turn to for help if you need, for example, a security pass or IT support.
As a rule, on the first day, an employee of the HR department contacts you and issues Required documents for hiring. Before signing documents, ask all your questions regarding employment contract, ask them to read the statutory documents and job description. No one will reproach you for being boring, rather, on the contrary, your interest will command respect.
2. Get to know the team.
Work takes up a significant part of life, so competent positioning in a new team at the first stage will help in the future. It will take time and patience to overcome this "zone of turbulence". During the first week in a new place, you will get to know colleagues and learn the details of the workflow.
If your boss hasn't introduced you to the team, ask them to. Or take the initiative and introduce yourself to new colleagues. It is important that others understand that you are not a temporary, but a permanent employee who will be useful and who can be contacted for help.
3. Be restrained in emotions.
During the first working week it is important to behave naturally, but not to cross the boundaries of the personal space of others. Good mood, positive attitude in the perception of new information and a sense of humor will help you cope with excitement.
But do not show all the bright sides of your personality - jokes may not be appropriate in a new professional environment. Do not despair! Colleagues will be able to appreciate the best manifestations of your character later, for example, at an informal dinner.
Try to be attentive to new tasks, do not hack and ask more questions - these qualities a good specialist will always appreciate.
4. Set up a circle of people close to you in spirit.
Most likely, the leader will briefly introduce you to others, and you may not immediately remember all the names and positions. Do not be afraid to ask again, clarify the details. Start communicating with those who interact with you on current projects. Over time, a circle of people who like you will form. Meet new colleagues, ask questions about their functions, experience, attitude towards the company. Be open and friendly.
5. Ask to be added to general work chats.
If the company, in addition to working mail, communicates in instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) or in in social networks(Facebook, VKontakte), ask to be added to the general work chat. it good way meet colleagues and ask questions that concern you. Ask your manager what time you can disturb him. Find out what questions you can contact him, and what you should call the reception or the personnel department.
In the early days, you should not abuse the personal space of colleagues and add “friends” to everyone you greet. Over time, you will feel which of your colleagues will respond positively to the request - and then you can “knock” on them. It is in your best interest to keep your personal distance and not harm yourself.
6. Be positive about your new job.
Be loyal to new ways of working. Accept new challenges calmly. Sequentially sort important and minor questions. You may find yourself in a situation where the way you are used to working is different from the way you work in your new location. Pay attention to this, observe the organization of business processes and the tone of communication adopted in the company. Any new experience is priceless knowledge that should be perceived as useful and important at this particular stage of life.
7. Take part in trainings.
In some companies, it is customary to hold "induction sessions" - introductory trainings that introduce the features of the company's business processes and provide information about development opportunities within its framework. During such a meeting, it is necessary to note incomprehensible moments and, at the first opportunity, ask these questions to the leaders. Often departments hold specialized trainings and webinars with the participation of Western colleagues - do not ignore such events, they can enrich your experience and give impetus to professional growth.
8. Follow the unspoken rules of etiquette.
In some companies, working hours are strictly regulated, in others, the time of arrival and departure from work is not clearly fixed. But, as a rule, colleagues pay attention to how punctual you are, and neglecting working hours can play a cruel joke on you.
In any case, during the first week, come and go during the working hours agreed with the manager - this is a rule of etiquette that must be observed.
9. Talk to your boss and HR in private.
Usually HR professionals in large companies monitor the onboarding process of a new employee throughout probationary period, and at the end of the first week, an appointment is made. But such rules do not exist in all companies. In any case, set aside time for a face-to-face conversation with a member of the HR department to discuss your impressions of the first days on the job and resolve problems in a timely manner if they arise. Make an appointment with your manager and find out how he evaluates your success, what you should pay attention to, voice the moments that bring discomfort. Such a conversation will help establish a trusting relationship and facilitate adaptation.
10. Set aside enough time for rest.
Many HR professionals recommend taking enough time to rest, sleep well, and connect with loved ones. During the first week you will receive a large amount of new information. Your goal is to understand and structure it, remember the essential points. In such conditions, you can quickly get tired. In order for a new job to bring results, relax in your free time, walk in the fresh air, and do your favorite sports. And, of course, enjoy life and solve any work tasks with a positive attitude.
Moving to another job is a crucial moment in any career. They say that a successful start to a new activity is a good completion of all the affairs in the previous place. How to leave gracefully and make the most of the experience? What you need to remember when starting a new job, how not to miss the chance to leave old problems behind?
