Congratulations! You're starting a new job. It’s an exciting time. Here are five simple conversations you need to have with your boss when you start a new role!

1. 5 Conversations You Must
Have With A New Boss
Original article by Michelle Baker

2. Congratulations! You're
starting a new job. It’s an
exciting time, sure, but also
an uncertain time.

3. There are so many
questions:
● Will my responsibilities match the
job description?
● Will I mesh with the new team?
● Will they recognize my prior
experience?
● Will I be successful in my new
role?

4. These are questions that time and on-the-job
experience will answer, right?
Sure... to an extent.

5. While time and "just jumping in" with the team
will ease some of those new-hire insecurities,
the key element to beginning a new role is
building a solid relationship with your manager.

6. Regardless of the "rockstar" status you
possess in your industry or with a previous job,
your prestigious degree, or even the years of
experience that fill your resume, your manager
is the gateway to success in your new role.

7. Here are five simple
conversations you should
initiate with your manager,
as you start a new role...

8. 1. Why Me?

9. Naturally, you were the most qualified among
the applicants, right? Chances are, more went
into the decision than simply your thoughtful
interview answers, dazzling wit, and well-
tailored suit.

10. The hiring manager saw something in you that
s/he felt would add value to the team. Find out
why you were chosen, and spend each day
proving that value.

11. 2. How Can I learn?

12. Onboarding does not end with New Employee
Orientation. Orientation is an event.
Onboarding is a process - a learning process
that should embrace a new employee in three
ways:
● Welcome the new employee to the COMPANY
● Acquaint the new employee with the TEAM
● Immerse the new employee into the ROLE

13. Like any new job, there is so much to learn
about the company you've just joined, the team
you are now a part of, and the role that you will
be filling.
Your manager should provide guidance,
resources, and an opportunity to learn. With
your manager, create a learning plan that will
integrate you into your new role.

14. 3. What's The Plan?

15. Chances are your manager had a plan in place
prior to your arrival. Spend time with your
manager discussing this plan.
Seek out opportunities to secure quick wins
that will propel your credibility, but also create
long-term, measurable goals that will impact
the team and company.

16. Ask your manager what your departmental and
organizational objectives are, and ensure that
your personal goals are clearly aligned.

17. 4. I Need Your Feedback,
And You Need Mine

18. Transparency is a key element to any
successful relationship.
Asking your manager for feedback and
guidance will strengthen your alliance, and help
ensure that you are meeting (and hopefully
exceeding) expectations.

19. While receiving feedback is important, so is
providing feedback to your manager. This
transparency breeds trust between an
employee and manager.
Remember, ask permission to provide
feedback to your manager, and keep it
respectful and relevant.

20. 5. Be My Champion, And I'll Be Yours

21. One of the greatest things an employee can do
is to make his/her manager look good. To make
that manager's job a bit easier. And, of course,
to give that manager something to brag about.

22. What are you doing to support your manager?
What are his goals for his own role - or for his
future path within the organization? How can
you help him be successful?
Demonstrating a little selfless benevolence can
go a long way to securing your own success.

23. Five simple conversations. Five opportunities to
clarify expectations and build a solid
partnership from the beginning. Take the time
to get to know your manager, and help him/her
affirm his/her decision that you are the right
person for the job.
You are, after all.

24. Read The Original Article!
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Michelle Baker on CAREEREALISM.com.