Day 1 advice? HELP!
Super last minute! I’m joining as a PM at a global bank tomorrow and this is my first job out of undergrad, I would love any tips! 🥺
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Leave grapevine. Build your own perspective about things for the first 6 months and then join back
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Add urself in business discussions a lot, grab knowledge from everywhere, gyaan ka Sagar hai, Gyan lete rho, Initially if u have to give more office hours it's fine, later it will give u lot of respect in ur team, company if worked
Don't become a glorified assistant to the head as that's usually the case in bank unless you working on a good product. Document everything even the simple useless shit, this makes you look competent and hard working even when your not. Ask tons of questions.
It doesn’t make you look competent. It makes you competent. It practices your brain to focus on tiniest details and derive information.
I have met many people across the field who don’t take notes and then completely lose context. This is across levels from juniors to CXOs.
Also ai note takers are useless. You never read them. You don’t need a transcript. You need to apply your brain.
All of the advices here are so very nice. Just curious, how did you prepare for the role? I also want to break into PM (working as a developer now; frankly I don't like it that much), was wondering if it's possible to transition at this stage without an MBA
Understand not everyone is your friend at the same time not everyone is your enemy.
Set boundaries about how much work you will take on and how long you'll work from day 1.
You're in a transactional relationship with your company. Don't listen to anyone who amps it up (we're a family) or plays it down (this is hell on earth).
It's okay to feel completely lost and unsure and like you don't know anything or anyone. When I first started at Polygon, I didn't even know what the words 'fiat' or 'crypto' mean. Everyone else is in the exact same boat as you are and started out the same way!
When I first started college, my instinct was to feel so out of place and left out and overwhelmed, I wanted to drop out, and now look at me, just joined a new company, am directly advising the CEO and I still feel unsure and like I'm a new character who has come on board on season 10 of a show! 😂😂
- Good clothes good cologne
- Talk to everyone around 3 . Be nice with devlopers generally those are the guys who know detailed ans to every problem of yours as they have a access of code
- Mostly it will be orientation, 1-1 with manager. Chillax . Look excited
- Have fun
Don't focus on adding any value to anyone or anything but yourself.
Just soak it in for the first 12 months. Observe, listen, document and learn.
Be eager (but not over eager), deliver what's asked of you, be consistent and reliable.
Good luck!
Relax, because you won't get to when you've been there for some time
Only advice: start preparing for your next job