Preparation for the First Day (1)

If this activity sounds like you read about it a few chapters ago, you are right. In the first weeks of your new job, you will be interviewingwith every employee in your department or office location. If the company is small, you might meet every employee, and you must be ready for each one. The preparation and due diligence you performed when interviewing should be immensely helpful for this new and important purpose. In most instances, many employees will have the perception that you are able to “hit the ground running” on the first day. Do not disappoint them.

On her first day, Verity, the new information technology project manager, entered the reception area of her new company and introduced herself as the newly hired project manager. The HR director was supposed to welcome her, but he was called away to an emergency meeting. Fortunately, the HR director informed the receptionist to call the vice president-information technology, Barry, with whom Verity previously interviewed. Barry immediately went to the reception area and apologized for the absence of the HR director. There was no office space available and Barry walked Verity to a temporary location—a conference table in the CEO’s office. The CEO was out of town for the week.

Taken From:Winning the Interview Game