10 Tips on Your First Day at Work.

Congratulations! You've just been hired and landed a new job.

Below are some quick tips on what you should do.

1. Know your company and know the business of your company.
2. Know your mission within the company that hired you. Understand the big picture and the day to day picture why you were hired.
3. Start building a relationship with your direct boss. The person you will be reporting to. This will be key in managing your day to day work.
4. Know the organization structure and where you stand within the organization structure. Know the people you will be working with and the people that you will count on and those that count on you to make things move. This will be important for you to know in the long term in managing your way through the organization structure to get things done and to drive results.
5. Study your job description thoroughly to know what you will be expected to deliver on a daily basis. Know your targets and what you have to achieve.
6. Create a work plan for your day to day tasks and create your own SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for your self. Break down your days into segments you can manage and get things done.
7. Learn to communicate and manage yourself through the communications with colleagues. You will need to work well with others.
8. Deliver results and practice your craft.
9. Review continuously. Review your work, review your relationships with those that have interest in the results you deliver.
10. Improve continuously and refine your results.

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