Get Ahead in Your New Job: How to Make an Impact in the First 100 Days

Get Ahead in Your New Job: How to make an impact in the first 100 days is a must-have practical guide to help you establish yourself quickly and effectively in a new role, whatever your level in an organisation. In the first 100 days of a new job you have a unique opportunity to shape your work reputation and re-position your career. Your ability to read performance expectations, management culture and how quickly you need to climb the learning curve makes a difference to your career future.Drawing on his work as one of the UK’s best-known career strategists, John Lees shows you how to hit the ground running and avoid classic mistakes.

* Negotiate your new role like a pro, gaining clarity about job content and employer expectations. * Identify the key mistakes new starters make in reputation management and performance. * Understand how your initial impact shapes your long-term career prospects. * Learn how to manage key relationships with decision makers. * Anticipate career traps and learn how to avoid or manage them. * Learn how to ‘map’ your new organisation to identify key resources, trends and people. * Develop strategies for building on your first 100 days as part of your long-term career planning.

By the end of this book, you will be better equipped to make an impact in your new job, build key relationships and add significantly to your CV.