After countless job applications, interviews and long nights going through job postings, you’ve finally made it: your first day at a new job is about to start. The fight doesn’t end here though. You still have to make sure you start off on the right foot. First impressions are everything, and the pressure to make sure yours is a good one can make your first week at work disorienting when it should be invigorating.
Say you’ve only recently graduated and realize that the x years you spent at university did not quite prepare you to put the theories you’ve studied into practice, or perhaps you arrive on your first day to greet 30+ employees whose names you forget five minutes after meeting them. Maybe you keep your questions and concerns to yourself because you don’t want to seem too annoying, uninformed or lost. There are a lot of things that can keep you from having a good first week and can leave you feeling dizzy by the time the weekend finally rolls around.
Don’t worry, because Hatem Hannoun has got you covered with Bayt.com’s Career Talk. This week’s episode gives you five fail-safe tips that will help you have an awesome first week at work. Just five minutes of your time will equip you with all the pointers you need in order to make the most out of those challenging first steps at work and come out on top to kick start your new career. Remember, if you have any questions that you would like features on Career Talk’s next mailbag episode, send an email to careertalk@bayt.com and stay tuned to hear the answer in future episodes.
