Congratulations!
You’ve landed a new job! You’ve made it past the application process, the interview and the reference checks. Well done!
After congratulating yourself for securing the new job, it’s time to start to thinking about setting yourself up to succeed in your new role.
The first 90 days in a job are key to determining whether you succeed or fail. It’s important to create a plan for the first 90 days to ensure you use your time and energy wisely, and don’t spin your wheels.
Here are some tips on successfully navigating the first 90 days to ensure success:
Start to Build Key Relationships
Building strong, trusting and productive relationships with the right people is key to success in your new role. The first step is to identify who you need to build relationships with, and develop a plan to start to build those relationships. Some key relationships include your boss, co-workers and influential people in the organization who can help you succeed. It is important to map out these relationships then set aside time in your schedule to building these relationships.
Set Realistic Expectations
There are so many things you could be doing in your first 90 days, and it sometimes feels like you are drinking from a firehose. It is important to set realistic expectations with both your supervisor and with yourself. As you start to build a relationship with your supervisor, one of the key conversations to have is around their expectations for the role. Once you understand your supervisor’s expectations and priorities, you can negotiate for what you need to meet these expectations, ensuring not only that you understand the expectations, but that you also have the support, resources, time and training to meet them.
Accelerate your Learning
Once you understand the expectations for the role, make a plan of what you need to learn in the first 90 days to be successful in the job. Share your plan with your supervisor and talk about how you are going to learn these new skills and protect time in your calendar to dedicate to this task. Once done, you will have a learning plan that your supervisor supports with both time and money.
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