The First Few Weeks In Your New Job
Before you started your new job, you and your employer may have discussed some of the benchmarks for the first three to six months, and maybe you have a game plan somewhat laid out, but remember the following tips.
The expectations.
The first few day, weeks, and months in any new job are about getting your bearings and finding your rhythm. Employers don’t usually expect to see any accurate performance results in that initial phase. At least not the kind of results measured by numbers.
They do expect to see how you proceed to work yourself into the company's structure and establish working relationships with your peers and clients.
The people.
The first order of business is meeting the people. Nothing takes priority over this. This should be scheduled immediately. Typically, your new boss or someone from HR will take you on a people tour and introduce you to everyone. This can take a few days, depending on the size of your company.
There are certain persons with whom you will likely have specific scheduled introduction meetings. These will include the person or persons you report to and those with whom you will work most closely.
Suppose your organization has several branches or offices which interact or share resources. In that case, a trip will likely be immediately planned for you to go and meet the team at other facilities.
Establishing your working relationships is the single most crucial step in succeeding at any new job.
The people matter most. And people need to meet in person to start to bond and develop rapport. Good managers know this and will do whatever they have to do to facilitate your face-to-face meetings with all personnel.
The same will be confirmed in your clients' case if you are in a customer contact role. If you are to be immediately assigned specific dockets, it will be vital that you be presented to your clients right away to start to interact and get familiar with them and their needs before the work get too intense.
It is harder to develop relationships under pressure, such casual meetings like coffee or lunch are often arranged.
The tools and equipment.
It can sometimes take time to get you connected. Things like telephone lines, and email addresses, and such are not typically taken care of before you begin.
Be patient. If you do not have a phone or email address for your entire first week at work, you will certainly not be faulted for it. These things take time to put into place.
Within a few weeks, however, you should be in work mode, actually attending to the tasks you were hired to complete. Although you are still in the orientation phase of your new job, you will likely have settled into a system by then and be feeling a bit more at ease.
Remember that the highest expectations at this time are probably your own.
If you feel a littles out of sorts, ask questions, and give yourself the time to absorb and take everything in.
Don’t panic. You will feels at home in no time.