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7 Mistakes to Avoid When You're the New Guy

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7 Mistakes to Avoid When You're the New Guy

Published: Thu, 5 Nov 2009

Description: iMag helps you get off to a smooth start with these essential tips.

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" You've always -- months with a new job. But you might not look very much to the house. We put -- with the things that boy union office and start. If and we should say yup we're starting job. You toddler's body coming products services and values and its corporate culture. Check your -- your friends if they Norton woodworking knew where they can -- before your first day of work. Volume coming on Twitter cancer research about the long lines and learn about -- colleagues using Linkedin dot com. Handle your first there work bring required paperwork and your photo right. Seem prepared me a break first impression. -- Lone Ranger first couple weeks in new jobs can be really overwhelming and you might tempt me cake and eat lunch tomorrow that says you want your new college. He's social time than it -- know each other and be seen their trust and support. Don't make changes to fast generally the first couple weeks in new jobs just aren't they trying to make big changes the way things get -- your new office colleagues are used to and comfortable."

" Familiar with the way things happen now."

" So before you make big changes to learn why things are the way they are and get your colleagues input on the changes you want to make. I haven't. Don't -- continued job focus on your fears of potential weaknesses. That's gonna drain your energy and hurt your performance your higher by your manager for your skills and abilities. Get clear what you're strongest fields of the buildings are and when you start -- new job find a way to use that. That a video to strong start and Hoosier conference. Don't work alone and refuse offers of help some people wrongfully that they accept help and makes them -- week. Actually when your annual fleet and there's offers of help. It makes you look like you know little and your manager and colleagues who think you're wasting time and reinventing the wheel. -- guys that don't talk daily -- department your boss your office colleagues. Research shows that 70% of all rumors have some truth is that you wanna listen to the grapevine but don't feed it. Talk possibly about partial work you do like. And show people they -- trustworthy teammate. Don't forget your core values and restart your job you may occasionally finds a business practices just don't line with your value. Not on what's important here it was a slippery slope you just don't wanna go down. Stand firmly but politely for your values. People respect you for it you'll feel a lot better about yourself and you sure fire strategy for long -- success. The worker of life but on SNC -- dot I'm just fall thanks for -- you know."

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