Are you starting a new job and feeling slightly anxious or even nervous? I'm
going to teach you in this video how to get rid of those jitters and boost up
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Hi, I'm Adriana Girdler, a business productivity specialist with over 20
years in the business. We've all been there, that first day on the new job,
we're excited yet super nervous. What do we wear? What do we bring? How will our boss
really be? Are people gonna like us? Take a deep breath and follow these steps
that I'm gonna share with you and you will rock it.
Get organized. Often a lack of confidence is due to a lack of preparedness so the
night before, be prepared. Pick out your outfit, figure
out what's gonna make you feel really good on that first day because it is
your first impression and if you're not too sure what to wear, wear what you wore
to the interview and dress up perhaps just a little bit because once you get
to the office you'll start to see what exactly the culture and the norm is on
what to wear. Now, you can also call in advance and find out and that may be
also of help and service. Don't forget to pack your bag the night before as well,
bring all those little things that you don't think about like paper and pens
you may even want to bring something to take notes with but ideally you want to
start working on your first day. I'm sure they'll provide you with stuff but just
in case sometimes it takes a little bit of time come prepared with all those
things and your confidence will be great on your first day. If you have any other
suggestions on what to bring on your first day at work, please write it in the
comment below. Get excited! Oh my goodness, you got the job! Don't go to work nervous,
even though you may feel nervous. Listen, you did a lot of prep work, the energy
and effort you put into your interviewing got you the job, you are the
right candidate so get excited, ensure that you walk into that office with a
big smile and have a boost of confidence and that will pay you back in spades.
Make new friends. Say hi to as many people as you can on
your first day, look them in the eye, have open body language,
shake their hand and you go to them. Introduce yourself. I have a great video
on how to introduce yourself on your first day of the job, check it out. Not only
that, you'll feel much more confident when you get to know a few more people
so go ask them out for lunch and you can say things like, Do you have any lunch recommendations?
or even better yet, Would you like to join me? Now, when you actually are
sitting down with your new colleagues and having lunch, get to know them. You
can ask them about what it is that they do, you can also even go on the
personal note, maybe even ask them what their favorite Netflix series is that
they're watching but please don't go into the gossip. I know it can really
be easy to do that, like, Hey what's the latest scoop on the people I should be
aware of? Don't do that, it will put you in a bad bad way and I have a really
good video on office gossip you really want to check out. Avoid that at all
costs and particularly on your first day. How do you deal with office gossip? Tell
me in the comments below. Show interest. The best thing you can do when you're
new and particularly on your first day on a job is listen, listen, listen. People
have a lot to tell you, not only from a learning perspective but they're showing
you how the culture is at work so take advantage of that, soak in as much as you
can. You need to be a hundred percent present when you're at work so turn your
cell phone off or at least put it on vibrate, you don't want to be picking up
that device as you're talking to people that's not a way to show that you're
listening and you're giving them full attention. Another thing you want to
consider as well is go to LinkedIn, check out your colleagues, find out about them,
see what their profile is all about, it will give you some additional insight as
to who they are and the people you're working with. Now that you're confident
for your first day on the job, learn even more tips on how to impress
your boss. I have a free checklist on just that; grab it on the link below in
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all the professionals that you know. I would love to hear from you. Tell me how
you deal with anxiety on your first day of the job. Please comment below.