Tips and Tricks: The Second Month in a New Job!

Congratulations, you’ve completed your second month in a new job! You’ll be learning a lot in your first few weeks and it’s important to set goals each month to help keep you organized and on track for success. Think about how these goals will contribute to your larger career goals. Consider these 5 tips for the next month in your new role! 

1. Check in with your manager 

Having a better understanding of your position as well as how your position fits with the rest of the team, consider meeting with your manager to revisit job-specific priorities and goals for your second month. In this meeting, you have the chance to review your performance from the first 60 days and learn what is working and what may need extra attention. 

2. Create an action plan 

Once you meet with your manager, take time to create a personal plan for what you will tackle and how you will achieve it over the next month. Working with your colleagues and manager, figure out areas in which your skills can be utilized to the fullest and make an impact on the company and its objectives.

3. Gain a solid understanding of services 

At this point, you should be generally comfortable with speaking about what your company does and how it benefits your clients. Over the next month, start to understand why your company stands out from the competitors. From a sales perspective, this can tempt clients to give you their business and from a recruiting perspective, can build a greater sense of trust between candidates and your team.

4. Apply your skills

Take both the hard and soft skills you have learned so far and apply them to your position. By observing your manager’s and colleague’s abilities, you can adopt certain skills that may benefit you and your company. By creating relationships with other departments, you may learn new, more efficient ways to problem solve and connect with your clients. 

5. Evaluate feedback 

In the first 60 days, you grasp an understanding of how you will be judged on your performance. Moving into the third month, evaluate feedback from your managers, colleagues, and clients on how you can improve. Pay attention to potential feedback from clients and candidates to make their experience better. Utilizing this feedback can take your experience and skills to the next level and show your managers what you are capable of.