8 Things Not to Do in Your First 3 Months on the Job

After on boarding a new organization it is very important for professionals to keep in mind that he/she should give his/her level best in order to create a good impression at their new job. Remember that for the first ninety days of your joining, everyone has an eye on you to find out that whether you are a good hire or not, suggests Stacey Hawley, Principal at Credo, a career services company, reports Ritika Trikha on Career Bliss.

Therefore, one should be very careful after on boarding a new organization and avoid spoiling their trustworthiness. Listed below are eight things to avoid doing after joining the organization suggested by seasoned experts.

1. Never say ‘That’s not my Job’ : Most jobs in today’s corporate world requires to change the job duties of professionals in no time, therefore, you should be flexible in order to take up any work,  if you deny to take up new duties that shows you are not a team player , according to  Yung Trang, President of TechBargains.com. Yung Trang suggests professionals to ready to extend support whenever you are needed as you will be always remembered by your company superiors for this good quality of yours, no matter what you do later.

2. Never behave as if you know everything: It is always advisable for you to be an observer after jo ining the organization, no matter how qualified and skillful you are, you should carefully see how things work in that organization, moreover, you should observe the work culture and the employees working in the organization instead of giving your own suggestions, so that they can do things differently, claims Stacy Pursell, executive search consultant of the Pursell Group.

3. Don’t be Unsocial: You should definitely know that being unsocial will keep you from integrating into the company’s family. Building a good rapport with the people in the organization will prove to be one advantage for you in the long run, therefore, never say no to lunch invitations or company functions. According to Rachel Dotson, Communications Manager at Zip Recruiter, you should not hesitate to mix well with the people in the organization, which will enable you to bridge the gap between you and them, as people are less likely to respond to their new co- workers.

4. Do not take vacations immediately after joining: If you take up a vacation immediately after join ing the organization, it will be difficult for you to settle down there. Taking vacations immediately won’t prove to be a wise decision as by this you are sure to annoy your employers. Yung Trang says that if you have already planned your vacation before joining the organization, you should let your employer know about that beforehand as a condition of accepting the job offer.

5. Do not get involved in surfing the social networking sites: Even if you don’t have much wor k immediately after joining the organization, never, ever think of spending your time surfing the social networking sites as this is sure to annoy your employers. No employer will tolerate that they are paying an employee for time wasting and surfing the social networking sites, suggests Hunter Valmont, President of Hunter Valmont PR.

6. Never get indulged with office Gossip: Many of your co – workers would like you to get invo lved in office gossips, and in order to be liked by them you may commit the mistake of getting involved with the office gossips and politics which may lead to your departure from the office soon, says Roberta Matuson, president of Human Resource Solutions

7. Don’t lie about a mistake done by you: Remember that mistakes can be committed by anyone, e specially if you are a new comer it is acceptable by your employers that you can commit errors, however, you should not lie to your employers if you have committed any mistake as this will give them a reason to mistrust you, according to President and CEO of LaSalle Network Tom Gimbel.

8. Avoid saying ‘I’ instead of ‘We’: Employers like professionals with team spirit, therefore, as a new employee you should never decline to demonstrate your team spirit to them. So use ‘We’ instead of ‘I’ in every possible sentence. Moreover, you are required to work in a team environment in the organization. So even if most of the contributions regarding the productivity of the business are done by you, never in any conversation with your company superiors say that “I did this”, says Samantha Goldberg, celebrity event designer-spokesperson, television personality and experienced manager/trainer.

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Is Company’s Culture More Important to Select a Job?

It is pretty difficult to get a job at this time as the competition has increased in a rapid way than before. At present, jobs seekers are in the dual mind, whether to go for a job which offers them more salary or to choose a better place to work where the company’s cultural atmosphere is well established.

You might have experienced this situation before you got into a job. You must have experienced confusion while you were been offered many job offers at a time because each company had its own advantages and drawbacks.

As the companies are aware of the fact that it is their company’s culture which depends on the overall success of the company, they have given equal prominence to build a healthy working atmosphere along with their daily business activities.

There are people who give more prominence to their money rather than the company’s cultural atmosphere. They don’t bother whether their company is a good place to work or not, they will be just interested in their pay for their work and they are also least bothered about the type of colleagues they have next to them.

At the same time there are people who get to know about the company’s poor cultural atmosphere at the time of the interview by the way the interviewers speak. Some of the interviewers seem very harsh and strict by which many candidates drop the hope of joining that company. Many of them calculate pros and cons before joining a company, like there are few who see the travelling distance from their home to the workplace even though they are paid well. But there are very few people who search a job that is next door because at the present day situation, where finding a job is very difficult, people have very less interest in concentrating on job offers which are of total convenience to them. To have a career growth, people at present, are compromising regarding any issues that are related to their career.

Nowadays, the employees at every office are given equal prominence by the HR Departments of their respective companies. The employees are free to share any problems related to their workplace and get it solved. Like this there are many facilities given to the employees to increase their productivity at their work.

So, what is your take, will you work for a company which is culturally well established or are you more concentrated on the high pay offer given by companies which has poor cultural atmosphere?

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Unforgettable Quotes from Steve Jobs

The man who defined a generation with his great innovative ideas and legendary products, Steve Jobs restructured the world of computer hardware and software. Resigning his role as the CEO of Apple, he wrote to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.” He has been an inspiration to may, a true visionary who the world of technology admired for many reasons. Announcing his resignation, Apple website quoted Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech on behalf of Apple’s Board as saying, “Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company.” Here are some of the unforgettable quotes from the tech legend.

Jobs has been a great source of inspiration for the youngsters. He has always boosted the spirit and morale of the young innovators through his great ideas and he says, “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

The man who ran the richest company in the word over a decade, said, “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.”

On being fired as Apple CEO, Steve said in 1987, “I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out. I’m only 30 years old and I want to have a chance to continue creating things. I know I’ve got at least one more great computer in me. And Apple is not going to give me a chance to do that.”

 And in 2007, he said, “I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. It was an awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.”

Talking on life, love and the importance of finding the right career path, Steve says, “You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”

Commenting on the company policies and marketing strategies, Steve makes it very simple and says, “A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing  for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.”