The first few weeks of a new job are easy in some ways, difficult in others. In most roles, you won’t know enough in the beginning to take on a heavy workload. But you’ll have uncertainty about what’s expected of you and you’ll be striving to make a good impression, which can be emotionally draining. How can you get off to a good start? Careers site Glassdoor and career coach Jenn DeWall put together a list of things you should do in your first 30 days of a new job. I’ve also added recommendations based on my experience in a former role, when I led talent management at a marketing consulting firm.
Ask many, many questions
If you ask many questions, not only will you learn more quickly how to do your job, you’ll show your intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm. Managers love to see these traits in everyone at a company, from entry-level employees to executives.
Mike George, QVC’s CEO, recently told me that intellectual curiosity is one of the most important criteria he looks for in executive hires. Before QVC, George was chief marketing officer at Dell and admired this quality in founder Michael Dell. “What blew me away was Michael’s absolute curiosity to learn something new every day. It was a wonderful spirit that I’ve tried to learn from and implement at QVC,” George said.
Finish reading this article on Forbes.com…