There is a different thrill of first day at new job. Most of the students feel the pressure of making a good impression on first day of work. Transitioning from the student life to the sphere of professional life, you need to create a positive impression that will strengthen your identity as a prolific professional. There is a great importance of right impression on the first day at work, since it will mark the beginning of your professional career. Starting from your dressing style to how you conduct yourself and communicate with others, all of your behavioural aspects will contribute towards your first day work experience.

To help the students, this article highlights some important steps to make a great first impression.

Appropriate Dressing

Before joining, be aware of the office dress code. Although you need not wear a suit on your first day, but you still need to have an immaculate and professional appearance because of your first day at work. Dodge any apparel that is meant for the gym, too much fashionable, ripped, extremely eye catching or shows too much skin. The mantra is, it’s always better to be overdressed to some extent rather than underdressed.

Be A Little Early Than Late

Don’t be late to work on your first day as it will create a horrible impression of yours amongst your colleagues as well as seniors. Arriving a few minutes early, or right on time, will demonstrate your employer that you’re reliable and trustworthy. And you should take the opportunity.

Give yourself plenty of time to get ready, and if possible set an alarm and wake up early. Investigate your travel time if you’re concerned about the traffic while taking the public transportation or driving. Have a little extra time to manage any unforeseen delays or traffic. Since it’s better to be early than late, via proper time management, you’ll have enough time to get settled in.

Introduce Yourself

Although it can be a bit intimidating to be the ‘new person’ at work, but remember that everyone was the new person at one point of time. You might be taken around for introductions by your managers, if not, take the initiative to introduce yourself to your team members. With a friendly attitude greet other people in the office, tell them about yourself, and how you look forward to work with them. Be polite to every new face, and take benefit of any office networking or social events. Meeting more people and framing connections will bring a new initiative to your work experience.

Listen Intently and Take Notes

Think your first few days in a new job like an educational course. Listening carefully and taking notes is the best way to recollect the necessary information you’ll receive. In case you want, you should keep a notebook and pen with you to take notes while you work, attend a meeting, have an important discussion and so on.  

Stay Away from Your Phone

Phone has become an integral part of our lives, almost all of us spend a great deal of time on our phones. But you should resist the urge to check your phone on the first day at work, as it will give the impression of being distracted or not working properly. If you get an important call, make sure to excuse yourself and take the phone out of the office working space.