When it's time to leave
There is no universal answer to this question. But one of the rules says: leave before it explodes and until you are "wanted to leave." If the crisis at work has dragged on, if you are not developing professionally, if relationships have become unbearably difficult and this is constantly reflected in business, if work has begun to torment you and attempts to change the situation do not lead to anything, then it's time to look at vacancies again, pore over your resume , ring up contacts, in general - move on to looking for a job. Wait until the collapse comes, and sooner or later it will come - in the form of a failure important project, a nervous breakdown or a global conflict, after which they will show you the door - there is simply no point. Just before that, you should ask yourself, is the problem really in work or, rather, in you? In the latter case, a change of job will not help, and pretty soon the old "sores" will return. However, the reasons for leaving can be very different, and they are far from always so “tragic”. The position you hold may simply become uninteresting. Lack of prospects is also a legitimate reason to look for a new employer.
prepare the ground
The second is to warn that you are leaving in advance. It will take time for management and colleagues to adjust the work. Shouldn't start new activity from the "organization" of a global emergency in the old place. For the same reason, it is imperative that you conscientiously complete all the work you have begun so that others do not have to “rake” them for you later.
If they want to keep you
Telling your boss that you're leaving can be tricky, so you need to prepare for the conversation in advance. It is important to choose the right moment so that everything goes smoothly. But most importantly, you need to clearly formulate the answer to the question about the reasons for your decision. It should be specific, professional and positive. Try to avoid negative particles in this conversation: “not suitable”, “not satisfied”, “don't want”, etc.
Be prepared also for the fact that they want to keep you. In many situations, finding a replacement for a qualified employee is a very difficult task, and it is likely that the authorities will try their best to convince you not to leave. Salary increases, promotions, additional benefits, training, better working conditions - everything that you have long and unsuccessfully asked for will suddenly become possible. Do you agree? Unfortunately, with rare exceptions, this does not make sense. Very often, the employer promises in such a situation much more than what he is really ready or able to do. He just needs to buy time. If you decide to stay, you will most likely find yourself in the labor market again in a few months, while a profitable offer from another company may be missed.
New job - new start
Moving to a new place of work is a new opportunity. Many mistakes and bad habits can be left in the past. Here, no one knows about your mistakes and shortcomings, so it makes sense to make an effort and leave them in the old place. Try to analyze the problems that hindered you the most in your previous job. You can make yourself a list of what you should not do in a new place in order to avoid repeating conflicts and failures. I once worked with a man who never came to work on time. The authorities "climbed the wall" and showdowns were almost continuous. Then he changed jobs, and after a while I met his colleagues new firm. “How is our mutual friend? Still punctual?” I asked, expecting an ironic grin in return. But she received a quite calm affirmative answer: “Yes, you know, he always comes before everyone else.” It is clear that the person managed to re-educate himself perfectly, and the new colleagues did not even understand why I, in fact, asked about punctuality.
Technique for joining a new team
In relationships with colleagues and management, the beginning should always be as discreet as possible. Avoid hasty judgments and unnecessary questions that are not related to work. You need time to get an idea of the people with whom you have to work, to understand what kind of relationship they have, how the work is structured. Three main rules for a newcomer to the team: listen, observe and be positive. Need to show good relationship to colleagues and willingness to contribute to the team.
Show that you were hired for a reason
The task of a new employee is to make a good impression. And there are many ways to solve it. An executive from a small company tells of how a newly-started worker showed up in her office asking, “What are the top three issues that need to be addressed now?” The boss was somewhat surprised, but named three cases that at that time were her “headache. New worker made some notes at home and, without commenting on anything in particular, left. After a while he appeared again with the words: “Done. What are the next three? Needless to say, this person made an indelible impression on the management, because the tasks were really solved. The boss admits that despite the fact that cooperation with this specialist was not cloudless, she will never forget this story.
Of course, not everyone and not always has the opportunity to follow this example, but the moral of this story is that when starting a new job, it is important to be interested, show specific initiative and ask specific questions, and most importantly, demonstrate your professionalism.
You must show the employer that everything stated on your resume is true. You were hired because they were interested in your skills. Now is the time to show them in action.
The first day at a new job is always stressful. It’s scary to look the wrong way, to smile at the wrong person, to misunderstand the first task. Yes, it's just scary. And stress, as you know, often entails not quite adequate behavior. Office Life has compiled the top 5 behaviors that should not be resorted to on the first day of work.
