Aug
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Starting a new job can be a scary experience. How will your
coworkers view you? Will you know what to do when the time comes?
Here’s a few tips to help you out, especially if you in a
managerial and/or people type of job. This is inspired by my recent
experience
Seven
Mistakes In One Day, where one poorly thought out comment
triggered an angry mob, and the article
How Much Money Is Integrity Worth?.
1. Get To Know Your Coworkers - This is especially
important if you are a manager, as you will need the full support
of your team to get anything done. You need to spend time with the
people you work with, in order to build up the relationship, so
that there can be trust when something needs to get done. How can
you trust Jim with that really important assignment if you don’t
know anything about him? How can your boss give you any
responsibility if he doesn’t trust you?
2. Learn Your Coworkers’ Names - Preferably Before You
Go To Work - It’s pretty embarrasing when someone walks by you
and says, “Hi your_name”, and you just stand there wondering what
their name is, and then slowly mutter “Hi”. You can bet this person
won’t be very enthusiastic about helping you the next time you need
something from him/her. Besides, what if he/she is facing away from
you, and you need to speak with them about something? Are you going
to tap on their shoulder to get their attention? Or stand there
awkwardly until they notice you?
3. Smile - You’re opening a new, exciting chapter to your
life, full of opportunities and wonders. You’re not going to visit
the dentist. Express your happiness at being in the presence of
your coworkers and let them know it’s a joy to be able to work with
them.
4. Be Enthusiastic - As a follow up to smiling, look like
you’re having fun (why shouldn’t you be?). Be eager to help your
coworkers if they need anything. Show your desire to improve
whatever you’re working on. Let people know that you are there to
help them if they need it. Who would want to deal with you if
you’re always like “Meh…”. I was once hired for a position in
college precisely because I displayed enthusiastism. The lady who
hired me told me that all the other candidates she interviewed were
all kind of “bleh” and that I wrote a long and well thought out
letter. I replied, “So when do I start?” and she replied,
“Tomorrow”.
5. Have Your Papers Ready - Are there some forms that
need to be signed? Do you have your id # for the new hire
orientation you are attending? While it’s probably not the end of
the world to not know your drivers license number when they ask you
to fill out the insurance forms, you should show the people you
work with that you’re prepared.
6. Dress For Your Job - Make a good first impression, so
that people don’t start wondering whether they can rely on you to
get something done. Granted, if you’re in a technical type of job,
t-shirt & jeans might be just fine. However, if you are the new
CEO and you are going to make a presentation to 1000 people, you
can bet some of those guys will be annoyed if you’re wearing a
t-shirt. It’s a lot like the Seven Mistakes In One Day experience
above. In a large group of people, a small % is going to be angry
at you for certain mistakes, but they will be very vocal about it,
and it might just suck up a large amount of your time and
energy.
7. Review Any Relevant Material - Since you’re going to
be doing something soon, might as well hit the ground running. It’s
hard for any of the other stuff above to work when you’re like
“What? Wait, what was that thing again? I sort of remember us
talking about it a while back” for a couple of things. At least be
familiar with the general areas of what needs to be done, and be
prepared to start doing them.
8. Do Your Job, And Do It Well - You were hired to get
things done. All that emotional bonding is completely meaningless
if you can’t contribute to the welfare of the organization. That’s
what you are here for, so show them why they hired you!
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