The first 90 days -let’s go!

So, you have cracked the job. Congratulations!

No matter whether this is your first job or not, you will get to enjoy some days after joining when you will not have any considerable workload. This is the time people enjoy, and celebrate their new job. However, the sooner you liberate yourself from the myth that now you can relax after days of preparation and anxiety, the better it is for you. The challenges of seeking a job and sustaining it are completely different and to win the game, you must be prepared for both.

The first few months are crucial to understanding your new organization, position, and job role to get a clearer picture of yourself in the next 5 years. So that you won’t be overwhelmed with too many things in these first few months, here are some heads-ups for you.

The first 30 days - Time to Understand Your Organization and Your Job Role

These initial 30 days are crucial. You must utilize this period to know the organization, the culture that ripples through it, and your exact job role.

First thing first; do extensive research on the company (Go through the website, social channels, mission, vision, services/products, footprints, and clientele). This will help you get a clear idea of the organization you are a part of now and also enhance your opportunities and confidence to be a valuable contributor to it.

Second, understand and interact with all stakeholders. This is important to define your role in the organization. Needless to say that the designation doesn’t speak everything about your job role. It varies in different organizations. To sustain in the company, you must have a clear conception of your role and responsibilities, expectations of the company, and the process. This is high time to ask questions to clarify your doubts.

Third, get to know the work culture by knowing your colleagues and team members. There is no one-man army in an organization and for successful teamwork, you should be an active participant in team meetings, gatherings, social events etc. Remember that networking plays a key role to mark your presence in a company.

Days 31 -60 - Learning and Contributing to Achieve Organizational Goals

Now that you are equipped with the basics, you are eligible for the next step. These second 30 days are important to plan and strategize your work. This will determine your next 90 days’ activity.

 By understanding the organizational goal you must create a plan with the help of your team lead. Make a plan with realistic targets, clear expectations and sort them according to priority. This type of transparent planning will not only make your work easy but also make your impression noteworthy.

Look for training programs or mentors so that you don’t miss any learning opportunities. If you add new skills and technologies to your expertise, you can add value to the company and that’s what a company looks for in a candidate.

 Play an active role in completing your tasks, ideate new ways of looking at a project, and enhance collaboration with the team. All these will lead to manifesting your positive attitude towards holistic success.

 
Days 61-90 - Bringing up Yourself as an Emerging Star

The last 30 days of the initial 90 days are the most crucial time when the company will be looking at your potential to be an asset.

It is high time to buckle up and solidify your position in the company. Apart from working on your forte, you can:

➔    Be open to take on new challenges. Working in your comfort zone is the easy way but to stand out of the crowd, you must explore more. Be brutally honest while evaluating yourself. Trust your potential and take up new challenges. Consider those as learning curves and give your best to prove yourself. This will establish your strong sense of commitment to the job role.

➔    Being confident doesn’t mean shutting yourself down from feedback. You must understand that in the learning curves, there must be feedback and all of those may not be appraising. Keep your spirit high and work on the loopholes to produce something better next time.

While concluding I can say that after these crucial 90 days, retrospecting is a must. This span of 90 days will teach you a lot of things that you can utilize in the future. You will learn about your abilities, your potential, your limits, and weaknesses as well.

I believe that self-evaluation is a pillar of growth and with the right approach and zeal to grow, you can prove yourself as a valuable asset to the organization and pen down a lot of success stories together.

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