第一天上班之前，你需要做些什么
Gina Argento
2017-05-10
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領導力內部網絡是一個在線社區，商界最具思想和影響力的人士會在這里及時回答關于職業生涯和領導力的問題。今天的問題是：怎樣在職場上留下良好的第一印象？回答者是Broadway Stages的總裁和首席執行官吉娜·阿爾真托。 新入職場的年輕員工可能會不知所措。在通過面試環節獲得工作后，他們會疑惑怎樣才能留下正面的第一印象。社群清洗、得體著裝、彬彬有禮，并準備好你的自我介紹，這都是很好的開始，也是貫穿職業生涯的重要準則。不過對我來說，給同事留下深刻印象的，歸根結底還是新人的個性和適應能力。尤其是在招聘時，我會問自己：“這個人能否理解我們的辦公室文化，盡快適應工作？” 每個公司的工作環境、著裝風格、辦公室環境和愿景和不一樣。例如，我的公司Broadway Stages是一家專注慈善的快節奏公司。我們尋找的是那些能夠迅速理解和適應公司文化的員工。我們也希望他們把同事當作家人看待。 迅速適應新的辦公室文化是關鍵。它很重要，所以我會經常問求職者，他們能夠多好地融入新的工作環境。 那么應該怎樣迅速適應辦公室文化？其中一種方式就是在進入公司后，盡可能清楚地理解你要扮演的新角色。你可以在入職前就對崗位進行摸底。類似Glassdoor這樣的網站，以及公司官網，都可以讓你大體了解對于這個崗位的要求。如果對于自己的職責還有其他問題，你還可以與人力資源部或直接主管聯系。第一天上班時，你應該已經盡量了解了自己要做什么，以及關于公司、新同事和工作的情形。此外，了解誰是誰，可以幫助你在入職后記住名字和頭銜。 留下良好第一印象的另一個辦法，是早點來，和其他人一起走。隨著時間的推移，你會知道大家通常什么時候來，什么時候走，除非公司希望你加班。遲到早退絕對不是個好選擇。關注公司里如何交流也很重要：人們主要是通過面談，還是發郵件或消息？在任何公司里，選擇合適的交流方式都是重要的技能。 快速適應的最直接的方式，可能是成為一個團隊成員。你可以熱情主動地承擔工作，不要誹謗公司，積極傾聽，公開交流。Broadway Stages最近于布魯克林在下班時間舉辦了一場慈善活動。即使如此，也有許多員工希望和我一起參加。我很高興他們愿意加班。如果某個新員工也加入進來，我的印象會更加深刻。 我最后的建議是：放輕松！你已經通過了艱難的選拔環節，得到了工作。很可能在得到工作的同時，你就已經留下了良好的第一印象。所以只需要繼續選拔時的表現，利用自身的團隊精神適應公司，若是不善于團隊配合就努力去學會，這樣就可以了。（財富中文網） 譯者：嚴匡正 |
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “How do you make a great first impression at work?” is written by Gina Argento, president and CEO of Broadway Stages. As young professionals enter the workforce, they may feel overwhelmed. After the interview process and landing that job, they wonder how they can make a positive first impression. Social cleansing, wearing appropriate clothing, being polite, and preparing your story are all a good start, and important throughout your career. To me, though, impressing your new colleagues comes down to new hires’ personalities and adaptation skills. Specifically, when hiring, I ask myself, “Will this person understand our office culture and learn to fit in as quickly as possible?” Every workplace has a different environment, with different dress codes, different office relationships, and different outlooks. For example, my company, Broadway Stages, is fast-paced and philanthropy-focused. We look for individuals who are able to understand corporate culture quickly and adapt. We also expect them to treat their coworkers like family. Being able to adapt to a new office culture quickly is key. It’s so important that I will often ask interviewees how well they can blend into new work environments. So how do you adapt to office culture quickly? One way is to have as clear of an understanding of your new role as possible going in. You can do this by thoroughly researching the role before your first day. Sites like Glassdoor and looking over your company’s website can help give you a general understanding of what to expect of your position. If you have any additional questions about your responsibilities, you can speak to human resources or your direct supervisor. By your first day, you should already know as much as you possibly can about what you will be doing, the company, your new coworkers, and what it will be like to work there. Also, being knowledgeable about who’s who going in will help you remember names and titles once you’re there. Another way of making a great first impression is arriving early and leaving at the same time as everyone else. Over time you’ll learn when people usually come and go, and if you will be expected to work overtime. It’s never a good idea to arrive late or leave early. It is also important to pay attention to how people communicate there: Is it mostly face-to-face, or over email or a messaging service? Communicating in the right way is a vital skill for succeeding at any company. Probably the most straightforward way of adapting quickly is to be a team player. You can enthusiastically volunteer to do jobs, never badmouth the company, listen actively, and communicate openly. Broadway Stages recently hosted a charity event in Brooklyn that ran after work hours. Even so, many employees wanted to join me at the event. I was overjoyed that they were willing to go the extra mile. If a new employee were to do that, I would be even more impressed. My final piece of advice: Don’t stress! You’ve already gone through the hard part and landed the job. The chances are that if you were offered the job, then you have already made a great first impression. Now just stick the landing and learn to adapt by utilizing the team player characteristics that you already have or learning them if you don’t. |
