Three Steps to Take Once You've Landed Your New Job

You may not believe it, but people are landing jobs right now.  You know how difficult it is to secure a position.  What will you do to ensure you keep your new job?  It isn't as easy as just showing up on time and doing your job well.

Step One

Figure out who you want to be. You have a clean slate.  Consider how you want to be perceived by your new manager, co-workers and support staff.  What is the "brand" you want to bring into this new organization?

Step Two

Before you begin your new assignment, you will want to consider what your 30-60-90 day plan is for assimilating into your new role.  This plan is not about performance goals, it is about your interpersonal and emotional IQ strategy.  Develop lists of questions new need answered in order to be successful in your new role.  Ask yourself about the who, what, where, when, why of the job. How will you get answers to the questions you cannot yet answer? 

Step Three

Develop your strategy for continuing to manage your career.  Update your marketing plan.  Identify professional development opportunities in and outside of your new company.  Create time in your new schedule to continue to network.  How will you keep in touch with all the people you've met over the past several months?  How will you meet new people associated with your new role inside and outside your new company?  What professional associations will you join? 

If you want more information on this topic, check out these links:

Want to know the truth about your next job?

Starting A New Job?  Remember These Things

Help...My New Job Is Stressing Me Out, from 6 Figure Career Management

Should You Make Waves at Work?, from Keppie Careers 

http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/2009/05/why-starting-a-new-job-can-really-suck.html   , from Fistful of Talent

Comments

[Career Sherpa]

@Term Paper, thank you! You are so right. Starting off on the right foot is critical. Identifying those 4 or 5 people will make all the difference!

[Term Paper]

There are usually 4 or 5 people who are really key to your success in a new role. And you typically have the first few weeks to build those. Start well and everything else falls into place.

[Career Sherpa]

Sital: Thank you for adding that valuable last point. Identifying 4-5 key people and immediately reaching out to them for advice can be so helpful for everything else one ends up doing!

[Sital Ruparelia]

Hannah, happy new year to you.

Great post and thank you for the link back. Can I add one further point?

4. Decide on the key relationships you need to building quickly

There are usually 4 or 5 people who are really key to your success in a new role. And you typically have the first few weeks to build those. Start well and everything else falls into place. Begin not so well, and it's a slippery slope..

[Career Sherpa]

Chernee: Thank you for agreeing. It is a journey and there are going to be bumpy roads. Preparing for those bumps is like installing better shock absorbers!