Indomitable Racer
You can make a mistake before you even cross the threshold of your new office. Be careful when approaching a working parking lot. You never know who is riding in a car that you need to cut urgently. “One guy, driving up to a new job, cut off another car and made an obscene gesture towards the driver. And he turned out to be his new boss,” says Aleksey, manager of an accounting company. In the end, the poor young man had to make amends with hard work. By the way, excessive hard work can also be a mistake.
hardworking bee
Relax. No one expects you to start doing miracles from day one. Don't create too much stress for yourself. Let things take their course. Extra initiative can annoy your new colleagues. And proposals for innovations can tritely cause laughter behind your back. "It can take up to three months to fully settle in. Don't try to fit them into one work day," Donna Miller, head of HR for the car company, advises readers of The Times.
inappropriate questions
It's okay to ask questions about a company, but be careful what impression you make. Here are some unfortunate questions from a new employee from the practice of the head of a consulting company, Elena. “Can I take indefinite leave at my own expense?”, “How quickly can I get a promotion?”, “How long is sick leave?”, or “Why do you need to apply so far in advance?”
"Is he already planning to quit?!?" Elena is surprised. In such a situation, only one thing can be advised: do not ask questions that indicate your lack of interest in the work.
Judgment Day
Employers especially don't like it when new employee compares everything he encounters in a new place with his own old work. In general, you should not say all the time: "In my former job, they did this and that." Especially if your former job- a dairy, and a new one - an engineering company. :)
Sissy
And finally, the funniest thing: one day, new manager telecom salesman showed up for work... with his mom! She accompanied him to the door of the office, and at lunch she brought hot soup. The giggles of colleagues behind their backs and the nickname "sissy" were stopped only when the mother's apron stopped appearing near the son's office. And the son himself began to excel in sales. But this is already a story from the series "impossible, but it was."
What mistakes did you make on your first day at work?
The first day at a new job is almost always a difficult moment. What to do in a new place to harmoniously integrate into the team?
How to behave
In any established team, there are not only official service instructions, but also an unwritten code of laws. You will not be told about them at the interview, and it will take time to figure out on your own what's what. Here are some tips that will work in any team.
- Follow the rules of the team. This applies to the manner of communication, and to the style of clothing, and even to labor discipline: if in your new office the work schedule is indifferent, and the management does not mind smoking breaks, tea parties and even small delays, then your excessive punctuality can turn the team against you.
- In your first days at a new job, your main task is observation. Take a closer look at your colleagues, learn the rules of the game, determine the boundaries that should not be crossed. Sometimes it is the acquaintance with new colleagues and the unspoken norms of behavior in the office in the very first days that makes the newcomer understand that this place does not suit him and he needs to look for another job.
- In almost every team, including workers, in addition to the real boss, there is an unofficial one, but everyone recognized leader, as well as whole system social roles and masks. Try to quickly figure out who is who - and until then, observe polite neutrality. Avoid excessive frankness and attempts to drag you into any office intrigues. When communicating with new colleagues, behave equally politely, benevolently, but restrainedly.
- Arrange your new workplace so that you feel comfortable and cozy. Bring some soulful things from home that you're used to: a photo of your family, a fun little toy, or your favorite cactus, for example. So it will be easier for you to feel this place as your own.
- If you feel that you are very nervous, support yourself by thinking that it is natural to be nervous on the first day of work. Well, to feel confident, mentally list your strengths remember which of official duties you are the best, and start working with them.
- Use non-verbal communication techniques. Try to keep your palms open, do not shrink, do not cross your arms and legs - and then your colleagues will perceive you as a self-confident and sociable person.
- From the first day in a new office, it is important to learn how to say “no” politely. Let colleagues know that you know your worth. Otherwise, there is a high probability that they will immediately sit on your neck and impose duties that are not included in your contract.
What not to do
You can be a great pro and a good man, but become an outcast if you behave incorrectly on the first day in the new office. What fatal mistakes lead to rejection in the team?
- Attempts to arrange a coup in the first days of work. Before you start to change something, adapt to the new realities. But when you become "your own" - then you can declare your individuality and try to change the established foundations.
- Complete removal from the group. Try not to hide in a corner and hide behind a monitor. You will still have to communicate with colleagues, but by that time you will not have the best reputation.
- Opposition to the team. Everything is in casual, and you are in a “troika” buttoned up with all the buttons - not The best way join the team. It remains only to look haughtily at colleagues - and the honorary title of the main office bore is guaranteed to you.
