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Preparing for day one

You have signed the contract or the letter of agreement. But
I don’t think it’s a good thing if, at the end of that process,

nothing else happens and all of a sudden, bang, you turn up
on Monday a month later. I would call the line manager and
say, ‘Hi, Bob, how are you? I just wanted to let you know I’ve

accepted the position and I’ve handed my notice in. I’ll be
starting on the 14th, and I wondered if I could pop in to see
you next week or the week after to talk about the role and the
opportunity, and meet the other people in the team?’
I would take the initiative. You probably have some holiday

owed, and you’ll be winding down at your old job. Taking
a day, maybe two, to go into the new company should be
straightforward. Because by the time you start, the more you

know and the more people you’ve met will make that first day,
the first week, so much easier.
Bearing in mind that you’re on trial, on probation, for the
first three months, and everybody’s watching, what can you

do to make the best impact?

When you walk through the door, you should hit the deck
running.

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