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New Job – Tips to overcome jitters

New Job – Tips to overcome jitters

You have finally landed that coveted job after a lot of struggle and believe that the worst is over. But hold on, the ordeal is not over yet. Landing a job is one thing but sticking to it is quite another thing. A survey from Leadership IQ conducted across 312 businesses and involving 5257 hiring managers found that of the 20,000 people hired during the survey period about 46% fail within the first 18 months while only about 19% of the hires are successful in their job. The main reasons for the job failure were:

Coachability: About 26% of the hires were unable to accept and follow up on feedback from their bosses, customers and others

Motivation: 17% lacked the drive to realize their full potential

Emotional Intelligence: 23% failed in the emotional intelligence department i.e. they were unable to relate to other people’s emotion as well as assess their own emotions

Temperament: 15% did not have the personality suitable for the particular job

Technical Competence: 11% lacked the requisite technical skills for the job

In a large proportion of cases it was found that employees failed not because of the lack of technical skills but because of a lack of interpersonal skills. Therefore you need to pay a lot of attention to your interpersonal skills as that is a deciding factor.

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Tips to Keep in Mind When at a New Job

There are a few points you should keep in mind when at a new job. Adhering to them will help you succeed in your new job.

  • Introduce yourself to your colleagues and build up a good rapport. This will help you to develop a strong relationship with them.
  • Evince interest in your company’s products and services.
  • Participate actively in the various campaigns organized by your company.
  • Don’t be reluctant to ask about any doubts that you may have. Clear your doubts immediately.
  • Before joining the company thoroughly research about it so that you know about its working style.
  • If there are certain things you do not like about the company you can voice your concerns in a polite manner.
  • Set a benchmark for yourself when you join the company and work towards achieving it. You can also take the help of your boss in achieving your goal.
  • Ensure that you receive regular feedback from your superiors at work. This will help you to act on your strengths and weaknesses and act on them.

Suggestions to keep ‘new hire failures’ at bay

  • Do not wear inappropriate clothes.
  • Never neglect your company’s policies. Try to follow them even if you don’t agree with them.
  • Never compare your company with the one’s you had worked previously. No two companies are same and by comparing them you will only face disappointment.
  • When things don’t go the way you want them to, just stay calm and relaxed. Give yourself a bit more time to settle into the groove.
  • Do not be inattentive towards your work and stay updated at all times.
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