Changes are always a stressful thing that often cause us fear.
This is also often the case when it comes to a new workplace (Photo: ShutterStock)
The long-awaited moment has finally arrived.
After going through a process - maybe long and arduous - you were accepted to the job you wanted.
But with the joy a fear also creeps into the heart: will I be good enough?
Will they be happy with me?
Will the work environment be pleasant and inviting or perhaps antipathetic and harsh?
Sapir Shoshan, manager of the Kiryat Gat branch at Manpower, offers a series of rules that will allow you to land smoothly in your new job:
- Acknowledge the fear and embrace it.
Changes are always a stressful thing that often cause us to fear.
This is also often the case when it comes to a new workplace.
After all, the meaning that comes with this is a new challenge, an unfamiliar environment, new people, working methods that you are not necessarily familiar with and a necessary adaptation process.
Yes, it can be scary and yes - fear is completely natural.
So take a deep breath and embrace the fear with the understanding that after a certain period of time (short, mostly) everything passes - and you get used to it.
After all, it was the same in all the previous jobs you held.
- Remind yourself that knowledge is power
How do we minimize fear?
This can be done by learning as much as possible about the organization to which we have been accepted before even starting to work there.
The knowledge of the structure of the organization, its organizational culture, its goals and objectives - will allow you to get into its head and understand better ahead of time what is expected of you.
This way you will arrive at the first working day more relaxed.
- Introduce yourself
Have you arrived for the first day of work?
This is the time to introduce yourself to the other employees in the organization - personally and professionally.
A correct presentation will help break the ice, present you as sociable people and will be the first step in building friendships in the new workplace.
Such an approach will help you both socially and professionally, since the chances of receiving assistance and working in cooperation are higher when it comes to people who feel they already know you at least a little.
The first day at work can be fun and exciting, but also a little stressful (Photo: ShutterStock)
Remember that there is no second chance to make a first impression.
The first day at work can be fun and exciting, but also a little stressful, because this is the stage where you will make a first impression on your entire new work environment.
Therefore, invest in respectable clothing, a "clean" appearance and radiate niceness, courtesy, business and of course - professionalism.
It's not the right day to come to the office wearing clothes in psychedelic colors, nor is it the day when it's recommended to tell your colleagues things like, when is this day over and we can go home." - Be modest. Modesty and humility will
serve
you well in your first days in the organization. Come from a clean place and with a strong desire to learn, also If you feel like you know everything. Don't try to change things right at the beginning. Wait until you get a broad enough perspective on the organization, the job and the way you do it. - Don't be afraid to "
dig"
Feel free to ask questions, even if they are many.
This will help you learn the organization and the role in depth and swim in the material in a short time.
Research and ask from a place that really wants to know, get to know and understand.
Don't wait for the knowledge to fall on you - invite it to you.
- Set yourself goals and challenges
After getting to know the organization, it's time to set the goals.
Understand the challenges facing you in the coming quarter and according to them define realistic performance goals for yourself.
Prepare a work plan and share it with your superiors.
Not to win praise, but as a sign of partnership, harnessing, and also to receive approval for the direction you have set.
Show enthusiasm and motivation
Energies, motivation and optimism will make things look different.
Starting a new job is the time to put on the rose-colored glasses and just get excited.
You are allowed, and the enthusiasm is contagious - which also plays in your favor.
Your managers will also be happy to see an employee who is excited to be part of the organization and works in a motivated manner, and will receive confirmation that they made the right choice when they hired your services.
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