Do you want to know the secret of making a great first impression at your new job?
Then this video is for you!
Hi, I'm Adriana Girdler, president of CornerStone Dynamics and a productivity
expert, if you're looking to fine-tune your reputation at work then there's a
few things you have to consider. In this video I'm gonna give you six tips to
ensure that your job loves you. Tip number one, dress to impress.What!? Adriana,
isn't that just a given and so obvious? Well, wait, sometimes it's not, sometimes
people are afraid to over dress just a bit and I'm not suggesting that's
where you go but I really want you to be fresh and ensure that you're put
together. Your first impression does say a lot and when you're new to your job
even more so, so think about putting yourself together, if you over dress,
nothing wrong with that because remember, as the adage goes, we dress to impress,
we don't under dress to impress! Tip number two, develop friendships. Go beyond
just trying to impress your boss and develop a friendship with that
individual. Look outside of your department and develop some friendships
because those relationships can have a real positive impact on your career and
where you want to go. If you behave well and positively and treat people with
love and kindness, guess what? People talk and that will eventually come to your
boss saying how great it is to work with you, so develop those friendships, it is
important and it will help your career. Tip number three, ask for feedback. Guess
what? You're learning the ropes so the more feedback you get the better off you
are now accepting feedback can sometimes be a challenge so don't take things
negatively or personally but when you do ask your feedback realize that you want
to know the good, the bad, the ugly, because it's just gonna help you. You're
new to this world of business and anything that you can get that will help
you out in the beginning stages truly will help you so take the time and ask
people for really honest, good feedback that will help develop
you professionally. Now the key is get the feedback, say thank you because
someone took time to do it, don't get upset by what they say, but
more importantly, do something about it. If they recommend that you should do
something to improve then guess what? Take them up on it and that will ensure
that your professional career starts to skyrocket. Tip number four is drop your
personal problems at the door. We're talking about your first impression, I
realize we all have our issues and guess what? We live life 24/7 so we bring them
with us but the key is, particularly when you're trying to make a really good
first impression, is not to carry it with you, so I usually call it our baggage,
leave your luggage at the door. Remember, you're here at work, there are things that
you have to get done, I'm not saying not to think about it, but don't bring it
into every conversation, don't let it to overwhelm you so that it impacts what
you're doing. Because you're new, people won't know your story nor really do they
want to hear it so on that note check your baggage at the door, realize that
you will have time to deal with whatever you need to deal with
but your first impression will ensure that it is squeaky clean. Tip number five,
really important, avoid gossip. Guess what? Gossip does not
get you anywhere. If anything it actually will hinder you versus helping you and
in your first impression of a job you don't want to be known as the gossip
queen or king, not a good place to go. Not only that, you're new, you're going to
hear a lot of gossip, here's the perfect opportunity to really ensure that your
impression at work is just impeccable, is when gossip starts to happen, A) change
the subject or B) say, oh my goodness I'm sorry, I gotta go. You really don't want
to get in the habit of gossip. It is negative and it never really helps
anyone, if anything the word will go around that you love the gossip and it
will have impact and it will go back to your manager so don't do it
avoid gossip whenever you can. Tip number six, be punctual. Time is precious and we
need to respect it, not only for ourselves but those around us
so if you have to be anywhere like a meeting, arrive early, it doesn't matter
what other people do or what the culture is, just arrive early, it shows that you
are keen, it's the first impression that you're trying to do because the worst
thing is when a meeting is going on and you have to sneak in through the side
door because you're late. Again, first impressions, arrive early, really
important. Please let me know what you think of these tips and if there's any
of them that you're going to use and put them in the comment below. I'd also be
greatly appreciative if you subscribe to this channel give it a like and more
importantly, pass it off to your friends who are also trying to make a first good
impression at their work. Thank you so much and I'll see you at the next video,
bye!