How To Succeed in Your New Job

Congratulations, you’ve secured a new job and you’re just about to meet your new colleagues and embark on the next stage of your career! You may be thinking about how you can ensure that this next step is a success, and we can help you here. At CareerWise, we are experts in recruitment and we will support you throughout the process, which includes making a great impression in your new job.  

Starting a new job can be exciting and stressful at the same time, adjusting to a lot of changes as you find your feet in your new role. Read on to find out how to make the most of the new opportunities that are available to you, and we’ll share our top tips on making the right impact in your new role or company. Being fully prepared can help you to feel less nervous and ensure that you feel comfortable and confident in your new position. 

Starting a New Job

When you’re starting at a new company or in a new role in your existing company, you’ll need to give yourself some grace to adjust to your new responsibilities gradually. You will probably have an induction period, onboarding process or handover as soon as you begin, and this is designed to ease you into the company and its protocols. This is a great time to become familiar with your new environment before taking on the full workload of your new job role, and is also an opportunity to meet your colleagues and begin to build relationships with them.  

It’s a great idea to take the pressure off yourself initially, giving yourself time to get used to your new routine and settle into your new position. If you are concerned about any particular aspect of the job, this is a good time to ask your questions and find out more about how the systems work in your new company or department. Taking the time to acclimatise to your new situation means you will be better prepared to excel once you take on the full responsibilities of your new role. 

Tops Tips for Starting Your New Job

There are many challenges when you’re starting a new job and our top tips can help you to navigate these more easily:

1. Make a good impression with your new team. Getting on well with your new work colleagues can make a huge difference to the way you feel about your new job, and this will be easier if you make an effort to begin with. When you first meet people in your new job, remember the skills you used at the interview and introduce yourself confidently and positively, in a friendly manner that helps you to begin building rapport. Make an effort to remember the names of key colleagues and if necessary, use memory prompts to remind you. Ask people to tell you their name again if you have forgotten, as this is understandable when you are meeting a lot of new people and will show that you are committed to getting it right. As you get to know the people you will be working with, find out if you have shared interests and seek out common ground to build good connections. 

2. Get comfortable in your new environment. When you begin working in a new place, you will probably be shown around or offered a tour of the workplace and this can be a very helpful opportunity. Find out where your new team members go on their breaks or where they socialise after work, and identify the best ways to find your managers and HR department in case you need to contact them, as well as locating the kitchen and bathroom and any other basic essentials. 

3. Ask questions. It’s a good idea to keep a list of questions that arise for you as you begin a new job and ask these at opportune moments, preferably as soon as you can so that you get the information you need as soon as possible. Clarify who you need to ask in each circumstance, as it may be that you need to contact the IT department for technical queries, for instance, while your line manager may be the first port of call for other questions. 

4. Optimise your commute. Finding the best route to work may be a challenge in some cases, and you may find that thinking outside the box helps you to explore the options. If you are going to be cycling or travelling by bus or train, find out about the options such as cycle racks and plan for what you will do if public transport is cancelled or delayed. Finding the best route if you are driving will save you time and fuel so it’s well worth taking the time to consider and try out a few different options. 

5. Establish habits and routines. Feeling comfortable in your new job will be easier if you take the time to set up healthy habits and routines that work for you and enable you to keep on top of your workload. Soft skills such as time management are vital in most job roles and getting a handle on this from the outset will allow you to feel settled more quickly. It can help to identify the expectations that your management and team have of you so that you can prioritise the most important tasks. 

6. Identify your goals. When you are beginning at a new company or in a new department, it can be helpful to focus on your goals in the long term and in the short term. Initially, identifying exactly how you will achieve your targets as set out in your contract and by your manager will be an easier process if you break it down into manageable tasks. Approach this gently, as the last thing you want is to hit burnout trying to impress everyone, and give yourself time to process and reward yourself for the successes you see. 

7. Be kind to yourself. Going all in with a new job role will help you to feel part of the team more quickly, but exhausting yourself in this effort will not be a positive! Remember to allow yourself time to process as you settle in and learn the boundaries and expectations in your new environment. Don’t over schedule yourself and make sure you have plenty of down time to relax and recover in the evenings and weekends as you are settling in. 

Keeping in touch with your friends and workmates from your previous role will help you to continue networking and this will be an asset for your future career development. 

Expert Recruitment Agency In Ireland

A Recruitment Agency such as CareerWise can help you to find and secure a new job and we will offer support throughout the process. We have many years of experience, and we can help you with applications, your CV and brushing up your interview skills. Our expert recruiters work with professionals and businesses to find the best opportunities for everyone and we will be happy to talk with you about the pathway to your dream job. 

We are based in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Dublin and Mayo and we specialise in the Engineering, Supply Chain, Science/Pharma, IT and Accounting industries in Ireland. You can get in touch with our friendly, professional team by contacting us online now or giving us a call on +353 (0) 21 206 1900 to arrange a consultation.

Mike Morissey

(Director) MRGC, MRMC, MCIPD – Cork Office

Mike Morrissey has extensive knowledge of production, quality and engineering, having worked for Dell, Creative Labs and Tyco Safety Products /Sensormatic.

His expansive operational experience is grounded with training as a Six Sigma Black Belt.

As a lead auditor, he is very familiar with compliance and quality standards and has project managed the implementation of the environmental standard ISO14001. He has successfully utilised his project management and team leading skills in implementing numerous cost-saving and process improvement projects.

Since joining CareerWise Recruitment, Mike has graduated with a Diploma in Personnel Management from UCC and is a Chartered member of the CIPD.

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