Integrating into a new company
3 September 2013
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Once your employment contract is signed, it is now a matter of proving yourself and integrating as best as possible into this new company. New workplace, new colleagues and new responsibilities: what you need to do to successfully pass this milestone.
Once your employment contract is signed, it is now a matter of proving yourself and integrating as best as possible into this new company. New workplace, new colleagues and new responsibilities: what you need to do to successfully pass this milestone.
Three months to prove yourself
The first few days in a new company are a bit like the first day of school. Because it's a whole new world that opens up to you and that you need to quickly master. In addition to your work skills, which were validated upon signing the contract, your success also depends on your beginnings in the company, in other words, your speed of integration. From day one, it is therefore a matter of being pleasant, attentive and fully invested, all while familiarizing yourself with the company culture. This integration period usually lasts 3 months, the duration of the traditional probationary period, or 6 months, in the event of automatic renewal.
Keys to successful integration
Adaptation involves many rules of conduct that are important to respect:
- Prepare yourself: whether you are coming from a period of unemployment or another job, the ideal is to start your new collaboration at the beginning of the week. After a weekend, you will have had time to de-stress, clear your mind and arrive fresh and available on D-day. And if you are anxious and lack self-confidence, you can also prepare your arrival using documents that your employer will have given you beforehand or that you will have found by your own means.
- Get to know people: the welcome is generally done by the superior to present the workplace, the organizational chart and the team. This can be done individually or during a meeting, a welcome drink or an integration seminar. The goal is to get to know your colleagues. To do this, try to adopt a team spirit. Take the initiative in conversations, without waiting for someone to come to you. Morning coffee break? Make the effort to participate because these habits are an integral part of the unofficial functioning of the company. It is also a way to make yourself appreciated and to build relationships with your colleagues by taking an interest in their lives, their hobbies... Another rule to respect: the pace. Make sure to match your hours to those of others (arrival, lunch break and departure), at least during the first few months.
- Familiarize yourself with the company culture: the goal being to be productive in the long term, you must therefore have a good knowledge of the company and what is expected of you. So be communicative and ask your superior as many questions as possible, especially if you see that they don't come to you naturally. What are their instructions? Do they have any advice to give you? What has been done previously? Everything is good to take so as not to remain in the dark.
- Be attentive: from the start and if you have any hesitation about your attitude, do not hesitate to ask your superior what they think of your beginnings and what you could improve. Your interventions in meetings, your project delivery... Be open to criticism and take it positively, without getting upset. This will only be beneficial for the future.
- Show autonomy: Don't wait for a colleague to come to you to introduce you to the workings of the company. Take the initiative by asking questions about everyone's functions and the key objectives of the company or department. Don't wait for someone to dictate your every move either. Set up a program for yourself and avoid constantly asking for advice, to avoid disturbing your colleagues every five minutes. In short, learn quickly to fend for yourself.
- Take a step back: to make a place for yourself, there's no need to overdo it. The ideal is to observe calmly without intervening too much at the beginning. Also be careful not to take part in any conflicts that may exist within the groups and know how to remain neutral in all circumstances. If you have been given an ideal vision of the company or if you hear rumors, remember to put things into perspective and form your own opinion.
- Be cautious: in the first few months, avoid being too comfortable in terms of decision-making, lest you incur the wrath of your colleagues. An obvious organizational problem, a bad method... You have ideas to improve things, keep them to yourself at first. Play the supporting role rather than the initiating role. Your credibility and the esteem of your peers will only be better.
Aufeminin.com
Posted on September 3, 2013.
Once your employment contract is signed, it is now a matter of proving yourself and integrating as best as possible into this new company. New workplace, new colleagues and new responsibilities: what you need to do to successfully pass this milestone.
Three months to prove yourself
The first few days in a new company are a bit like the first day of school. Because it's a whole new world that opens up to you and that you need to quickly master. In addition to your work skills, which were validated upon signing the contract, your success also depends on your beginnings in the company, in other words, your speed of integration. From day one, it is therefore a matter of being pleasant, attentive and fully invested, all while familiarizing yourself with the company culture. This integration period usually lasts 3 months, the duration of the traditional probationary period, or 6 months, in the event of automatic renewal.
Keys to successful integration
Adaptation involves many rules of conduct that are important to respect:
- Prepare yourself: whether you are coming from a period of unemployment or another job, the ideal is to start your new collaboration at the beginning of the week. After a weekend, you will have had time to de-stress, clear your mind and arrive fresh and available on D-day. And if you are anxious and lack self-confidence, you can also prepare your arrival using documents that your employer will have given you beforehand or that you will have found by your own means.
- Get to know people: the welcome is generally done by the superior to present the workplace, the organizational chart and the team. This can be done individually or during a meeting, a welcome drink or an integration seminar. The goal is to get to know your colleagues. To do this, try to adopt a team spirit. Take the initiative in conversations, without waiting for someone to come to you. Morning coffee break? Make the effort to participate because these habits are an integral part of the unofficial functioning of the company. It is also a way to make yourself appreciated and to build relationships with your colleagues by taking an interest in their lives, their hobbies... Another rule to respect: the pace. Make sure to match your hours to those of others (arrival, lunch break and departure), at least during the first few months.
- Familiarize yourself with the company culture: the goal being to be productive in the long term, you must therefore have a good knowledge of the company and what is expected of you. So be communicative and ask your superior as many questions as possible, especially if you see that they don't come to you naturally. What are their instructions? Do they have any advice to give you? What has been done previously? Everything is good to take so as not to remain in the dark.
- Be attentive: from the start and if you have any hesitation about your attitude, do not hesitate to ask your superior what they think of your beginnings and what you could improve. Your interventions in meetings, your project delivery... Be open to criticism and take it positively, without getting upset. This will only be beneficial for the future.
- Show autonomy: Don't wait for a colleague to come to you to introduce you to the workings of the company. Take the initiative by asking questions about everyone's functions and the key objectives of the company or department. Don't wait for someone to dictate your every move either. Set up a program for yourself and avoid constantly asking for advice, to avoid disturbing your colleagues every five minutes. In short, learn quickly to fend for yourself.
- Take a step back: to make a place for yourself, there's no need to overdo it. The ideal is to observe calmly without intervening too much at the beginning. Also be careful not to take part in any conflicts that may exist within the groups and know how to remain neutral in all circumstances. If you have been given an ideal vision of the company or if you hear rumors, remember to put things into perspective and form your own opinion.
- Be cautious: in the first few months, avoid being too comfortable in terms of decision-making, lest you incur the wrath of your colleagues. An obvious organizational problem, a bad method... You have ideas to improve things, keep them to yourself at first. Play the supporting role rather than the initiating role. Your credibility and the esteem of your peers will only be better.
Aufeminin.com
Posted on September 3, 2013.
