Have you got a new job? Prepare for the fact that for three months of probation the management will closely observe how you behave, how fast you work, how you dress, what would then be your verdict. Our first advice - how to behave in a new job - answer the employer to each other! You are not only a test subject, but also a strict examiner. The main thing is not to chop off the shoulder.
Debut in a new place
The trial period was coined as a kind of reinsurance - and not only for the company-employer, but for the new employee. During this period, which by law should not exceed three months, the employment contract can be easily and quickly terminated at the initiative of either party - it is enough to warn about its decision in writing in no less than three days. And if, according to experts' calculations, employers in the first three months dismiss an average of one new employee out of twenty, then the wave of "fast" dismissals on the initiative of employees is growing every year.
"Good specialists are always in great demand. They understand this perfectly well and are often insolent. Recently, a girl came to us for an interview - an excellent business analyst, "says Natalia Semenova, manager of a recruiting agency specializing in recruiting IT / HiTech / Telecom personnel. - In the course of the interview, it turned out that she had already found work and is now passing a trial period in another company. Moreover, the new employer has already invited a manager from the Czech Republic to instruct him on the first draft. Needless to say, we refused cooperation with it. "
Continuing to go to interviews after going to work became the norm. More often than not experts do this not for mercenary purposes from the series "went into a rage, I can not stop," but from a purely practical one: suddenly a new job will not meet expectations and will have to go "nowhere"? When you change jobs, many try to hedge. It happens that in the first weeks you clearly understand that you can not get along in a new team - it's uncomfortable. Therefore, many prefer to quickly quit and immediately try their luck in another company.
"The key point to look at from the very beginning is the management's attitude to its own promises," says Natalya Semenova. - Have you been told about the bonuses for project results, but the second month in a row they pay only the salary and in addition subtract from it the fines for delay? The chief promised that he will immediately hire an assistant to help you, but it's been four weeks already, and the chief does not react to reminders? Think! This is not a good sign! "
In time, the alarm signal heard will not lose time and quickly navigate. But remember: "Listen" not only you, but your boss, and for each of you the signals will be different.
When to start worrying?
Definitely worth thinking about if during the work during the trial period you realized that you have a much higher qualification than required for this position. Relatively speaking, you expected to negotiate with customers, and you are only used as an assistant to the head of the department. If by nature you are not too ambitious, of course, you can stay and work without straining, but in this case you risk greatly lower your professional level.
The reverse situation: you realized that you are not adequately trained for this position and do not cope with responsibilities. Soberly assess how much you "do not hold out. Maybe you will have a short time to fill the lack of experience and grow professionally? But if the gap is too large, then it is worth thinking about the dismissal. It is unlikely that excessive work for wear will promote career growth.
The next criterion is the relationship with the team. Naturally, no one is obliged to greet you with open arms. But if they treat you like an empty place, ignore your cues and look at you maliciously, this is a bad sign. At first, I did not understand what was going on, - says Olga Ivanova, the consulting company's trainer, - I just felt the skewed looks that my colleagues generously gave me. Later it turned out that they were all against the opening of a new position, which they accepted for me, and simply tore off their anger at me. I left this company - I did not see any other way out of the situation. "
Another frequent cause of dismissal on the initiative of the employee during the probationary period is the relationship with the authorities. For example, you can not stand when you are treated in an orderly tone, and your boss is a typical commander. It is necessary to weigh in time all the pros and cons. Think about whether you can adjust to your new boss or communication with him will become a daily stress? Usually this can be understood at the interview stage: if you do not like something at the first meeting, it is better not to agree to this job.
What NOT to do a beginner:
In addition to advice on how to behave in a new job, I would like to draw attention to how you should not behave. So, the beginner should not
✓ be late;
✓ blame others;
✓ refer to ignorance;
✓ postpone work for later;
✓ raise demands for salary increase;
✓ Speak with revolutionary proposals;
✓ Be afraid to ask questions about their direct responsibilities;
✓ give way to panic.
What the chiefs look at
It is important for Boss that the new employee meet his expectations, join the team and begin to benefit the company. To earn trust and successfully pass the trial period, adhere to the rules.
♦ Think carefully about your appearance, especially in the first weeks of work. It's not scary, if you come in a little more conservative clothes than co-workers. It will be worse if you wear jeans and a sweater, and then see your colleagues in strict business suits. The value of the dress code is often underestimated. Meanwhile, the rules "on the clothes meet" have not yet been canceled.
♦ Do not lose important information, better write down everything in a special notebook: the names of colleagues, their posts and internal telephones, summaries of meetings, requests and tasks of the chief. To poke into the sea of information and confuse something very easily, so be on the alert.
♦ First carefully filter your own speech. In order to make a good impression, we often make unpardonable mistakes. Do not let your first blunder become an indecent anecdote, told "by friendship" to a new colleague in the smoking room, or the exclamation "Ah, I'm always and always late", said in excuse after the trip planerki. Please note that such words can be perceived inadequately and will not be reflected in the opinion of the head.
♦ Also, at first do not engage in personal affairs in the office. Disconnect the cell phone and do not open personal mail on the work computer. Personal conversations are absolutely unacceptable - thereby you demonstrate a disdainful attitude towards work. No manager will approve this.
♦ Finally, radiate positive energy, take the initiative and in every possible way show your willingness to join the team. Participate in all meetings and informal parties. Your desire to be part of the overall group will increase the "presence effect". During corporate events, you will be able to showcase your best interests and meet colleagues from other departments, with many of whom you will have to work together in the future. Your boss will certainly appreciate this approach.
DATA
• The trial period under the Labor Code can not exceed three months. An exception is made for top-level positions - financial and commercial directors, chief accountants, senior managers. For them, the trial period may be six months.
• The absence in the employment contract of the test condition means that the employee is accepted without a probationary period.
• If you started work before entering into an employment contract, the test condition must be formalized as a separate agreement before commencing work. If the agreement has not been signed, the employee is considered to be accepted into the company staff without passing the probation period.
• At the conclusion of an employment contract for a period of two to six months, the duration of the test can not exceed two weeks.
REMEMBER THAT!
You are not allowed to set a probationary period for hiring, if:
• you are pregnant or are raising a child under the age of one and a half years;
• you are under 18;
• You have received a state diploma and for the first time you are employed for a specialty in the first year from the date of graduation from the university;
• You were elected to an elected position by voting or by competition;
• You are invited to a new job as a transfer from one company to another under the agreement of employers;
• The term of your employment contract does not exceed two months.