Social and professional: How do you fit in correctly in a new workplace?

How do you prepare for a new position, what is allowed and what is not allowed to do in the first months and what are the most important tips?

Orit Brown Kaufman, Director of the Talent Division for Career Counseling and Career Guidance, explains

In collaboration with ManpowerGroup

20/01/2022

Thursday, 20 January 2022, 15:00 Updated: 15:23

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"Leave the precipitation behind, get excited and excited" (Photo: ShutterStock)

How do you fit into a new workplace?

What should be done and what should be avoided?

How should you behave in the first month and are there any winning tips that can help in the first few days?

, Director of the Talent Consulting and Career Guidance Division of the Manpower Group, with the guide that will help you integrate into your new workplace.

"Knowledge reduces ambiguity, gives strength and confidence and helps reduce stress" (Photo: ShutterStock)

"Excitement, Enthusiasm, Insecurity and Fear": How do you deal with a storm of emotions after moving on?

"A new role is a significant change so it is only natural that it will flood us with a wide range of emotions - excitement, enthusiasm, joy, insecurity, fear and dissonance whether I am suitable or not," says Brown Kaufman. "Understanding that it is natural, trivial and that it passes is reassuring. Like any beginning - here too it is not simple but brings with it new opportunities. It is also true to consult with close people or people from the field you know. Knowledge reduces ambiguity, gives strength and confidence and helps reduce stress. "The most important thing is to learn to channel the energies into the new role. It adds to and improves mental and emotional readiness."

"On the mental level - to celebrate change and transition," Orit recommends.

"Take the good things out of this move and leave the precipitation behind, get excited and excited. In practice one has to do in-depth research and learning while looking for a job - about its products, industry, activities, people. All information is relevant and today the internet and social networks Organizations. It is recommended to arrive ready in all respects; you should request an absorption booklet for a new employee; the material will help you get to know the organization, the organizational culture, structure, goals, objectives, etc. The information will allow you to arrive more prepared, your self-confidence strengthened "The first days in the new position. It is even possible to prepare a short plan of goals for the first three months of the position - which are the most critical months."

Make personal connections and be active to get as much information as possible (Photo: ShutterStock, shutterstock)

First month of the job: Asking questions, being active and making new connections

Brown Kaufman adds: "I always recommend asking a lot of questions, listening and not sitting and expecting information to flow to you. Be active to get as much information as possible; start making personal connections, through meetings with employees. It is possible and even recommended to initiate these meetings. In addition, it is advisable to arrange a meeting with the direct manager in order to coordinate expectations, understand what he expects and set priorities with him. An older person who will help you absorb, both on a professional level and on a personal level. "

"The first thing to do is plan for quick wins for the first quarter," notes Orit, director of the Talent Consulting and Career Guidance Division. "Achieving professional achievements takes time, but you can mark quick victories in the professional aspects that you can take credit for and say 'it's me.' Mark three small things that can be done differently and try to promote them. It creates a wow effect. The second month is also the time to draw conclusions after gathering information in the first month and do a status assessment, setting new plans and goals, etc. It's also time to start establishing social connections - To help you be 'part of the organization'. "

"Once you get into things, you should start communicating your victories, in a stately and gentle way of course," notes Brown Kaufman.

"Have you achieved quick victories? Share the right people. The third month is also the time to initiate conversations with wider circles - to start meeting significant people to get to know you and be impressed by you. It is also time to understand that you are part of the organization. "You can also start and think ahead, at the level of management and career counseling. Cultivate your knowledge and experience in the new field and strive to learn and develop personally and professionally while on the job."

"It's worth spending time creating social connections" (Photo: ShutterStock)

"The aspiration - to be relevant and as fast as possible": The great importance of social connections

"It is worth spending time creating social connections, even if you are not a 'social animal'. It is important to strive to be relevant and as fast as possible," notes Brown Kaufman. "Spend time in this methodically. Mark the people who are important to you and meet them - for coffee, lunch. In addition, help colleagues, share and consult. It is important to get to know and connect with you personally. Invest in 'interface work'; it helps social integration but also contributes." "For your good public relations. These are very important relationships that help with the level of personal feeling, as well as for organizational positioning and better and faster professional development."

"There are three things that I strongly believe need to be taken care of in order to integrate properly," Orit concludes.

"First, come prepared, because knowledge is a very good starting point. Set yourself personal goals, objectives and victories and strive to achieve them. "And it's important to find the time and invest in networking - internal and external business networking; 'personal connection', affection for us and good interpersonal relationships always add value."

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