- Arrogant behavior. Even if for some reason you have moved from a transnational corporation to small company, do not contemptuously survey your current battlefield and sigh eloquently.
But they did not mention the fear that almost all people experience when entering a new job. It is unlikely that he has any scientific name, but this fact does not prevent the beginner from worrying and being afraid to tremble in the knees, sorting through the possible scenarios in his mind and presenting chilling pictures: either the team does not accept him and builds all sorts of intrigues, then the boss turns out to be a tyrant, distributing stupid orders. Not surprisingly, the first day at a new job, as well as its anticipation, is a serious test for any of us. About how to overcome it with the least mental loss - in the reasoning of the author of "Cleo".
Maybe it's me who is especially impressionable, or maybe it happens to almost everyone, but the first day at a new job is always difficult for me, and even waiting for it is completely exhausting. It begins, as a rule, in a couple of days, bringing a lot of unanswered questions and activating a rather rich imagination. The latter does not spare me at all: I imagine how my colleagues arrogantly laugh at any of my awkward actions, do not want to help in anything, and at dinner they pretend that I do not exist at all. Do I need to say that the day before I go to work, I almost hate her? The fear of the unknown kills absolutely all the positive emotions that I experienced until recently, and all I feel is a lump in my throat. I’m afraid to misunderstand the first task, I’m afraid of becoming the subject of ridicule and jokes in an already established team, I’m afraid, in the end, that this team will not accept me into their “family” and I will, weeping bitterly, dine alone in the toilet cubicle, as they show in American teen comedies. Of course, the latter is nothing more than irony, and schoolchildren rather than adults experience such fear, but we are not alien to feelings about forced communication with new colleagues. Even the most self-confident person worries when they find themselves in an unusual environment.
Even the most self-confident person worries when they find themselves in an unusual environment.
Since I have already changed jobs more than once, I went crazy with fear on the eve of the first working day more than once. And at some point I decided that it was impossible: it was stupid to be afraid in advance of what might not happen. Such “empty” emotions become only a source of stress and certainly do not help us to work productively and win over people. If you lose your appetite at the thought that tomorrow you will go to new office new colleagues and boss, then try to pull yourself together with the tips below. For me they really work.
Separate the wheat from the chaff
When you are afraid of something, you feel uncomfortable. When you are afraid of something that is not clear, it is even more uncomfortable. Based on this, I decided that from now on I will always determine whether my fears have any basis. This helps a lot to get rid of far-fetched fears that are exhausting no less than real ones. To understand if there is a real threat, I write out all my fears on a piece of paper and critically evaluate what can actually happen from this, and what is a figment of my rich imagination. When there are half as many “enemies”, it becomes much easier to fight.
When you are afraid of something, you feel uncomfortable. When you are afraid of something that is not clear, it is even more uncomfortable.
Win mentally
So, we understood what situations really should be feared. But we also know that there is no guarantee that events will develop exactly according to this negative scenario, perhaps everything will work out in the best way. What does "best" mean to you? Imagine how you come to work and see that it is a real dream. Colleagues are friendly, the boss is understanding and tactful, your workplace is comfortable and modern. What more could you want? Set yourself up in a positive mood today, mentally conquer all your fears so that tomorrow you can come to work in a good mood and not expect a dirty trick from everywhere.
Needle-tailored suit
Prepare your clothes for the first day of work in advance. Firstly, the people around will obviously not be delighted with a new colleague who will come to the office in a wrinkled skirt and a washed-out blouse. Secondly, you yourself will feel more confident knowing that you are dressed to the nines. Of great importance is the same and what kind of clothes you choose. Of course, if the company has a dress code, then everything is quite simple: comply with it, and there will be no problems. But if there are no clear rules, you should be careful: no miniskirts, children's T-shirts and jeans with a low waist. Think about it: you yourself would be wary of a new girl who showed up for work in what she most likely went to the club yesterday.
Smile but don't bother
Show that you are interested in this work and really want to understand what is here and why.
Now let's talk about the first working day. Your behavior is just as important as yours. appearance. You know that a smile is disarming, and excessive helpfulness is alarming, so be friendly with new colleagues, but do not go too far: you should not intentionally try to please someone and go out of your way, if only the new boss notices you today. Perhaps he will notice, thinking: “Who did I hire?”, But this one is not at all what you need. Therefore, do not take on everything at once (no one expects that on the first working day you will grab the stars from the sky), do not brag about your successes and knowledge, but rather absorb new information like a sponge. Show that you are interested in this work and really want to understand what is here and why.
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