Chapter 31

Your new job

This is it! There’s no turning back now. It’s time to bite the bullet! In this chapter we’re going to deal with how to successfully get yourself through that all-important first day in your new job.

Your very first day in a new job may not be the most difficult you ever face in that job but you can be jolly sure it will be packed full of challenges. And what are you going to do? Well, you’re going to rise to those challenges, of course!

Setting off

On the morning of your first day, make sure that you allow yourself enough time to get ready. And make sure you know where you’re going!

It may seem obvious but arriving late on your first day will reflect very badly on you indeed, and it happens all too often. You’re ...

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